Friday quiz · week 43 · the news of 16–22 October
Friday quiz, week 43, 2026: the week's news, with answers
20 questions on the news of 16–22 October, with four options each. Read them here, or play them with the room: the question on a shared screen and everyone answering on their own phone. The answers are at the bottom of the page, behind a click.
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The questions
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Sport
Liverpool trailed Villarreal 0–2 after half an hour at Anfield in the Champions League on 20 October. How did it end?
- A 2–3 defeat
- B 2–2 draw
- C 4–3 win
- D 3–2 win
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Sport
The 2030 European Athletics Championships were awarded on Thursday. Which city won, ahead of Brussels?
- A Stockholm
- B Helsinki
- C Zurich
- D Oslo
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Sport
Who became Formula One world champion in 1976 after a dramatic season finale in Japan?
- A James Hunt
- B Mario Andretti
- C Niki Lauda
- D Jody Scheckter
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Sport
Which two sports made their Olympic debut in Tokyo in 1964?
- A Judo and volleyball
- B Karate and surfing
- C Tennis and golf
- D Badminton and table tennis
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Entertainment and celebrities
A video game turned film topped the North American box office this weekend with 31 million dollars. Which game?
- A Street Fighter
- B Tekken
- C Mortal Kombat
- D Pac-Man
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Entertainment and celebrities
Grand Theft Auto III came out in October 2001. Which console got it first?
- A PlayStation 2
- B Xbox
- C GameCube
- D Nintendo 64
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Entertainment and celebrities
ABBA won Eurovision 1974 with "Waterloo". In which city was the final held?
- A London
- B Brighton
- C Stockholm
- D Dublin
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Entertainment and celebrities
In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a supercomputer finds the answer to life, the universe and everything. What is it?
- A 7
- B 42
- C 1337
- D 100
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World news
On Monday the EU signed an association agreement giving two microstates access to the single market. Which two?
- A Monaco and Liechtenstein
- B Vatican City and Malta
- C Iceland and the Faroe Islands
- D Andorra and San Marino
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World news
Morocco got a new government on Friday, led by the country's first female prime minister. Where was she previously mayor?
- A Casablanca
- B Rabat
- C Fez
- D Marrakesh
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World news
On Friday Australia gave Fiji unmanned patrol boats that can stay at sea for months. What are they named after?
- A A jellyfish
- B A surfboard
- C A parrot
- D A pirate
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World news
What was Myanmar's official English name until 1989?
- A Siam
- B Burma
- C Ceylon
- D Bengal
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Science and technology
A newly discovered plant from the Andes in Peru has been named Salvia messii after Lionel Messi. Why him?
- A It only grows around football pitches
- B Its flowers wear Argentina's colours
- C It was found on his birthday
- D The botanist lost a World Cup bet
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Science and technology
Brazil released new satellite data on Friday. How much did Amazon deforestation change in one year?
- A It rose by 15 per cent
- B It fell by 4 per cent
- C It fell by almost 42 per cent
- D It fell by almost 90 per cent
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Science and technology
The Orionid meteor shower peaked on the nights to Wednesday and Thursday. Who left behind the dust that lights up the sky?
- A The Hale-Bopp comet
- B An old Soviet satellite
- C Saturn's rings
- D Halley's Comet
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Science and technology
When Apple unveiled the first iPod on 23 October 2001, how many songs did it promise 'in your pocket'?
- A 100
- B 1,000
- C 500
- D 10,000
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Odd news
The Florida Panthers set an NHL record on Saturday that no team had managed before. What did they do?
- A Three goals in under a minute
- B Played two goalies without getting caught
- C A natural hat trick in three straight games
- D Scored three penalty shots in one night
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Odd news
What flooded the streets of Boston on 15 January 1919 when a huge tank burst?
- A Molasses
- B Beer
- C Milk
- D Olive oil
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Odd news
The official world heat record, 56.7°C, was set in 1913. Where?
- A The Sahara, Algeria
- B Death Valley, USA
- C The Outback, Australia
- D Basra, Iraq
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Odd news
At 04:50 on 3 September 1967 every driver in Sweden had to stop. Why?
- A To reset their clocks
- B To switch sides of the road
- C The king was crossing
- D A huge moose migration
The answers
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- C. 4–3 win Two from Mac Allister plus one each from Araújo and Wirtz turned it into 4–2. Villarreal pulled one back at the death, so Anfield took its nerves home. Third straight win for Liverpool.
- B. Helsinki It will be the fourth European Championships at Helsinki's Olympic Stadium, which also hosted the World Championships in 1983 and 2005. Brussels will have to keep training.
- A. James Hunt Lauda led by three points but retired early – and Hunt drove home to the title.
- A. Judo and volleyball Dutchman Anton Geesink won the open judo class – in front of a Japanese home crowd.
- A. Street Fighter It is the third time the Capcom game has become a feature film. Critics were lukewarm, but a 31 million dollar opening is a decent combo.
- A. PlayStation 2 PlayStation 2 first, then Windows in 2002 and Xbox in 2003.
- B. Brighton Sweden's first win came at the Brighton Dome – the rest is pop history.
- B. 42 42. The book came out on 12 October 1979 – the question is still unknown.
- D. Andorra and San Marino Talks began in 2015 and wrapped up in 2023. Monaco started out too but dropped off along the way. The European Parliament and both countries still have to say yes before it applies.
- D. Marrakesh Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri became Marrakesh's first female mayor in 2009. On Friday King Mohammed VI appointed her government in Rabat.
- A. A jellyfish Bluebottle is the name of a small jellyfish. The drones run on sun and wind, are built by Ocius in Sydney and will hunt drug smugglers in Fiji's waters from next year.
- B. Burma The military government swapped Burma for Myanmar in 1989 – many still say Burma.
- B. Its flowers wear Argentina's colours White and light blue flowers, just like the national team shirt. The species is described in the journal Phytotaxa and listed as endangered, so it is rarer than a Messi penalty miss.
- C. It fell by almost 42 per cent 3,335 km² was cleared from August 2025 to July 2026, the lowest since records began in 1988. The minister called the drop 'stratospheric'.
- D. Halley's Comet The dust is several thousand years old and hits the atmosphere at about 238,000 km/h. The comet itself is far out in the solar system and won't be back until 2061.
- B. 1,000 A thousand songs on a whole 5 GB hard drive – pure magic in 2001.
- C. A natural hat trick in three straight games Three straight goals by one player, in three games in a row. Saturday ended 8–3 over Seattle with two hat tricks. The Kraken goalie needs a hug.
- A. Molasses The Great Molasses Flood killed 21 people and injured about 150.
- B. Death Valley, USA Furnace Creek in Death Valley set the record on 10 July 1913. The name is well earned.
- B. To switch sides of the road On Dagen H Sweden switched from left- to right-hand traffic – the H stands for högertrafik.
Published 23 October 2026 · a new quiz every Friday