Squiz Quiz - 16 July 2021

Squiz Quiz – 16 July 2021

1. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won an election in which country this week?

Iran

Ethiopia

Cameroon

Burundi

Correct! Wrong!

Opposition parties are calling foul, but he's claimed the win by a whopping margin...

2. South Korea has reached u201cmaximum crisis levelu201d thanks to COVID, and one restriction made international headlines. What was it?

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A nationwide ban on the sale of alcohol

No screaming on roller coaster rides

Slowing down the music in gyms

Mandatory rubber masks outside of home

Correct! Wrong!

Anything with a tempo higher than 120 beats per minute is out.

3. Billionaire Sir Richard Branson became an astronaut this week. Which rich kid is next in line to head into space?

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Amazon's Jeff Bezos

SpaceX's Elon Musk

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg

Alibaba's Jack Ma

Correct! Wrong!

Bezos plans on riding his own Blue Origin rocket for a similar trip on 20 July.

4. Speaking of high-profile billionaires, why was Elon Musk in the news this week?

He's living in a tiny house

He turned up in Richard Branson's kitchen before his rocket launch

He told a court hearing he hates being the CEO of Tesla

All of the above

Correct! Wrong!

It's been another big week for Musk...

5. Also getting airtime this week was former Aussie PM Kevin Rudd. Why?

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He criticised the Morrison Government's handling of the Oz-China relationship

He held a Zoom meeting with Pfizer's global boss to lobby for an early delivery of their vaccine

He launched a class action lawsuit against News Corp

He is mulling over having another go at becoming the United Nations Secretary-General

Correct! Wrong!

The Morrison Government said he had no impact on their successful negotiations to do just that...

6. Authorities made a public appeal for information on which historical case?

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The disappearance of William Tyrell in 2014

The murder of 14-month baby Jaidyn Leskie in 1997

The murder of Peter Falconio in 2001

The disappearance and presumed murder of crime figure Christopher Flannery

Correct! Wrong!

Bradley Murdoch was convicted of his murder, but his body has not been found.

7. Which movie has had the biggest opening weekend since the start of the pandemic?

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Black Widow

Fast and Furious 9

Cruella

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Correct! Wrong!

It's the latest blockbuster in the Marvel franchise.

8. Queensland reclaimed some state pride by winning the final NRL State of Origin game this week. Who was named man of the series?

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James Tedesco

Daly Cherry-Evans

Ben Hunt

Tom Trbojevic

Correct! Wrong!

They call him Tommy Turbou2026

9. Lockdown will continue until at least 30 July for those in Greater Sydney and surrounds. But there was some good news this week, which wasu2026?

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Australia has secured more Pfizer vaccines

Melbourne researchers making ground on therapies to treat COVID patients

The timeline for all willing Aussies to be vaccinated has been brought forward

The World Health Organization is confident COVID will be under control by the end of the year

Correct! Wrong!

Scientists have used 'molecular scissors' to stop the virus replicating in infected human cells. How good's science?

10. An unopened copy of a video game sold this week for a record $2.08 million. What game was it?

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The Legend of Zelda

Minecraft

Super Mario 64

Doom

Correct! Wrong!

Bet you wish you kept that plastic cover onu2026

Squiz Quiz - 16 July 2021

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