Whats happening in 2025
Authored by andrew Carruth
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10th Grade
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This quiz focuses on cultural events, holidays, and notable happenings throughout 2025, making it an excellent resource for grade 10 students studying contemporary culture and current events. The questions span a broad range of topics including traditional celebrations (Burns Night, Chinese New Year), international festivals (Edinburgh Festival, Oktoberfest), sporting events (Grand National, Wimbledon), awareness days (World Book Day, International Women's Day), and recent news developments (political changes, weather events, sporting achievements). Students need foundational knowledge of world geography, cultural traditions, historical contexts, and current affairs to succeed. The quiz requires recognition and recall skills rather than analytical thinking, testing students' awareness of global cultural literacy and their ability to connect events with specific dates, locations, and significance. Created by Andrew Carruth, an Other subject teacher in GB who teaches grade 10. This quiz serves as an engaging tool for building cultural awareness and global citizenship understanding in secondary students. Teachers can effectively use this as a warm-up activity to spark discussions about international diversity, as homework to encourage students to research unfamiliar events, or as formative assessment to gauge students' knowledge of contemporary culture. The quiz works particularly well for review sessions before discussions about global interconnectedness or as preparation for units on cultural studies and international awareness. The content aligns with social studies standards focusing on cultural understanding and current events analysis, supporting curriculum goals related to global awareness and cultural literacy development.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Burns night is celebrated on the 25th of January, What or who does it celebrate?
Richard Burns winning the world rally championships
The great fire of London
Alfred the great burning his cakes
The birthday of Robert Burns
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which animal is celebrated in the 2025 Chinese New year?
Rat
Pig
Dragon
Snake
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What famous music event takes place in August?
The Proms
The Edinburgh festival
Glastonbury
The Reading festival
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Notting hill carnival takes place in which Month
June
May
August
December
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of race is the Grand National?
Ultra marathon
A Cycle Race
Swimming across the English channel
Horse Race
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
World book day falls in which month?
March
October
February
April
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which month is International Women's Day celebrated?
January
May
July
March
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