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Which golfer won the biggest prize in golf ($2.25m) when he defeated Jim Furyk in the PGA Players Championship?

Rory McIlroy

 

In March Google announced that one of its employees had calculated Pi to how many place? a) 50.7 Million b) 100.2 Billion c) 31.4 Trillion

c) 31.4 Trillion

 

Volodymyr Zelensky won Ukraine’s presidential election in a landslide, but what was his job before? a) Journalist b) Comedian c) Circus performer

b) Comedian

 

Champion Belgian racing pigeon Armando sold for a record price of how much? a) 1.25m Euros b) 10.2m Euros c)  £100m

 a) 1.25m Euros

 

According to the World Happiness Report which European country is the world’s happiest? a) Germany b) Scotland c) Finland

c) Finland

 

March saw strikes by school children to raise awareness of climate change after being inspired by which teenager?

Greta Thunberg

 

Which politician’s wife’s biography ‘Becoming’ sold over 10 million copies according to its publisher?

Michelle Obama

 

Which religious leader made his first-ever visit to the Magreb region of Northern Africa?

Pope Francis

 

Why did NASA cancel an all female spacewalk in March? a) One of them had an infection b) Not enough space suits c) The Airlock malfunctioned

b) Not enough space suits (to fit females)

 

The Event Horizon Telescope took the first ever picture of what this year?

A Black Hole