November 2019 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Who hung out with Greta Thunberg
Nov 3rd?
Leonardo DiCaprio
Who has recently been elected Speaker, having been deputy Speaker since 2010?
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Which former chancellor of the Exchequeur decided not to stand as an independent in the coming election?
Philip Hammond
Members of which union will be on strike on South Western Railway during December?
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union.
The government has put a moratorium on what, until further evidence is provided that addresses concerns?
Fracking
Which company called in the administrators after failing to find buyers for its 79 shop?
Mothercare
Which company saw pretax profits fall by 17 per cent?
Marks and Spencers
What is the world’s most profitable company?
Saudi Aramco
(state owned oil company)
Where were people asked to stay indoors to protect themselves from the intense smog?
Delhi…(from burning crops and Diwali fireworks)
Who is this?
Carrie Lam (Chief Executive of Hong Kong)
Who resigned as prime minister of Lebanon in December?
Saad Hariri
Which company reduced working time to a four day week and yet saw sales rise by nearly 40%?
Microsoft Japan
It caused an increase in productivity and a decrease in costs. Meetings were limited to 30 mins
Electricity use declined by 23% and paper printing decreased by 59%.
They used Microsoft Teams to communiate rather than to have meetings.
92% were happier as a result.
The Fixed Term Parliament Act requires what percentage of MPs to support an election?
66%
Which 2 South American countries expelled each other’s diplomats?
Venezuala and El Salvador
El Salvador’s president doesn’t recognise Maduro as legitmate!
Nicolas Maduro:
In which developed country are 1000s drinking high levels of lead in their water?
Canada
What were the San people previously known as?
Bushmen. They are to receive 1.5/% of income from rooibos tea…as they were first to grow and use it.
Where was the flood that took out part of the rail line between South and North Wales ?
Pontrilas, Herefordshire
Who is Argentina’s new left wing president?
Alberto Ferdinandez
Who was exhumed from his mausoleum and buried near his wife?
Francisco Franco
What is the minimum wage at the moment and what will it rise to in 2024, according to Sajid Javid?
It is £8.21 now and will rise to £10.50 in 2024
Who is the Home Secretary now?
Priti Patel
Which company merged operations with Waitrose?
John Lewis
Cardiff City is having to pay Nantes for which £15 million striker, despite the fact that he died in an air crash on the way to the club?
Emiliano Sala
Which previous coach of Mo Farah was banned for 4 years for doping violations?
Alberto Salazar
