Weekly Quiz: What happened to Dresden’s Carola Bridge?

Dresden’s Carola Bridge on 14 September 2024. Photo: City of Dresden

1) The Carola Bridge in Dresden, Germany was in the news this week. Why?

• It featured in the latest official music video by Billie Eilish
• Its data is being used for an AI model to assess and prioritize bridge maintenance
• Part of it collapsed

2) Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva has committed his government to finishing the BR-319 road through part of the Amazon rainforest, even though it could speed up deforestation. What reason did he give for his decision?

• Droughts in the region have left rivers unnavigable
• The road will boost tourism to one of the poorest regions of the country
• The projects will boost the Brazilian road-building industry

3) Which US crane manufacturer did Japanese giant Tadano agree to acquire?

• The Manitowoc Company
• Ichabod Crane
• Manitex International

4) US technology giant Oracle has revealed plans to build a gigawatt-scale data centre, powered by what?

• Three small modular nuclear reactors
• 620,000 bifacial solar panels across 1,300 acres in Michigan, US
• 22 billion hamsters all running simultaneously on 6.5-inch diameter wheels

5) This week the UK government added a new entrant to its CNI list of the country’s most critical national infrastructure. What did it add?

• Space ports
• Data centres
• Princess Anne

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