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The United Kingdom
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in TVWhich new feature did Amazon Prime Video roll out in January 2024 in the US and February in the UK?
Answer: Amazon Prime Video is introducing ads into its streaming service starting Jan. 29, 2024, in the US and Feb. 5, 2024, in the UK, with an option to avoid ads for an extra fee.
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In Sept. 2023, which claims did comedian Russell Brand deny before they were published?
Answer: lt;span style=”font-weight: 400;”On Sept. 16, 2023, Russell Brand, the British comedian known for his wild hair and even wilder antics. preemptively denied sexual misconduct allegations. A joint investigation by the Times of London, The Sunday Times, and Channel 4’s Dispatches, published later that day, detailed these shocking allegations, spanning from 2006 to 2013, a…
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Who’s behind the mic on The Tea Talks podcast?
Answer: Sarah Ferguson and Sarah Thomson co-host this weekly podcast that promises to spill the tea on life’s roller coaster with candid conversations, special guests, and personal insights. Sarah Ferguson, also known as Fergie, is the Duchess of York and former wife of Prince Andrew. She is also an author, film producer, and, recently. a…
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in BusinessWhat did the Church of England clergy do for the first time in 2023?
Answer: The Church of England clergy made a formal pay claim for the first time in their nearly 500-year history on June 19, 2023. They demanded a 9.5% increase in their allowance from April 2024. The trade union Unite, representing over 2,000 clergy and lay officers in the Church of England, said that many clergy…
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Piers Morgan was the editor of which famous British newspaper?
Answer: Piers Morgan was the editor of the Daily Mirror from 1995 to 2004 when he was fired for publishing fake photos of Iraqi prisoner abuse. He faces allegations of phone hacking at the Mirror in a high court trial that began on May 10, 2023. The trial was brought by Prince Harry and other…
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King Charles III is crowned on May 6, anointed with a special oil made from what?
Answer: The oil used to anoint King Charles III is called Chrism oil. It was created using olives harvested from two groves on the Mount of Olives, a mountain ridge east of Jerusalem’s Old City, Israel. The olives were pressed just outside the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, where Christians believe Jesus was born. The ceremony…
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in PoliticsWhat does Aukus stand for?
Answer: Aukus is a trilateral security pact between Australia, the UK, and the US, announced in September 2021. Under the pact. the US and the UK will assist Australia in acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. The pact also includes advanced cyber, artificial intelligence, and quantum-related technologies. The alliance is a reaction to China’s growing influence and assertiveness…
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Where was Olivia Newton-John born?
Answer: Olivia Newton-John was born in Cambridge, UK, in 1948 to a Welsh father and a German mother who had fled Nazi Germany. She moved to Australia with her family when she was five and later became a dual citizen of both countries. She did not come from Greece, despite playing Sandy in Grease._x000D_
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in ArtsWhat part of Banksy’s 2023 Valentine’s Day piece was removed by the council in Margate?
Answer: Banksy’s 2023 Valentine’s Day piece in Margate features a 1950s homemaker with a swollen eye and missing tooth, apparently squeezing a man in a freezer. The artist confirmed it as his own via a post on Instagram on Feb. 14, 2023. Margate council, however. deemed the broken freezer a safety hazard and took it…
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in FoodWhat did Coca-Cola’s Lilt drink taste like?
Answer: Lilt has been a favorite British soft drink since it arrived in 1975. The drink was famous for its “totally tropical taste” slogan and had been marketed with memorable television ads featuring the “Lilt man” and the “Lilt ladies.” On Feb. 14, 2023. Coca-Cola rebranded Lilt as Fanta Pineapple Grapefruit with a redesigned label…
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in booksWhat is the UK’s fastest-selling nonfiction book ever?
Answer: With industry experts predicting it would be one of the top preorders of the decade, bookshops in the UK opened early on Jan. 10, 2023. The first week of Prince Harry’s autobiography, Spare, in stores saw 467,183 print copies sales through UK retailers, making it the UK’s fastest-selling nonfiction book ever. This does not…
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in PoliticsAccording to his tax returns, how many foreign countries did Ex-US President Trump have accounts in until 2018?
Answer: The House of Representatives released Donald Trump’s tax returns on Dec. 30, 2022. The thousands of financial documents became the subject of a lengthy legal battle after Trump broke a precedent by not releasing his tax returns while running for president. According to his tax returns. Trump had accounts in China, the United Kingdom,…
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in PoliticsWhich British Prime Minister had the most extended term in office in the 21st century?
Answer: Serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007, Tony Blair is the British PM with the longest term in the 21st century – even if we’re only counting his seven-plus post-millennial years in office. David Cameron’s term, which started in 2010, was 6 years, 63 days long
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in PoliticsBoris Johnson quoted which famous ’90s movie series at the end of his final “Prime Minister’s Questions” in the British parliament?
Answer: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed off his final “Prime Minister’s Questions” parliamentary appearance on July 20, 2022, with the line “hasta la vista, baby,” made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1991 movie “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.” The line roughly translates as “see you later.”
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in ClimateHow many times has the UK ever seen a Red Extreme Heat warning?
Answer: A red warning for extreme heat, spanning from London in the south to Manchester and Leeds in the north, was issued in the UK for the first time on July 18 and 19, 2022. On July 19 afternoon, the UK Met Office weather agency registered a temporary reading of over 40 degrees Celsius (104…
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in PoliticsWhere did Queen Elizabeth II appoint Liz Truss as Prime Minister?
Answer: For the first time in her 70-year reign as queen, Elizabeth II appointed a new prime minister away from Buckingham Palace. Liz Truss became the UK’s Prime Minister in Balmoral Castle, Scotland, on Sept. 6, 2022, where the queen, who suffered from mobility issues during her final days, was taking her summer break
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in PoliticsWho did Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss speak with In her first call with a foreign leader?
Answer: Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sept. 6, 2022, in her first call with a foreign leader. She accepted an invitation to visit Ukraine and restated her support for the country in its war with Russia.
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in HistoryWho was Cincinnatus?
Answer: Cincinnatus was the early Roman military leader who gave up power and returned to his farm to live in peace
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in booksWho is Queen Elizabeth II having tea with in this picture?
Answer: On June 4, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II appeared in a pre-recorded comic sketch with Paddington Bear ahead of a pop concert outside Buckingham Palace – marking her platinum Jubilee as a queen. Paddington Bear first appeared in October 1958 in the children’s book A Bear Called Paddington and has been featured in over twenty…
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Who is currently fourth in line to the British throne?
Answer: The Great-granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Charlotte, is currently fourth in line to the British throne, behind her grandfather Charles, father William, and elder brother George. Prince William and his wife Kate published three photos of Charlotte, the Royal couple’s daughter, taken by Kate in Norfolk, eastern England, one day before Charlotte turned 7, on…
