1) Christie’s stopped the auction of a calculating machine developed by
which 17th C mathematician?
2) Where is the G20 summit taking place?
3) This week marks the 50th death anniversary of General Francisco Franco,
who was the autocratic ruler of which country for 36 years?
4) The tiny Caribbean island of Curacao has become the smallest nation to
ever qualify for the World Cup Football. In which country were a majority of
the players born?
5) Tom Cruise was awarded the Honorary Oscar along with 3 others, among
them a musician for humanitarian work. Who?
6) A painting which was looted by the Nazis and nearly destroyed in a fire
during the Second World War became the 2nd most expensive painting to be ever
sold at an auction. Who painted it?
7) Which country distributed a security handbook to all the households?
8) In which country did the volcano Mount Semeru erupt suddenly trapping
170 climbers?
9) What is the meaning of parasocial, the Cambridge dictionary’s word of
the year?
10) China advised its citizens against travelling to which country?
