WA Weekly Quiz - wc 5-6-23

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

• Liverpool

• Manchester United

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

The UK government has launched a controversial ad campaign to discourage migrants coming to the United Kingdom from which country?

• Andorra

• Albania

• Algeria

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

• True

• False

Indian authorities and emergency workers have tried to rescue and treat as many survivors as they can from what type of large-scale tragedy?

• A train accident

• A festival stampede

• A mountain landslide

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Which historical document, considered ‘the most important document in Scotland’s history’ is currently on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh?

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Arbroath

• 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