New Year quiz from The Current In January, international newspapers reported on a dispute between Norway and Canada about which country had the biggest moose statue. How much higher was the Norwegian version? 30 cm. 40 cm. 50 cm. None In March Valley residents enjoyed a Gilbert & Sullivan opera performed by the Don Bosco Drama Club of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College. What was it called? The Mikado Pirates of Penzance HMS Pinafore None In June, Rachel Stamplicoski was the first winner of the Catch The Ace Lottery’s major prize. How much did she win? $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 None In June, Barry’s Bay’s Metro Supermarket celebrated its 25th Anniversary. During the celebrations, Neil O’Reilly disclosed how many students Metro had employed during its first quarter century. Was it: 600 500 400 None Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays set a record during the 2019 Home Run Derby. How many home runs in total did he hit? 73 84 91 None According to Spotify, who has been the most streamed artist of the last decade? Ariana Grande Drake Post Malone None Who won the 2019 Stanley Cup? Boston Bruins Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues None Jody Wilson-Raybould resigned from the Trudeau cabinet because of the SNC-Lavalin scandal. What position did she hold at the time of her resignation? Minister of Justice and Attorney General Minister of Veterans Affairs Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations None Volodymyr Zelensky became President of Ukraine in 2019 and received the infamous telephone call from Donald Trump that has resulted in the latter’s impeachment. What was Zelensky’s job before being elected? Journalist Comedian Talk show host None It was reported that the Greenland ice cap suffered a major loss when how much ice melted in just one day last July? 11 million tons 1 billion tons 11 billion tons None Preparations are underway for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Where will they be held? Osaka Tokyo Yokohama None As of December 10, 2019, Donald Trump’s 1055th day in office, on an average how many lies had he told each day of his presidency according to The Washington Post? 14.6 9.7 7.4 None How did you do? Click SUBMIT below to find out! None Time's up Previous Post Next Post