The Sixth Form Quiz is Back! Week 1

What ranking has the England team reached in the latest world football rankings?

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 6th

What was special about the crew of SpaceX’s recent rocket launch?

• they were all women

• they were all under 20 years old

• none of them were professional astronauts

Who has been replaced as the UK Foreign Secretary by Liz Truss in a recent cabinet reshuffle?

• Michael Gove

• Sajid Javid

• Dominic Raab

Aukus is a recent pact (agreement) between Australia the United Kingdom and the United States. What type of pact is it?

• a security pact

• an economic pact

• an environmental pact

What did Joe Biden call Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, after he forgot his name during an official press conference?

• “That Aussie bloke”

• “That fellow Down-Under”

• “ScoMo"

Was has Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton credited for saving his life in a recent crash?

• a protective device called a halo

• the quick thinking of a spectator

• a specially designed helmet

What livestock disease has officials concerned after a case was detected on a Somerset farm last week?

• angry horse disease

• mad cow disease

• confused sheep disease

Ireland reached a major population milestone recently. What is the approximate population of Ireland now?

• just over 5 million people

• just over 10 million people

• just over 20 million people

Who features on the latest Time magazine cover after the magazine listed them as two of the world’s top 100 most influential people?

• Boris and Carrie Johnson

• The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

• Barack and Michelle Obama

Which city celebrated its 40th year of holding the Great North Run, the largest half-marathon in the world?

• Newcastle

• Manchester

• Edinburgh