BizNews brainteaser – Ian’s Trivialus 1 April 2024

Quizmaster Ian Woodrow returns with another Trivialus for the BizNews people to take a fracture at. Try and see how well you score. Discover the responses to today’s test here

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1 April 2024

1. On Monday, Israel fell out with its erstwhile ally the United States, a lot so, that it cancelled a set up see (consequently brought back) of its authorities to Washington later on in the week. What triggered this rift?
2. The number of times has cricket been thought about an Olympic sport, a) Never b) Once c) Twice?
3. What is the trade name for the moving pavements utilized in airports and in some shopping precincts?
4. Sam Bankman-Fried (32) was sentenced on Thursday for his function in taking $11 bn from financiers in his unsuccessful cryptocurrency exchange. What was his prison-term sentence, a) 20 years b) 25 years c) 35 years?
5. The word “limo” originates from which language where it initially suggested a shepherd’s cape?
6. Germany’s activities in main Europe in 1939 obscured the intrusion of which nation by the Soviet Union?
7. Where in the United States did a significant bridge collapse early on Tuesday early morning leading to the loss of 6 bridge team employees fixing holes on the bridge at the time? Reward for stating what triggered the collapse.
8. Which animal’s eye is bigger than its brain?
9. In the United States, Dustin Ebey, an instructor from Texas, has actually altered his name so that he might object to the upcoming governmental election in November. What has he altered his name to?
10. Which food element has one of the most energy per gram: a) alcohol b) fat c) sugar? For a perk, which of the 3 has the least?
11. Jason set out with his Argonauts looking for which mythic product?
12. The Ivor Novello Awards is a yearly British award event for songwriting and composing which has actually constantly needed that the songwriter/composer be a British or Irish nationwide. Which American rock artist, best understood for explaining blue-collar American life, was revealed this week as the extremely first global recipient acknowledging his “effect on the UK’s cultural landscape”. Bonus offer for his label.
13. What river streams under the Brooklyn Bridge, a) East River b) Hudson River c) St Lawrence River?
14. Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera is additionally entitled The Tower of Titipu a) The Sorcerer b) The Mikado
    c) Iolanthe?
15. For what piece of industrial style work (sporting items) did Carolyn Davidson get $35 in 1971?
16. Today the United States and Britain exposed which nation as a source of cyber-espionage? Reward for the name of the hacking group.
17. Remedy the grammatical mistake in the list below sentence: The offender’s description for his existence at the criminal activity scene did not bear close examination.
18. Who was supposedly poisoned, shot and drowned in the Neva river in 1916?
19. What is the heliosphere in astronomy?
20. Which British star won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his part in Spartacus (1960 )? Benefit for the lead star in the movie.

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