Quiz Corner

quiz corner Let’s get quizzical get quizzical COMPILED BY PAUL STEELE COMPILED BY PAUL STEELE

1 A Beluga whale died in August straying into which French river? 2 PETA called for which roundabout in Leicester to be renamed Vegan Pie Roundabout? 3 Which streaming service overtook Netflix to have the most paid subscribers in August? 4 A recent Loch Ness monster sighting turned out to be what animal going for a swim? 5 Sydney Opera House lit up what colour in honour of Dame Olivia Newton-John in August? 6 Which delivery company changed its name to Evri in 2022? 7 Which 20-time Grand Slam tennis champion retired from the sport at the Laver Cup in September? 8 Which company is the main sponsor of Manchester City’s home strip? 9 Which animals rest on their backs in floating “rafts”? 10 Which literary character was born in York with the surname Kreutznaer? 11 Which national flag features a cactus, an eagle and a snake? 12 What is written on the letterbox of 10 Downing Street? 13 Where is Europe’s only population of wild monkeys? 14 Which logo features an incomplete jigsaw globe? 15 Which muppets were named after New York hotels? 16 Which two Michael Caine films are named after African peoples? 17 Halle Bailey plays the role of which Disney character in a new Live-action version? 18 Who plays the part of Gepetto in the live action version of Pinocchio?

Quizzes compiled by Paul Steele - email: pnsteele@aol.com - Paul's 'Which One?' quiz game is available on Amazon.

15 Statler and Waldorf 16 Zulu and Ashanti 17 The Little Mermaid 18 Tom Hanks 19 7am 20 Matilda 9 Sea Otters 10 Robinson Crusoe 11 Mexico 12 First Lord of the Treasury 13 Gibraltar 14 Wikipedia 1 Seine 2 Port Pie Roundabout 3 Disney+ 4 Alpaca 5 Pink 6 Hermes 7 Roger Federer 8 Etihad Airways