Friday Quiz - 2/10/2020 - Quiz & Trivia

1. Who died of complications from pancreatic cancer on September 18, 2020, aged 87, leaving a space to be filled in the US Supreme Court?

Sonia Sotomayor

Elena Kagan

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Sandra Day O'Connor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the lady in question. I would like to say the other three are all current supreme court justices, but SAndra Day O'Connor retired and there are currently only 2 women serving on the court. In the words of The Notorious RBG, it will be "enough" women when all 9 justices are female.

Explanation

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the lady in question. I would like to say the other three are all current supreme court justices, but SAndra Day O'Connor retired and there are currently only 2 women serving on the court. In the words of The Notorious RBG, it will be "enough" women when all 9 justices are female.

2. The VAT on producing leaflets giving information about National Inclusion Week (this week, in case you don't know) is 0%. Why?

Everything relating to NIW is zero rated

Because I said so

The production of leaflets is zero rated

You get to chose when things are zero rated

Sadly HMRC have not declared that everything related to National Inclusion Week is zero rated, but they do say that the production of leaflets are. They come under the category of "books and printed materials", all of which attract VAT at zero rate - go HMRC for keeping the cost of reading down!

Explanation

Sadly HMRC have not declared that everything related to National Inclusion Week is zero rated, but they do say that the production of leaflets are. They come under the category of "books and printed materials", all of which attract VAT at zero rate - go HMRC for keeping the cost of reading down!

3. Which 'T' is a Greek dish made from cured fish roe?

Taramasalata

Tirokafteri

Tiropita

Tzatziki

The others are all greeek dishes. Tirokafteri is a spread or dip of feta cheese, roasted red peppers, and (rarely) garlic; Tiropita is a layered pastry pie of a feta cheese filling; and Tzatziki is a dip made from yoghurt, cucumber and (usually) garlic.

Explanation

The others are all greeek dishes. Tirokafteri is a spread or dip of feta cheese, roasted red peppers, and (rarely) garlic; Tiropita is a layered pastry pie of a feta cheese filling; and Tzatziki is a dip made from yoghurt, cucumber and (usually) garlic.

4. Which Scottish actor played Robbie Turner in the 2007 film Atonement?

Robbie Coltrane

Ewan McGregor

Robert Carlyle

James McAvoy

5. Can you match the Harry Potter house with the characters that belong there?

Parvati Patil, Remus Lupin, Albus Dumbledore

Lucius Malfoy, Pansy Parkinson, Blaise Zabini

Cho Chang, Luna Lovegood, Terry Boot

Nymphadora Tonks, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Cedric Diggory

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