Quiz #137: 17-23 October

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Answers for last week's quiz:

1. What is Google’s new smartphone called? 
Pixel

2. Which bank is currently engulfed in turmoil after the US department of justice fined it $14bn?
Deutsche Bank

3. True or false? Cites is a multilateral treaty aimed at controlling global CO2 emissions.
False, it is is an international treaty to protect wildlife against over-exploitation.

4. Supply the missing word: Prasa stands for Passenger Rail ________ of South Africa.
Agency

5. True or false? The International Monetary Fund has predicted that the South African economy will grow by 2.5% next year.
False, the IMF predicted that the economy would grow at 0.8 in 2017. 

6. True or false? The island nation of Haiti is situated in the Indian Ocean.
False, it is situated in the Caribbean.

7. Which body awards the Nobel Prize? 
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

8. True or false? Last week’s cover story was about the bear market.
False, it was about the bull market.

9. Which company is buying a 45% stake in Cell C for R5.5bn? 
Blue Label Telecoms 
10. In which country was supermarket chain Choppies founded?
Botswana