Quiz of the Week – Ending 15th Oct 2024
This week we cover “Space X”, “Nations League” and more…
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Week Ending 15th October 2024
1 . Which tennis legend announced this week that he will retire after the 2024 Davis Cup Finals?
2 . Geoffrey Hinton has won a Nobel prize this year. He is known as the “Godfather of …” what?
3 . Europa Clipper has begun it’s 1.8 billion mile journey to reach Europa, a deeply mysterious moon orbiting which planet?
4 . Who is best known for playing Gio Compario on TV?
5 . A new film about Donald Trump’s early years has been released. What is the title of the film?
6 . Scotland national football team have hit a new low as no TV station will even bother to screen their Nations League games. Instead, fans have to watch the games on which platform?
7 . Wimbledon have announced that from 2025, who will be replaced by electronic technology after 147 years?
8 . Nestlé have announced that which popular Christmas sweet tub will be replaced for paper containers this Christmas?
9 . Which former Blackpool and Queens Park Rangers manager has been appointed new head coach at Hearts?
10 . Which rapper appears on the Chase & Status song “Backbone”?
Tie Break Topical Question of the Week
How tall (long) was the SpaceX booster rocket that was successfully landed this week? (as seen in a global viral clip).
ANSWERS: Quiz Of The Week (Ending 15th October 2024)
1 . Rafael Nadal
2 . AI
3 . Jupiter
4 . Wynne Evans
5 . The Apprentice
6 . YouTube
7 . Line Judges
8 . Quality Street
9 . Neil Critchley
10 . Stormzy
Tie Break Answer: 232-foot (71 metre)
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