Squiz Quiz - 17 December 2021

1. Australia hosted a foreign leader this week - name, please?

Prayuth Chan-ocha

Moon Jae-in

Joko Widodo

Jacinda Ardern

Correct! Wrong!

The South Korean President was here to take defence and security, and we’ve inked a $1 billion agreement with their defence giant Hanwha.

2. From this week, you're eligible for your COVID booster shot how long after your second shot?

3 months

4 months

5 months

6 months

Correct! Wrong!

The rising Omicron strain saw officials bring it forward a month.

3. Former US President Donald Trump's chief-of-staff Mark Meadows' text messages on 6 January revealed what?

He urged Trump to attend Biden's inauguration ceremony to "heal the nation"

He was briefing against Trump to CNN

He was pleading with Melania Trump to get her husband to drop the election challenges

High-profile supporters were urging him to make Trump call on those raiding the Capitol to stop

Correct! Wrong!

Meadows has been charged by the Congressional committee looking into what happened on 6 January because he's stopped cooperating.

4. Who won Formula 1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?

Lewis Hamilton

Daniel Riccardo

Max Verstappen

Sebastian Vettel

Correct! Wrong!

Hamilton was cut agonisingly short of winning his 8th championship after a chaotic end to the season decider, and a challenge to Verstappen's win could still be on the cards.

5. What job did Russian President Vladimir Putin do to make ends meet after the collapse of the Soviet Union?

Taxi driver

Barber

Gym instructor

Bear hunter

Correct! Wrong!

"It's unpleasant to talk about, to be honest," he said this week.

6. Fancy exercise equipment company Peloton were in the news this week for that reason?

Please select 4 correct answers

There was a case of unfortunate product placement on a popular TV show

Its share price took a steep dive

Ryan Reynolds voiced a clever viral ad of theirs

All of the above

Correct! Wrong!

It's been quite a ride...

7. Which car manufacturer this week said it's doubling down on its electric vehicle ambitions?

Kia

General Motors

Toyota

Ford

Correct! Wrong!

“We can leave a beautiful planet and bring about many smiles for the future generation,” company’s president Akio Toyoda said.

8. Spain’s youngest bishop was relieved of his duties this week - why?

He came out in support of same-sex marriage

He married a psychologist-turned-author of satanic erotica

A tabloid paper featured him as Spain's hot priest - with his permission

He told the congregation he no longer believes in God, but he's "working on it"

Correct! Wrong!

That would do it...

9. Why was Jane Campion's new movie 'The Power of the Dog' in the news this week?

She/it got Best Director and Best Motion Picture (Drama) nominations for January's Golden Globes

The producers are suing Netflix for streaming it 1 month ahead of schedule

The legendary director confirmed it would be her last

It was the highest rated film of the year, according to Rotten Tomatoes

Correct! Wrong!

Go you good thing...

10. A South African family found what in their Christmas tree this week?

A frog thought to be extinct

A dangerous snake

An angel that they don't recall putting on the top of their tree

A 100yo bauble that strikes an uncanny resemblance to Elon Musk

Correct! Wrong!

Talk about Christmas yells...