Quiz of the Week | 9 August 2026
News & Current Affairs Quiz Questions & Answers – This Week Ending 9 August 2026
1. There was major disruption to the UK rail network following a power outage in August 2026. One of the stations affected was Lime Street, the main railway station in which city?
Answer
Liverpool
2. A stray piece of a SpaceX rocket was reported in August 2026 and is thought to have crashed where after hurtling through space for more than 18 months?
Answer
The Moon
3. SJM Concerts, the promoter behind Oasis’s 2025 reunion, was granted a licence in August 2026 to stage major concerts at which famous Hertfordshire venue?
Answer
Knebworth
4. Brazilian winger Vinícius Júnior agreed a new six-year contract in August 2026 with which Spanish football club?
Answer
Real Madrid
5. Academic and author Jason Arday resigned from his professorship at which university in August 2026?
Answer
University of Cambridge
6. The second UK series of The Celebrity Traitors has featured in showbiz news. Which English actor, known for her roles in Game of Thrones and The Last of Us, was named among the contestants?
Answer
Bella Ramsey
7. In August 2026, the New Zealand Government agreed to pass legislation designating which language as one of the country’s official languages?
Answer
English
8. Jagiellonia Białystok defeated Rangers in the first leg of a UEFA Europa League qualifier in August 2026. Jagiellonia Białystok are a football club from which country?
Answer
Poland
9. The UK approved a major media merger in August 2026 involving Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion acquisition of which company, a deal that 12 US states were fighting to block?
Answer
Warner Bros. Discovery
10. The Canadian Open tennis tournament took place in August 2026. In which Canadian city was the women’s tournament played?
Answer
Toronto
11. Changes to school uniform rules due to take effect in England in September 2026 will generally limit schools to requiring a maximum of how many branded items per pupil?
Answer
3
12. England striker Ivan Toney was in the news in August 2026. In which country does he play his club football?
Answer
Saudi Arabia
13. The 2026 Commonwealth Games concluded in Glasgow on 2 August 2026. Which country finished top of the overall medal table?
Answer
Australia
14. Spain introduced border controls in August 2026 amid a diplomatic row involving Ceuta. Yes or no: does Spain share a land border with Italy?
Answer
No
15. Suspected organised crime boss Daniel Kinahan was arrested in which country before being extradited to the Republic of Ireland in August 2026?
Answer
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
16. Which British airline agreed in August 2026 to be sold to a US-based investment firm in a deal valued at approximately £5.7 billion?
Answer
easyJet
17. Uber robotaxis were granted licences in August 2026 to operate in which UK city?
Answer
London
18. Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope in 2027, it was announced in August 2026 that a new version of the film would be dubbed into which language?
Answer
Welsh
19. Ariana Grande announced in August 2026 that she was stepping back from public life and withdrew from a London theatre role. Grande played Glinda in which two-part film adaptation?
Answer
Wicked
20. The National Autonomous University of Mexico annulled online entrance examinations in August 2026 following concerns over cheating. In which city is the university’s main campus?
Answer
Mexico City
21. Nick Cave gave a surprise rooftop performance in Brighton in August 2026. In which country was Cave born?
Answer
Australia
22. World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee was back in the news in August 2026. At which European scientific organisation was he working when he proposed the World Wide Web in 1989?
Answer
CERN
23. At the conclusion of Glasgow 2026, attention turned to the next Commonwealth Games in 2030. Which Indian city will host the Games?
Answer
Ahmedabad (Amdavad)
24. Scottish Olympic champion Eve Muirhead announced her return to competitive curling in August 2026, four years after retiring. Away from curling, Muirhead has competed at world championship level playing which musical instrument?
Answer
Bagpipes
25. Shiho Kuwaki won the AIG Women’s Open in golf in August 2026. Which country does she represent?
Answer
Japan
26. Richard E. Grant’s television series Very Modern Odyssey visited Sicily in August 2026, exploring the mythology behind Homer’s Odyssey. Odysseus was king of which Greek island?
Answer
Ithaca
27. The Outside Lands music festival took place in San Francisco in August 2026, with performers including Charli XCX and The Strokes. In which famous San Francisco park is the festival held?
Answer
Golden Gate Park
28. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe returned in August 2026. The prestigious comedy prize, the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, was sponsored by which brand from 1981 until 2005?
Answer
Perrier