Quiz #101: 1-7 February

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The answers will be published here on 8 February. Good luck!

Answers to last week’s quiz:

1. Which social media platform suffered a temporary worldwide outage on 19 January?
Twitter

2. Where does the annual World Economic Forum meeting take place?
Davos

3. Why are Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee boycotting this year’s Oscars?
There are no black nominees.

4. True or false? Instant messaging service WhatsApp has announced that it will scrap its $1/year usage fee.
True.

5. Who is the DA’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg?
Herman Mashaba

6. Of which company is Carlos Brito the CEO?
Anheuser-Busch InBev

7. Which multinational UK bank is considering selling its stakes in its African business?
Barclays

8. True or false? According to the UN World Tourism Organization, world tourist numbers hit record highs in 2015.
True.

9. In which country is the Samarco iron-ore mine situated?
Brazil

Bonus question in magazine:
10. True or false? Barry Roux will be Gareth Cliff’s lead counsel in the case against M-Net.
False, Dali Mpofu is the main counsel.