News of the Week Quiz (22.3.2019)
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- Q1The president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has resigned after ______ years in office.2933273130s
- Q2Which three cities tied at the top of The Economist's Worldwide Cost of Living survey, released this week?Paris, Hong Kong, ZurichSingapore, Paris, Hong KongLondon, Hong Kong, New YorkSingapore, London, New York30s
- Q3Mike Trout is close to finalizing a $430-million dollar contract with a sports team, that will become the largest contract in professional sports history. What sport does he play?SoccerBasketballAmerican footballBaseball30s
- Q4What is the name of Google's newly announced gaming platform?SteamStadiaGamegleGravity30s
- Q5What is the name of a plane that has been grounded by 50 countries and counting because of safety concerns?Airbus A317 MegaBoeing 737 MaxBoeing 767 PlusAirbus A370 Nexus30s
- Q6An employee from this tech company just broke the world record for calculating pi to 31.4 trillion digits, beating the former record of 22.4 trillion digits from 2016MicrosoftAppleSamsungGoogle30s
- Q7Coca-Cola admits that it produces ____ tonnes of plastic packaging per year4 million tones3 million tonnes5 million tones2 million tones30s
- Q8The EU approved a Brexit delay this week. How many options of delay did the EU give British PM Theresa May?4 options3 options2 options1 option30s
- Q9A stray dog has set a world record by climbing to the top of Mount Baruntse in Nepal, which is _______________ tall.20,000 feet22,000 feet18,000 feet24,000 feet30s
- Q10Amazon has rolled out an updated version of its e-reader, the Kindle. What new feature does this updated version boast?Unlimited storageA front lightFree booksDouble screens30s