Weekly quiz: What was not in Trump’s flurry of executive orders?

1) Donald Trump became the 47th president of the USA this week and almost immediately signed a flurry of wide-reaching executive orders. Which of these was NOT included in an executive order on day one?

• Resuming construction of the wall on the Mexican border
• Withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement
• Imposing 60% tariffs on goods from China

2) For what event were approximately 60,000 visitors flocking to the Las Vegas Convention Centre in Nevada, US, this week?

• The World of Concrete expo
• The World Economic Forum
• One of three official balls marking Donald Trump’s return to office

3) The UK government this week shortlisted five bidders to build the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) prototype nuclear fusion reactor in Nottinghamshire. What will the project be built on?

• Thoresby Colliery, the site of one of the UK’s last deep-pit coal mines
• West Burton coal fired power plant
• The City Ground in West Bridgford which will be vacated when local football club Nottingham Forest move to their new home in Toton

4) Technology company Steer has delivered a Caterpillar D8 dozer to Norwegian contractor Hæhre which the company says reduces the risks to workers from landslides at Norway’s largest earth moving project. What is unusual about it?

• It is operated by remote control
• It uses AI to analyse the subsoil and predict weaknesses
• It uses machine control software to help its operator control the dozer more precisely

5) ING this week predicted a recovery for the European construction sector in 2025 following a 2% decline last year. How much does the Dutch bank predict total European construction volumes will grow in 2025?

• 2%
• 0.5%
• 0%

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