Good morning,
Here’s ‘Monday Mind Workout’ answers from yesterday, how did you do?
News Quiz
- A miner from Tanzania became a millionaire last month after finding what? Tanzanite
- What did archaeologists find near Stonehenge? Pre-historic shafts/holes
- Barcelona Opera had it’s first concert for 3 months with an audience of who or what? Potted plants (almost 3,000 plants were placed in the auditorium)
- Which team became Premiership Champions? Liverpool
- Who was the ‘Forces Sweetheart’ who died recently aged 103? Vera Lynn
- For their birthday on 23rd June, tiger cubs in Whipsnade Zoo were given a giant ice lolly made from what? Blood ( Dmitri, Makari and Czar, were 2 years old)
- What did India accuse Pakistan of sending across the border recently? A spy pigeon (they believe it was carrying coded messages)
- Celebrity and Royal photographer Rankin has released a series of pictures featuring who or what? NHS workers
- Mount Merapi volcano erupted on 21 June – where is it? Indonesia
- Who suggested people could drink yards of ale to help social distancing when the pubs opened? Jacob Rees Mogg
- Nasa have launched a competition to design what to be used on the moon? Toilet
- Scientist recently discovered which insects can quack? Bees (Honeybee Queens can make quacking and tooting noises)
- What was Boris Johnson photographed doing to show that he is “as fit as a butcher’s dog”? Push ups
- A man in Vienna was fined for doing what? Breaking wind at the police
- How old would Glastonbury festival have been this year? 50
- Footballer Marcus Rashford successfully campaigned for the government to do what? Extend free school meals for vulnerable children over the summer
- Which legendary band have threatened to sue Donald Trump if he uses their music at his rallys? Queen
- What did ‘Henrietta’ the hen do? Travelled 90 miles under a lorry (She was unharmed and laid an egg at the end of the journey)
- Which country did Poland accidentally invade in May? Czech Republic (soldiers sent to secure the border as part of lockdown made a mistake on where the border was)
- What was the name of the man who’s statue was toppled into the river in Bristol? Edward Colston
- Which iconic band are to be featured on a set of Royal Mail stamps? Queen
- Swiss railway are trying to track down the customer who left a 3kg bag of what on a train? Gold – worth £152,000
- When is County Cricket due to start? 1 August
- Why did KFC refuse to serve Ian Bell at their Carlisle Drive Through? He was driving a horse and cart
- Which Yorkshire town did the Red Arrows fly over to mark Armed Forces Day? Scarborough
King Regards
