News Quiz

Which long-awaited game developed by Naughty Dog was released this week?

• GTA VI

• The Last of Us Part 2

• Cyberpunk 2077

• Skate 4

A study has found that dogs can sniff out individuals that are infected with COVID-19.

• True

• False

What will a library in Virginia use to deliver books to students so they can continue reading while schools are closed?

• Bicycle couriers

• Birds

• Autonomous vehicles

• Drones

How many people tuned in to watch the latest event in the multiplayer game Fortnite.

• 20 million

• 10 million

• 30 million

• 45 million

Which animal was caught in downtown San Francisco and released safely into the wild?

• A bear

• A rattlesnake

• A mountain lion

• A deer

For how many weeks have you been working from home?

• 13

• 18

• 10

• 16

On which day was the summer solstice (the longest day of the year)?

• Friday

• Saturday

• Monday

• Tuesday

A furloughed retail worker passed the time during lockdown by achieving "a feat of remarkably slim odds" in hatching three eggs bought in a UK supermarket. But what emerged from the shells after a month in an incubator?

• Chickens

• Ducklings

• Quail chicks

• Snakes

Europe's Solar Orbiter probe made its first "close" pass of the Sun, at a mere 50 million miles (77 million km) from the star. But where was it orbiting?

• Between the Sun and Mercury

• Between Mercury and Venus

• Between Venus and Earth

Scientists said they had decoded noises made by hatching queen honeybees, which they concluded was to command workers in the hive. But which of the following noises did they not make?

• Honk

• Quack

• Toot