Out of the ordinary
In 2020:
1. The town of Asbestos voted to change its name to Val-des-Sources. In which country does it lie?
2. What town between Dunstable and Milton Keynes was hit by four earthquakes in a fortnight?
3. In a heatwave in America where was a temperature of 130˚F recorded?
4. In April a volcano erupted on an island in the caldera of its predecessor, which exploded in 1883 and went by what name?
5. Which Mediterranean island nation gave each of its citizens €100 to spend in bars?
6. Chad began to send 75,000 cattle as repayment of a debt of $100 million to which other African country?
7. In February, who won the New Hampshire Democratic primary?
8. Which former CEO of Nissan started the year in Lebanon, having been smuggled out of Japan for a flight to Istanbul hidden in a container for audio equipment?
9. What denomination coins were issued by the Royal Mint showing Piglet and marked ‘Copyright Disney’?
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