Squiz Quiz – 22 July 2022
1. Ranil Wickremesinghe - who was voted in as Sri Lanka’s new president this week - is the embattled nation’s former what?
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He replaces Gotabaya Rajapaksa, but the decision is expected to spark more unrest in the country due to his unpopularity.
2. The sentencing trial for the gunman of which big US school shooting began this week?
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The jury will decide whether 23yo Nikolas Cruz will spend life in prison or will be sentenced to death.
3. Which movie did Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska compare Russia's invasion of Ukraine to?
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She became the first wife of a foreign leader to address the US Congress this week.
3. Big 4 bank ANZ is buying out which regional bank?
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The $5 billion deal must first pass some tests, including getting clearance from Treasurer Jim Chalmers and the competition regulator.
4. How many Aussie households paid for at least one streaming service last year, according to new data from PricewaterhouseCoopers?
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But let’s be honest, most households have more than that…
5. Eleanor Patterson became the first Australian to win a gold medal in which athletic event?
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Go you good thing…
6. Geranium - the restaurant that took the #1 spot on the world’s top 50 restaurants of 2022 - is located in which city?
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The Danish capital is renowned for its culinary prowess, with Michelin-starred Noma taking home the top prize 5 times.
7. An official image commemorating Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall’s 75th birthday revealed her love of what fruit?
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It’s a fondness inherited from her mother, whose favourite dessert is peach melba.
8. A national day for which Aussie sweet treat was celebrated this week?
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The cake stall staple is acknowledged to be a Queensland invention, but it’s exact birthplace has long been a topic of contention…
10. Aussie Jessica Lee was slapped with a $2,664 fine after failing to declare what item on a flight back home?
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It wasn't all bad, though - Subway gifted her the equivalent amount in vouchers…
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