Donnelly's Quiz - Michaelmas 2

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth ll, Prince Charles will become …?

• King Charles III

• King Charles IV

• King Charles V

• King Charles II

What role did Queen Elizabeth ll have during World War ll?

• She managed an ammunitions factory

• She was a nurse

• She was a mechanic and drove trucks

What role did Liz Truss have in the government before becoming Prime Minister last week?

• Education Secretary

• Foreign Secretary

• Chancellor of the Exchequer

Why was NASA recently forced to cancel the launch of its new moon rocket?

• There was a fuel leak and an engine problem

• The weather was really bad

• Climate protesters had chained themselves to the launch structure

What was uncovered in Europe’s Danube River due to low water levels?

• A fleet of stolen luxury cars

• Warships filled with explosives and ammunition

• The impact site of a massive meteor

In which commonwealth country were 500,000 people left living in camps after one-third of their country was flooded recently?

• India

• Pakistan

• Malaysia

Former US president Barack Obama won an Emmy recently for narrating a…?

• Children's cartoon series

• Documentary on national parks

• Documentary on the Great Barrier Reef

Why was China’s Sichuan province in the news last week?

• A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the area

• Riots broke out in the area as people

• Landslides in the area have knocked down large sections of the Great Wall of China

In which sea is the Isle of Man located?

• North Sea

• The Irish Sea

• The Celtic Sea

Which member of Donnelly's House's House wife for to the final of Winter Wipeout

• Mr Gooding

• Mr Donnelly

• Mr Coolin

• Mr Webb