Quiz of the week: February 17, 2023



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Pictures of the week: From llama racing in the clouds to NY Fashion Week

  • Lama racing in Salcedo, Cotopaxi province, Ecuador. EPA
    Lama racing in Salcedo, Cotopaxi province, Ecuador. EPA
  • Spectators watch Tiger Woods on the first tee at the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles. AP
    Spectators watch Tiger Woods on the first tee at the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles. AP
  • Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan federal court in New York City to face fraud charges. Reuters
    Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan federal court in New York City to face fraud charges. Reuters
  • Revellers celebrate 'Weiberfastnacht' – Women's Carnival Day or Fat Thursday – in Cologne, Germany. EPA
    Revellers celebrate 'Weiberfastnacht' – Women's Carnival Day or Fat Thursday – in Cologne, Germany. EPA
  • An employee at the DPL Premier gloves factory in Sri Lanka's Free Trade Zone in Biyagama. AFP
    An employee at the DPL Premier gloves factory in Sri Lanka's Free Trade Zone in Biyagama. AFP
  • Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley during his team's NCAA college basketball game against Colorado, in Tempe, Arizona. AP
    Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley during his team's NCAA college basketball game against Colorado, in Tempe, Arizona. AP
  • Protesters in Paris for a demonstration against the French government's pension reform plan. The slogans read 'Free me from work' and 'Prisoner of work'. Reuters
    Protesters in Paris for a demonstration against the French government's pension reform plan. The slogans read 'Free me from work' and 'Prisoner of work'. Reuters
  • Debutants waltzing during the opening ceremony of the traditional 65th Vienna Opera Ball at the Vienna State Opera in Austria. EPA
    Debutants waltzing during the opening ceremony of the traditional 65th Vienna Opera Ball at the Vienna State Opera in Austria. EPA
  • A Yemeni man and his children on a street in the western city of Hodeidah, Yemen. EPA
    A Yemeni man and his children on a street in the western city of Hodeidah, Yemen. EPA
  • The King of Carnival float during a parade at the annual carnival in Nice, France. Reuters
    The King of Carnival float during a parade at the annual carnival in Nice, France. Reuters
  • The Wyre Estuary in England, where police were searching for missing Nicola Bulley. Her body was later found in the River Wyre. Getty Images
    The Wyre Estuary in England, where police were searching for missing Nicola Bulley. Her body was later found in the River Wyre. Getty Images
  • The Great Wall of China in the Huairou district, about 70km from Beijing. AFP
    The Great Wall of China in the Huairou district, about 70km from Beijing. AFP
  • The peloton on stage three of the Tour of Oman cycling race, 151km from Al Khobar to Jabal Haat, in Oman. EPA
    The peloton on stage three of the Tour of Oman cycling race, 151km from Al Khobar to Jabal Haat, in Oman. EPA
  • A participant in the sleigh competition at the Highlander Carnival in Bialka Tatrzanska, Poland. EPA
    A participant in the sleigh competition at the Highlander Carnival in Bialka Tatrzanska, Poland. EPA
  • Deer in Richmond Park, London. AP
    Deer in Richmond Park, London. AP
  • Rihanna performs during halftime at Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Arizona. EPA
    Rihanna performs during halftime at Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Arizona. EPA
  • Valentine's Day in Beijing, China. Reuters
    Valentine's Day in Beijing, China. Reuters
  • The rescue of a sailor from a catamaran near New Zealand's North Island city of Whangarei. AFP
    The rescue of a sailor from a catamaran near New Zealand's North Island city of Whangarei. AFP
  • Photographs of children fixed to a tree near rubble after the deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Reuters
    Photographs of children fixed to a tree near rubble after the deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Reuters
  • Tourists on Mai Khao Beach as a plane lands at Phuket International Airport, Thailand. AFP
    Tourists on Mai Khao Beach as a plane lands at Phuket International Airport, Thailand. AFP
  • Tourists at the Taj Mahal in the early morning in Agra. AFP
    Tourists at the Taj Mahal in the early morning in Agra. AFP
  • A fog-shrouded day in Wehrheim, near Frankfurt, Germany. AP
    A fog-shrouded day in Wehrheim, near Frankfurt, Germany. AP
  • A Ukrainian serviceman in a tank near the frontline town of Bakhmut, during Russia's attack on Ukraine. Reuters
    A Ukrainian serviceman in a tank near the frontline town of Bakhmut, during Russia's attack on Ukraine. Reuters
  • A Mexican soldier burns coca plants in the mountainous area of Atoyac de Alvarez, Guerrero state. AFP
    A Mexican soldier burns coca plants in the mountainous area of Atoyac de Alvarez, Guerrero state. AFP
  • Shiite worshippers at the shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim during the annual commemoration of the saint's death, in Baghdad, Iraq. AP
    Shiite worshippers at the shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim during the annual commemoration of the saint's death, in Baghdad, Iraq. AP
  • Fishing boats moored on the frozen Geumgwang Lake in Anseong, South Korea. EPA
    Fishing boats moored on the frozen Geumgwang Lake in Anseong, South Korea. EPA
  • Shoes in Prague's Old Town Square symbolise alleged war crimes against Ukrainian civilians on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion. Reuters
    Shoes in Prague's Old Town Square symbolise alleged war crimes against Ukrainian civilians on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion. Reuters
  • A protest organised by Depositors' Outcry, a group who oppose restrictions on cash withdrawals and deteriorating economic conditions in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
    A protest organised by Depositors' Outcry, a group who oppose restrictions on cash withdrawals and deteriorating economic conditions in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
  • Dancers from Leyenda Ballet Folklorico during the unveiling of a statue of the late Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez in Walnut Park, Los Angeles County. AP
    Dancers from Leyenda Ballet Folklorico during the unveiling of a statue of the late Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez in Walnut Park, Los Angeles County. AP
  • A model backstage during the Carolina Herrera Fall/Winter 2023 collection show at New York Fashion Week. Reuters
    A model backstage during the Carolina Herrera Fall/Winter 2023 collection show at New York Fashion Week. Reuters
The specs: 2018 Mazda CX-5

