Quiz of the week

1. Leonardo DiCaprio won an Oscar for Best Actor at his fourth attempt at the Academy Awards in the early hours of Monday morning. Which film was it for?

a) The Covenant

b) The Resonant

c) The Revenant

d) The Remnant

2. Yorkshire County Cricket Club and one of its former stars clashed over the make-up of the club’s board. Name the ex-player involved.

a) Ray Illingworth

b) Chris Old

c) Darren Gough

d) Geoffrey Boycott

3. Eleven-year-old Abigail Morell from Harrogate hit the headlines this week for a letter she wrote to the Prime Minister. What did she ask him for?

a) A quick exit from the EU

b) Help for dairy farmers

c) Better school dinners

d) A tour of Downing Street

4. Which council has brought in a Public Space Protection Order which deems it a criminal offence if anyone caught using ‘foul language’ on its streets?

a) Salford

b) Middlesbrough

c) Essex

d) Leicester

5. Which celebrity couple, now separated, are fighting over custody of their son, Rocco?

a) Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards

b) Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes

c) Madonna and Guy Ritchie

d) Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin

6. A report by the Labour Party said UK workers weren’t putting enough of their income into a pension. How much did they recommend?

a) Five per cent

b) Ten per cent

c) Twelve per cent

d) Fifteen per cent

7. The Met Office has warned parts of Britain could get up to four inches of snow over the next few days. Which storm is bringing this extreme weather to our shores?

a) Jake

b) Joseph

c) James

d) Joshua

8. Which television presenter has promised to appear on screen in his pants if Leicester City win the Premier League title?

a) Dan Walker

b) Alan Carr

c) Gary Lineker

d) Graham Norton

9. A campaign wants to ban what sport-related activity in the nation’s schools?

a) Tackling in rugby

b) The use of leather cricket balls

c) Goal kicks in football

d) The playing of conkers

10. Stuart Rose, former head of Marks & Spencer and leader of the Britain Stronger in Europe Campaign, said what would happen if we left the EU?

a) The EU would collapse

b) UK wages would go up

c) The pound would rise in value

d) Nigel Farage would become PM

ANSWERS:

1. c) The Revenant. 2. d – Geoffrey Boycott. 3. b – Help for dairy farmers. 4. a – Salford. 5. c – Madonna and Guy Ritchie. 6. d – Fifteen per cent. 7. a – Jake. 8. – c – Gary Lineker. 9. a – Tackling in rugby. 10. b – UK wages would rise.