The Week- September

Question 1

The Phong Chau bridge in Vietnam collapsed due to which natural disaster?

Accepted Answer

Typhoon

Question 2

Which rapper has been announced as the headliner for the 2025 Super Bowl half-time show?

Accepted Answer

Kendrick Lamar

Question 3

Which show won a record-breaking 18 Emmy awards at this year's ceremony?

Accepted Answer

"Shogun"

Question 4

Prosecutors used a law targeting what terror group to convict a man who took part in a siege of Biden's campaign bus?

Accepted Answer

Ku Klux Klan

Question 5

Which content creator is facing a lawsuit for alleged mistreatment of contestants on their forthcoming game show?

Accepted Answer

MrBeast

Question 6

Keir Starmer had an embarrassing moment at the Labour Party's annual conference involving what food item?

Accepted Answer

Sausages

Question 7

Which long-running British soap announced a time-jump that will see 20 characters written out to reduce costs?

Accepted Answer

"Hollyoaks"

Question 8

Microsoft is turning to which energy source to support its artificial intelligence operations?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear power

Question 9

Nearly 100,000 Arizona residents may be prohibited from voting in state elections for which reason?

Accepted Answer

No proof of citizenship

Question 10

Australian sitcom "Colin from Accounts" returned to screens for a second season – but what is the titular Colin?

Accepted Answer

A dog

Question 11

Coca-Cola is discontinuing which new flavour after only six months on the shelves?

Accepted Answer

Spiced

Question 12

Who became the first candidate eliminated from the race to succeed Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservative Party?

Accepted Answer

Priti Patel

Question 13

Which US car manufacturer announced plans to scale back its diversity schemes?

Accepted Answer

Ford

Question 14

How many passengers were aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, who then completed the first ever civilian spacewalk?

Accepted Answer

Four

Question 15

The UK Labour Party is "interested" in Italy's policy of sending asylum seekers rescued at sea to which country?

Accepted Answer

Albania

Question 16

Amazon Prime's new miniseries "A Very Royal Scandal" focuses on the real-life drama around which royal?

Accepted Answer

Prince Andrew

Question 17

The US seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's jet after it landed in Florida from which other country?

Accepted Answer

Dominican Republic

Question 18

X has reportedly asked Brazil's top court to lift the block on the platform after agreeing to do what?

Accepted Answer

Block websites

Question 19

Two Russian missiles struck a military academy and hospital in which Ukrainian city?

Accepted Answer

Poltava

Question 20

Which EU technocrat unveiled a major report on how to stem Europe's economic decline?

Accepted Answer

Mario Draghi

Question 21

The UK is increasingly unprepared to face what phenomenon, according to leaked government data?

Accepted Answer

Flooding

Question 22

Big Four accounting firm PwC has announced plans to roll out what workplace change?

Accepted Answer

Employee surveillance

Question 23

"Normal People" author Sally Rooney has released a new novel with what chess-inspired title?

Accepted Answer

"Intermezzo"

Question 24

How many members of Peru's Sodalitium Christianae Vitae movement were expelled by Pope Francis?

Accepted Answer

10

Question 25

Which British cyclist won their 19th Paralympic gold medal in Paris?

Accepted Answer

Sarah Storey

Question 26

Supreme Court justice is under scrutiny over a leaked memo in which they appeared to push for Trump to receive immunity?

Accepted Answer

John Roberts

Question 27

Pope Francis ended his Asia tour this week with a stop-off in which country?

Accepted Answer

Singapore

Question 28

Which social media platform has introduced "teen accounts" in response to parental concerns?

Accepted Answer

Instagram

Question 29

How did Taylor Swift sign off an Instagram post proclaiming her intention to vote for Kamala Harris?

Accepted Answer

Childless cat lady

Question 30

Two US citizens have been charged with running an online white supremacist terrorist group known as what?

Accepted Answer

Terrorgram Collective

Question 31

Self-proclaimed Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn in as president of which country?

Accepted Answer

Sri Lanka

Question 32

Court proceedings have begun in media tycoon Murdoch's battle to pass on his empire to which of his children?

Accepted Answer

Lachlan

Question 33

A former aide to the governor of New York has been charged with being an unregistered agent of which country?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 34

Thai officials revealed that 1.3 million kilos of what invasive fish have been eradicated from the country's waterways?

Accepted Answer

Tilapia

Question 35

Which NFL player has complained after being dragged from his car and handcuffed by police during a traffic stop?

Accepted Answer

Tyreek Hill

Question 36

Pedro Almodóvar’s "The Room Next Door" received the longest standing ovation at Venice Film Festival. How long?

Accepted Answer

17 minutes

Question 37

Boxer Anthony Joshua faced calls to retire after a shock defeat at the hands of which rival heavyweight?

Accepted Answer

Daniel Dubois

Question 38

Pope Francis and Grand Imam Nasaruddin Umar signed a joint declaration urging action on climate change & intolerance at?

Accepted Answer

Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque

Question 39

What percentage of Japan's population is 65 or older, according to newly released figures?

Accepted Answer

29.3%

Question 40

A video by the Princess of Wales to announce the end of her chemotherapy treatment shows her family in what setting?

Accepted Answer

A forest

The Week- September

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The Week- September

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