Weekly quiz: How big is proposed German infrastructure fund? | Why is Acciona making surf boards?

1) How did a group of MPs in the UK describe the delayed and over-budget HS2 high-speed railway megaproject in a report published last week?

• “Reassuringly expensive”

• “A cautionary tale on how not to run a major project”

• “Slower to reach completion than a sloth on a steam train”

2) Spanish infrastructure company has teamed up with professional surfer Josh Kerr to create surfboards from recycled materials. What recycled material goes into the boards?

• Decommissioned wind turbine blades

• Repurposed PVC door and window frames

• Reused foam insulation

3) German politicians from the two parties hoping to form a new government have proposed a new infrastructure fund to modernise the country. What size would the fund be?

• €100 billion

• €500 billion

• €750 billion

4) What did the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) say was partly to blame for a decline in construction spending in the US?

• Uncertainty caused by the prospect of increased import tariffs, threatened by President Trump

• Unseasonably cold weather

• A lack of interest from contractors with overflowing order books

5) What reason did a French court give for suspending the construction of a new motorway between Toulouse and Castres, even though up to €450m has already been spent?

• It found that the project’s environmental impact assessment underestimated the risk of disrupting local wine production

• It offers only “very limited” benefits for the region and its inhabitants

• It would lead to “excessive congestion” in Toulouse

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