Donnelly's Quiz - Summer Week 7

Which English premier League football club is on the brink of an historic season treble after winning this year’s Premiership and FA Cup?

• Manchester City

• Manchester United

• Liverpool

• Arsenal

What led to emergency alerts and evacuation warnings in South Korea and Japan last week?

• A meteor plunging into the sea

• A space satellite plunging into the sea

• A 7.2 magnitude earthquake

True or false, UK beekeepers are very worried as the number of bee swarms seems to have dramatically dropped by around 75% this year?

• Treue

• False

Which Canadian singer has reverted to his birth name Abel Tesfaye on his social media accounts?

• The Weeknd

• Drake

• Justin Bieber

True or false, in a significant event for global politics, Turkey recently voted to remove their long-serving president in a close-fought election?

• True

• False

Which historical document, considered ‘the most important document in Scotland’s history’ is currently on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh?

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Arbroath

• The Bayeux Tapestry

Which of the following milestones has China just celebrated?

• The first landing of their astronauts on the moon

• The first flight of a Chinese-made passenger jet

• The first trip of a drone taxi service for paying passengers

Why did the Japanese Prime Minister force his son to resign as his policy secretary?

• He held a party at the prime minister’s official residence

• He was “too lazy”

• He didn’t turn up to work on time

The world’s largest container ship has departed the Port of Felixstowe after its first UK visit. Approximately how many shipping containers can the ship carry?

• 250

• 2500

• 25000

The UK banned the sale of elephant ivory last year and is planning on banning the sale of ivory from five more species. Which of the following species will NOT be included in the proposed ban?

• Whale sharks

• Orca

• Hippos