August 20 Weekly News Quiz: Panic, Parties, Pope

Are you prepared for our August 20 weekly quiz? What is the Vatican’s stand on Covid-19 Vaccines? How old is Madonna in 2021? And who was “the godfather of Sudoku”? 14 Multiple choice questions with answers and extra facts from the passing news week when you hit Start Quiz.

Weekend News Quiz for Friday, August 20, 2021

Weekly Quiz: 14 General knowledge questions from the past week. No time-limit. How smart are you this weekend?

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Kabul is the capital of which country?

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah Coger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

2 / 14

What’s the hottest month ever recorded on earth?

Photo: Rubbish computer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

3 / 14

Maki Kaji was the first to publish which game under its famous name?

Photo: S Pakhrin from DC, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

4 / 14

What did Banksy name his series of 2021 artworks on the east English seaside?

Photo: Adrian S Pye / Banksy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia

5 / 14

Which cultural phenomena featured the character of Kunta Kinte?

Screenshot: Roots / ABC

6 / 14

How old is Madonna in 2022?

Screenshot: Madonna on YouTube

7 / 14

How old is Robert De Niro in 2021?

Screenshot: The Comeback Trail / Cloudburst Entertainment

8 / 14

What was the name of the character Dominic West played on The Wire?

Photo: The Crown / Netflix

9 / 14

For which other TV series is The White Lotus creator Mike White responsible?

Screenshot: The White Lotus / HBO

10 / 14

Who is this “Free Guy”?

Screenshot: Free Guy / 20th Century Studios

11 / 14

How is the new Star Wars: Visions different from all the previous Star Wars?

Screenshot: Star Wars: Visions / Lucasfilm Animation / Disney+

12 / 14

Where is the famous Little Mermaid sculpture displayed?

Screenshot: Carlsberg on YouTube

13 / 14

Which American company owns Lonely Planet, CNET, TV Guide, Metacritic, and GameSpot?

Image: CNET

14 / 14

What is the Vatican’s stand on Covid-19 Vaccines?

Screenshot: Vatican News in English on YouTube

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