Price, base / as tested: Dh89,000 / Dh130,000
Engine: 2.5-litre four-cylinder
Power: 188hp @ 6,000rpm
Torque: 251Nm @ 4,000rpm
Transmission: Six-speed automatic
​​​​​​​Fuel consumption, combined: 7.1L / 100km

INDIA V SOUTH AFRICA

First Test: October 2-6, at Visakhapatnam

Second Test: October 10-14, at Maharashtra

Third Test: October 19-23, at Ranchi

'Saand Ki Aankh'

Produced by: Reliance Entertainment with Chalk and Cheese Films
Director: Tushar Hiranandani
Cast: Taapsee Pannu, Bhumi Pednekar, Prakash Jha, Vineet Singh
Rating: 3.5/5 stars

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Developer: Treyarch, Raven Software
Publisher:  Activision
Console: PlayStation 4 & 5, Windows, Xbox One & Series X/S
Rating: 3.5/5

'Project Power'

Stars: Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback

Director: ​Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman

Rating: 3.5/5

Left Bank: Art, Passion and Rebirth of Paris 1940-1950

Agnes Poirer, Bloomsbury

UAE squad

Rohan Mustafa (captain), Ashfaq Ahmed, Ghulam Shabber, Rameez Shahzad, Mohammed Boota, Mohammed Usman, Adnan Mufti, Shaiman Anwar, Ahmed Raza, Imran Haider, Qadeer Ahmed, Mohammed Naveed, Amir Hayat, Zahoor Khan

Indoor cricket World Cup:
Insportz, Dubai, September 16-23

UAE fixtures:
Men

Saturday, September 16 – 1.45pm, v New Zealand
Sunday, September 17 – 10.30am, v Australia; 3.45pm, v South Africa
Monday, September 18 – 2pm, v England; 7.15pm, v India
Tuesday, September 19 – 12.15pm, v Singapore; 5.30pm, v Sri Lanka
Thursday, September 21 – 2pm v Malaysia
Friday, September 22 – 3.30pm, semi-final
Saturday, September 23 – 3pm, grand final

Women
Saturday, September 16 – 5.15pm, v Australia
Sunday, September 17 – 2pm, v South Africa; 7.15pm, v New Zealand
Monday, September 18 – 5.30pm, v England
Tuesday, September 19 – 10.30am, v New Zealand; 3.45pm, v South Africa
Thursday, September 21 – 12.15pm, v Australia
Friday, September 22 – 1.30pm, semi-final
Saturday, September 23 – 1pm, grand final

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Recent winners

2002 Giselle Khoury (Colombia)

2004 Nathalie Nasralla (France)

2005 Catherine Abboud (Oceania)

2007 Grace Bijjani  (Mexico)

2008 Carina El-Keddissi (Brazil)

2009 Sara Mansour (Brazil)

2010 Daniella Rahme (Australia)

2011 Maria Farah (Canada)

2012 Cynthia Moukarzel (Kuwait)

2013 Layla Yarak (Australia)              

2014 Lia Saad  (UAE)

2015 Cynthia Farah (Australia)

2016 Yosmely Massaad (Venezuela)

2017 Dima Safi (Ivory Coast)

2018 Rachel Younan (Australia)

Sole survivors
  • Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
  • George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
  • Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
  • Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
The 12

England

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur

Italy
AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus

Spain
Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid

Updated: October 22, 2025, 12:05 PM