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Weekly quiz: Where is Japanese OEM Kubota building a new factory?
16 January 2025
 A mini excavator made by KBM (Photo: Kubota Baumaschinen)
 A mini excavator made by KBM (Photo: Kubota Baumaschinen) 
It’s the Construction Briefing weekly news quiz - how much attention have you been paying to events in the world of construction over the past seven days?
1) Aecom Tishman has won a deal to manage one of the first projects that form part of a $10bn overhaul of the Midtown Bus Terminal in New York City, USA. How old is the existing terminal that the new facility will replace?
- 48 years old
- 62 years old
- 73 years old
2) What, according to a report issued by Frances Court of Auditors last week, is one of the reasons why the construction of 6 next-generation nuclear reactors is not running according to plan?
- There’s still no final estimate on their cost, nor a financing plan
- There’s a global uranium shortage
- Protests at the three designated construction sites
3) What big anniversary is Caterpillar celebrating this year?
- 75th
- 100th
- 125th
4) In which country did Japanese construction machinery manufacturer Kubota say it would be opening a new mini-excavator factory in phases from 2026?
- Germany
- Mexico
- China
5) What announcement did UK-based manufacturer JCB make about its hydrogen combustion engines last week?
- They are more powerful than the equivalent-sized diesel version
- They have been approved for commercial use
- An electric version will be available soon
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