WA Weekly Quiz - 13-05-24

Which of the following is the highest point in Great Britain?

• Scafell Pike in England

• Ben Nevis in Scotland

• Snowdon in Wales

What is the name of the owners of TikTok?

• Tencent

• Sina Corporation

• ByteDance

French bakers successfully baked the world's longest baguette last week. How long was the record-breaking effort?

• 14.5 metres

• 140.5 metres

• 1.45 kilometres

Which act was disqualified from this year's Eurovision Song Contest just before the grand final?

• Joost Klein from the Netherlands

• Bambie Thug from Ireland

• Allesandra Mele from Norway

Prince Harry made a brief appearance in London last week. Why was he there?

• He was attending an event celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games

• He was there to visit his father King Charles

• He was there to give evidence in a court case against a newspaper

What is Malaysia planning to gift to countries that buy their palm oil?

• Rights to fish in their waters

• Orangutans

• Small uninhabited Islands

Venezuela has announced that it has lost ...?

• half of the taxes they collected last year

• the original copy of its constitution

• the country's last glacier

Why was the holder of the Miss USA title in the news last week?

• She quit her role citing mental health issues

• She quit her role as she is having a baby

• In an interview she admitted she thought beauty pageants were outdated

What caused delays at major UK airports last week?

• Hailstorms

• Problems with E-security gates

• Heavy snow

What important historical document did two elderly women target with a hammer and chisel in a protest last week?

• The Domesday Book

• The Magna Carta

• The Bill of Rights