Tes Quiz: 22 January 2021

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22nd January 2021, 12:00am
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Tes Quiz: 22 January 2021

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  1. What nationality is the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen?
  2. Born 22 January 1946, what was the name of the manager of punk band Sex Pistols?
  3. By what name is the painkiller acetylsalicylic acid more commonly known?
  4. Who played the character of Jack Geller, father of Ross and Monica in the TV sitcom Friends?
  5. Which 18th century Italian artist is renowned for his paintings of both Venice and the River Thames?
  6. Penang is a state in which South East Asian country?
  7. The drink kombucha is made by fermenting which beverage?
  8. Kane Williamson is the captain of which Test cricket team?
  9. What type of trousers take their name from an Italian island?
  10. Released in 2006, Back to Black was whose final studio album?

QUIZ ANSWERS
1. German 2. Malcolm McLaren 3. Aspirin 4. Elliott Gould 5. Canaletto 6. Malaysia 7. Tea 8. New Zealand 9. Capri pants 10. Amy Winehouse

Questions set by John Cunnane

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