1.In January, a Boxing Day incident on a local low-cost airline went viral after a passenger’s friction with a flight attendant turned nasty. What was the passenger demanding? 3.Also in February, Netflix released the third season ofThe White Lotus— a show whose hotel destinations are as dramatic as its plotlines.
In which country is the season set? 4.In March, the Cape Town Carnival featured a special guest — Erika Januza, the “Queen of the Drums”, fresh from the Rio Carnival. She performed a dance style globally associated with Brazil.
What is it? 5.Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Aqua, debuted in April with a headline attraction billed as a “first at sea” — a hybrid of which two features? 6.In May, the 12th Beach Soccer World Cup turned one lucky coastline into a giant sandy stadium.
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Which nation hosted it? 7.In July, Nigeria celebrated the return of 119 objects that had spent more than a century in European collections. These treasures form part of a larger group of artefacts looted during the colonial era.
What are they collectively known as? 8.In October, an iconic KwaZulu-Natal hotel unveiled a statue of its longtime “VIP Guest Number One”, Skabenga the cat, who died in March. The tribute now sits at the reception desk.
Name the hotel. 9.In October, thieves pulled off an €88 million crown-jewel heist at the Louvre. They disguised themselves as this to inside.
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