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Question 1:
'Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story' is a new book released by which singer?
A) Bruce Springsteen
B) Sting
C) Ed Sheeran
D) Bono
Correct answer: Bono
Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960 in Dublin, Ireland ), known by his stage name Bono (/ˈbɒnoʊ/), is an Irish singer-songwriter, activist, and philanthropist. He is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band U2.
Born and raised in Dublin, he attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where in 1976 he began dating his future wife, Alison Stewart, as well as forming, with schoolmates, the band that became U2. As a member of U2, Bono has received 22 Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
He was granted an honorary knighthood by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in 2007 for "his services to the music industry and for his humanitarian work", and was made a Commandeur of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) in 2013.
Bono's memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, was released on 1 November 2022.
Question 2:
Which car company has recently declared that it will enter the Formula 1 arena from the 2026 season with its own cars?
A) Audi
B) Honda
C) Nissan
D) Chevrolet
Correct answer: A) Audi
Audi AG (German: [ˈaʊ̯di ʔaːˈɡeː] (listen)) is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany.
Audi had announced back in August that they will join F1 as a power unit supplier, and now, it has been revealed that the German manufacturer has reached an agreement with Sauber to make the Swiss Formula 1 operation their works team from 2026.
DYK:
On 14 November 1899, August Horch (1868–1951) established the company A. Horch & Cie. in the Ehrenfeld district of Cologne.
Question 3:
Thai business tycoon and transgender rights advocate Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip bought which organization for $20 million?
A) Amnesty International
B) Rotary International
C) Miss Universe
D) WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Correct answer: C) Miss Universe
Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, also known as Anne Jakkaphong, is a Thai businesswoman and CEO of JKN Global Group. Jakrajutatip became CEO of JKN Global Group in 2018. She is also the founder and director of the Life Inspired for Transsexual Foundation, an organization which advocates for transgender rights in Thailand. In October 2022, she purchased the Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA beauty pageants for $20 million.
Question 4:
Where was the first of these locations built?
A) Saint Olmer
B) La Brayelle
C) Clermont-Ferrand
D) Chaumont
Correct answer:
C) Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (French: Aéroport de Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne) (IATA: CFE, ICAO: LFLC) is an airport serving the French city of Clermont-Ferrand.
DYK:
In 1916 the first hard runway was built on this site (now runway 08/26), the first terminal would open at the airport in 1937. The terminal had a size 200m². In 1975 the runway was extended to its current 3,015 m. The current terminal was built in 1992.
The airport used to be the hub of Regional Airlines, an important regional airline in France.
Question 5:
What is the other name for the sport?
A) Pugilism
B) Velcopeding
C) Wrangle
D) Jostle
Correct answer: A) Pugilism
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.
DYK:
The ancient Romans adopted the sport from the Greeks, and we adopted the word pugilism from them: the Latin word pugil means "boxer." (The word is related to the Latin pugnus, meaning "fist.")
