10F/En2: last Quiz! of the academic year

Question 1

Why is the mayor of Paris swimming in the River Seine today?

Accepted Answer

To prove that the river is safe to swim in before the Olympic Games

Question 2

What sporting event started at 10am today at Royal Troon?

Accepted Answer

The Open Championship (Golf)

Question 3

A Stegosaurus skeleton has fetched how much at auction this week?

Accepted Answer

$44.6 million

Question 4

Complete the headline this week: "Parents fined £240 for term time holiday say it was a ____-__________"

Accepted Answer

no-brainer

Question 5

The 2024 Olympic Games start next Friday. Where will they be held?

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 6

The BBC reported on foreign dental disasters this week. What is the name given to this practice?

Accepted Answer

Turkey Teeth

Question 7

Which singer has been criticised this week for singing the US national anthem when drunk at a baseball game?

Accepted Answer

Ingrid Andress

Question 8

Who has been diagnosed with Covid this week?

Accepted Answer

Joe Biden

Question 9

What was the approximate voter turnout at this year's UK election?

Accepted Answer

52%

Question 10

This week, uncontacted indigenous people have been sighted in which South American country?

Accepted Answer

Peru

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