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Quiz #148: 23-29 January

To try your hand at this week's quiz, click here. The answers will be published right here next week. Good luck!

Answers for last week's quiz:

1. True or false? The Nikkei 225 is a stock market index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
False, it is on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

2. A certain model of Ford has made headlines recently after a number of the cars caught fire. Name the model.
Kuga

3. True or false? Janet Jackson recently had her first child at 45.
False, she had her first child at 50.

4. What is the disputed territory in North Africa, bordering Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania, called?
Western Sahara

5. Which actress did President-elect Donald Trump call “overrated” after she criticised him at the Golden Globe Awards?
Meryl Streep

6. True or false? In education, IEB stands for International Examinations Board.
False, it stands for Independent Examinations Board.

7. Pranksters recently altered the Hollywood sign so it read:
Hollyweed

8. True or false? Aspen Pharmacare recently finalised two deals with GlaxoSmithKline.
True.

9. Which local bank was targeted by thieves recently, who took off with safety deposit boxes?
FNB

10. According to reports, Jared Kushner is to become a top White House advisor. What is his relation to US President Trump?
He is Trump’s son-in-law. 

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