Yorkshire Post Quiz of the Week

1. Following his career best 125 on Tuesday, how many one-day international centuries has Joe Root now scored?

a) 6

b) 7

c) 8

d) 9

2. How much does University of Sheffield vice chancellor Sir Keith Burnett earn according to new data?

a) £100,000

b) £260,000

c) £385,000

d) £410,000

3. Why has BBC’s Happy Valley crime series, based in the Calder Valley and starring Sarah Lancashire, come under fire from viewers?

a) Depressing

b) Mumbling

c) Poor script

d) Bad lighting

4. How did South Yorkshire amateur rider Ryan Winks celebrate his big race win in Scotland’s Champion Chase?

a) Sprayed Champagne over racegoers.

b) Ran naked through the winner’s enclosure

c) Sang ‘We Are The Champions’

d) Fell off the horse after passing winning post

5. The race for the US presidency came alive this week after democrat candidate Bernie Sanders beat Republican candidate Hilary Clinton in the New Hampshire Primary. How old is Bernie Sanders?

a) 79

b) 74

c) 69

d) 64

6. Brewers Tenents have begun putting what on the side of their cans of lager?

a) pictures of diseased livers

b) a see-through panel

c) a calorie count

d) clues to a treasure hunt

7. TV presenter Chris Evans has unveiled his new presenting team for tbe BBC’s Top Gear programme. Which US actor was the first to join the new line-up?

a) Mel Gibson

b) Michael Keaton

c) Michael Douglas

d) Matt LeBlanc

8. Indian authorities made a rather unusual arrest this week after Judge Hemant Ratre complained his vegetable patch had been ruined. What, or who, did they arrest?

a) a goat

b) a cow

c) a donkey

d) a boy of 15 who just happened to be passing when officers arrived

9. Since the Met Office began naming storms in alphabetical order, there have been nine so named and the letter J is next but what will it be called?

a) John

b) Julie

c) Jake

d) Jack

10. McDonald’s put a rare bottle of its Big Mac Special Sauce for sale on eBay this week to raise money for charity. After two weeks of bidding, how much did the bottle, one of only 200 ever made, fetch?

a) £900

b) 25,900

c) £56,900

d) £65,900

ANSWERS: 1. b) 7. 2. c) £385,000. 3. b) mumbling. 4. c) he sang Queen’s hit ‘We Are the Champions’ 5. b) 74. 6. c) a caolorie count. 7. d) Matt LeBlanc. 8. a) a goat. 9. c) Jake. 10. d) £65,900