Bitesize Quiz - 1st June 2024

You may have heard about a cheese rolling competition this week, but in which county is the event held?

• Yorkshire

• Gloucestershire

• Essex

• Lancashire

Scientists have discovered that a particular type of bird has counting skills only been seen before in humans. Do you know which bird it is?

• Crow

• Pigeon

• Woodpecker

• Robin

A beach cleaning team in Devon have seen an increase in the number of volunteers helping out on the monthly litter-pick. Do you know what additional activity is making the event so popular?

• Dance-a-thon

• Silent disco

• Sing-a-long

• Sports day

Two critically-endangered animals have been born at a safari park in Scotland – can you remember what type of animal they were?

• Tiger

• Elephant

• Lemur

• Rhino

A competition in South Korea has set participants an unusual challenge. Do you know how competitors win the contest?

• Walking the slowest

• Telling the funniest joke

• Jumping the highest

• Being the most relaxed

The latest episode of "Doctor Who"'s 14th season has been hailed as a "stone-cold classic". What is the episode called?

• 14 Furlongs

• 7 Feet

• 73 Yards

• 99 Miles

According to a survey published this week, what is the most popular nickname for UK parents-to-be to give their baby bump?

• • Bean

• • Dot

• • Berry

• • Peanut

A London-born teenager who died of leukaemia aged 15 is to become the Catholic church’s first millennial saint, after a decree by Pope Francis. What is the name of the teenager?

• Giustino Russolillo

• Carlo Acutis

• Titus Brandsma

• John Francis Vater

The Co-op Live venue fiasco had another winner this week when a show was cancelled after who got arrested in Amsterdam and then couldn't make it to Manchester?

• Cardi B

• Megan Thee Stallion

• Nicki Minaj

• Ron from Sparks

One question about every country taking part in the Euro 2024 finals this summer. This week: Ukraine, who qualified through play-off path B. Which of these Ukrainian cities is geographically most westerly?

• Kyiv

• Kherson

• Odesa

• Lviv