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1. A SpaceX capsule carrying stranded Nasa astronauts back to Earth splashed down off the coast of which state?
- Florida
- Texas
- Virginia
- Louisiana
2. New evidence suggests the “dark energy” expanding the universe is doing what?
- Reversing course
- Getting weaker
- Getting stronger
- Creating black holes
3. Which team won the English Football League’s Carabao Cup with a 2-1 victory over Liverpool?
- Newcastle United
- West Bromwich Albion
- Nottingham Forest
- Manchester City
4. Oxford University’s project to study animal dung to help preserve endangered species is called what?
- Poo Zoo
- The Dung Project
- Save the Faeces
- Project Poop
5. Which country’s senate has launched an investigation into the arrest of its former president by the International Criminal Court?
- South Korea
- Myanmar
- The Philippines
- Sudan
6. Which US state was struck by 32 tornadoes?
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Wisconsin
- Mississippi
7. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are said to have discussed which sport during their phone call this week?
- Ice hockey
- American football
- Figure skating
- Judo
8. A Peruvian fisherman was found alive after drifting at sea for how many days?
- 42
- 78
- 94
- 103
9. Who was elected as the next president of the International Olympic Committee?
- Sebastian Coe
- Kirsty Coventry
- Prince Feisal Al Hussein
- Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr
10. What unusual model helped a Vinted seller go viral for showcasing her unwanted clothes?
- A skeleton
- A coat rack
- A dog
- A teddy bear
1. Florida
Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams and Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore’s eight-day mission on the International Space Station turned into a nine-month stay due to problems with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft. They were brought home along with two other astronauts in a SpaceX capsule this week, and taken for medical check-ups as they begin readjusting to life on Earth.
2. Getting weaker
Scientists working with the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) presented new evidence supporting the theory that dark energy does not maintain a constant rate of acceleration, but rather appears to be weakening. If borne out, that would suggest the universe may one day stop expanding, or even start contracting.
3. Newcastle United
The Magpies’ victory made Eddie Howe the first English manager to win a major trophy in 17 years. In doing so he revived a debate about the dearth of home-grown talent at the top of English football, which last flared up when German Thomas Tuchel was hired to manage the national men’s team.
4. Poo Zoo
Scientists involved in Oxford’s “Poo Zoo” project are investigating whether animal dung can help preserve endangered species by capturing genetic diversity. The team extracts living cells from animal faeces to study populations and potentially breed animals without using live donors.
5. The Philippines
Senator Imee Marcos, sister of president Ferdinand Marcos Jr, announced an “urgent” investigation into Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest. Former president Duterte is being held in connection with alleged human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings, carried out during his war on drugs while in office between 2016 and 2022.
6. Mississippi
A series of intense tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms devastated the Midwest and South, with Missouri suffering the most casualties with 13 deaths. Although the severe weather is expected to ease, meteorologists warn that more storms could occur in the coming weeks.
7. Ice hockey
During the much-anticipated telephone summit between the leaders, Putin suggested a series of ice hockey matches between NHL players and the stars of the KHL, Russia’s domestic league, according to a Kremlin summary of the call. The White House’s own recap of the conversation did not include any mention of the sport.
8. 94
Máximo Napa Castro expected to spend a month at sea but was left stranded after his engine failed. He survived by eating cockroaches, birds and turtles before being discovered by an Ecuadorian ship hundreds of miles off the coast.
9. Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwe-born Coventry, who won three swimming medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics, was chosen to succeed Thomas Bach in the IOC’s strict and secretive election. Coventry, currently Zimbabwe’s Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation, will formally take on the role at a ceremony in June.
10. A teddy bear
Cara O’Brien, from Huntingdon, went viral on Vinted after she used a teddy bear to model her clothes. The brown stuffed bear has “posed in everything from crop tops to mini skirts and dresses” and has helped her earn at least £500 in sales.