Quiz #205: 3 - 10 Decemeber

This week, we are giving away a copy of “The Dichotomy of Leadership” by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. For your chance to win, you can complete our latest quiz here.

Here are the answers to the quiz that appeared in the 22 November edition of finweek.

1.For how much did Pablo Picasso’s La Lampe sell at a Christie’s auction in November?

$29.6m

2.In which US state have wildfires been causing record-breaking destruction?

California

3.True or false? President Donald Trump missed a scheduled visit to the Aisne-Marne American cemetery in France, one of the events marking the centenary of the armistice signing, due to rain.

True

4.What is the national bird of Zimbabwe?

Bateleur

5.True or false? Jason Rohde was found not guilty of murdering his wife in Stellenbosch in 2016.

False, he was found guilty.

6.Which actor plays the role of Freddie Mercury in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody?

Rami Malek

7.Name the CEO of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund.

Sibongile Mkhabela

8.Of which department was Barbara Hogan not a minister?

Home affairs

9.True or false? In November, 90 children kidnapped at a school in Bamenda, Cameroon were freed.

True

10. Who will be replacing Simon Susman as chair of Woolworths?

Hubert Brody