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Quiz of the Week #3 – Have you been paying attention this week?

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Welcome to another Quiz of the Week!

This week's quiz is happening this Saturday (22nd August) at 20:00 UK time!

This week's theme is General news that has happened during the week. I'll post each question about 5 minutes apart, and quote in people who have answered questions previously.

I'll also quote in the people who took part in Fez's quiz last week and Catus's the week before , unless they tell me otherwise. Once again we'll have a prize of 100 rep points for the winner!

For more information on the series of weekly quizzes and notifications when quizzes take place, visit the master thread!

1) On Monday due to the A-level results fiasco the government announced the controversial algorithm would be dropped and instead students would receive their CAGs, but what does the acronym CAG stand for?

2) On Sunday a heatwave was occurring in the United States, according to National Weather service the world record for the highest ever temperature was recorded in Death Valley, Nevada, but what temperature in degrees Celsius was recorded to 1 decimal place?

3) On Wednesday Sainbury’s bowed to pressure and removed a mug from its stores, the mug contained the quote “A brilliant idea hit her” from a Roald Dahl book, but which book was the quote taken from?

4) On Friday it was announced that the rail project Crossrail was being delayed until 2022 and would need an extra £450m, when was the railway (also called the Elizabeth line) originally meant to fully open?

5) On Wednesday Apple became the first U.S company to reach a stock market value of $2tn, what is the only over company in the world to reach the 2 trillion mark?

6) Also this week the U.K quarantine list was updated again, with some countries removed and some added. Which one of these countries is currently not on the quarantine list: Trinidad and Tobago, Croatia, Brunei, Austria?

7) By how much will season rail fares rise in 2021?

8) On Thursday Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny fell ill on a flight in Russia after apparently being poisoned, according to his supporters what drink was the poison concealed in?

9) A research team has found one of the species on the global wildlife conservation group’s list of 25 most-wanted lost species, but what species did they find?

10) Steve Bannon was arrested this week for money laundering, Bannon was a former strategist for President Trump working in the White House, but when did he leave his role at the white House (Month and year)?

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Reply 1

CatusStarbright

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Whoop whoop!

No I haven't :nope:

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Original post by CatusStarbright

Whoop whoop!

Original post by 04MR17

No I haven't :nope:

Confirming we are starting at 20:00 tomorrow,

I’d hope you get at least 1 04...

Reply 4

04MR17

Oh dear - 8pm is when I've got another quiz happening :hide:

Reply 5

Andrew97

Entertainment Forum Helper, Debate & Current Affairs Helper

Original post by 04MR17

Oh dear - 8pm is when I've got another quiz happening :hide:

I’m happy to leave it open for a bit.

Reply 6

Saracen's Fez

Volunteer Section Leader

Should be around for this one and only trying to watch one sports match alongside it!

Reply 7

BPBR

I'll be playing to see if I can make it a hat trick :tongue:

Reply 8

Andrew97

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Spoiler

20 miniute warning!

Entertainment Forum Helper, Debate & Current Affairs Helper

Here we go

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1) On Monday due to the A-level results fiasco the government announced the controversial algorithm would be dropped and instead students would receive their CAGs, but what does the acronym CAG stand for?

Reply 11

Theloniouss

Universities Forum Helper

Question 1

Reply 12

Saracen's Fez

Volunteer Section Leader

Spoiler

Reply 13

04MR17

Centre Assessed Grade

The number of times I've answered that in the last two weeks is ridiculous

Spoiler

Of course my laptop decides to start playing up as the quiz starts. :mad:

Spoiler

Entertainment Forum Helper, Debate & Current Affairs Helper

Original post by Bailey14

Of course my laptop decides to start playing up as the quiz starts. :mad:

Trying to stop the hat trick maybe?

Reply 18

BPBR

Original post by Andrew97

Trying to stop the hat trick maybe?

Better not be :angry:

Reply 19

Andrew97

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Question 2: On Sunday a heatwave was occurring in the United States, according to National Weather service the world record for the highest ever temperature was recorded in Death Valley, Nevada, but what temperature in degrees Celsius was recorded to 1 decimal place?

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