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WorksheetsCollege Cup Quiz Week 15
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which member of the Royal Family will no longer be carrying out royal engagements?
a)
The Duke of York
b)
The Duke of Edinburgh
c)
The Duke of Cambridge
d)
The Duke of Kent
2.
The US Trump government has succeeded in passing a law allowing ObamaCare to be changed. What is ObamaCare concerned with?
a)
property insurance
b)
health care
c)
education
d)
employment
3.
Which European sporting council has come up with a plan to wipe out some existing pre-2005 world records?
a)
the European Cycling Council
b)
the European Swimming Council
c)
the European Athletics Council
d)
the European Rugby Council
4.
What is the name of the object shown in this photo which most schools have banned?
a)
Fidget spinners
b)
Didget spinners
c)
Widget spinners
d)
Silly Spinners
5.
Which political party won the most seats in last week’s UK Local Elections?
a)
Labour
b)
Conservative
c)
Green
d)
Lib Dems
6.
A Nepali climber died while trying to reclaim the record for the oldest person to climb Mt Everest. How old was he?
a)
69
b)
85
c)
96
d)
100
7.
In which German city were around 50,000 residents evacuated while experts defused five World War Two bombs?
a)
Dresden
b)
Hamburg
c)
Hannover
d)
Berlin
8.
This bank note featuring Elizabeth Fry has just been withdrawn from circulation. Who features on the new version of this bank note?
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Churchill
c)
Brunel
d)
Newton
9.
Which cricket team is England hosting for the first time in a series?
a)
India
b)
Bangladesh
c)
Ireland
d)
Canada
10.
Which of the following have been accused of targeting advertising at young people based on their emotional state?
a)
Facebook
b)
Twitter
c)
Instagram
d)
Snapchat
11.
Which country has Jakarta as its capital city?
a)
Pakistan
b)
India
c)
Indonesia
d)
Sri Lanka
12.
What is the name of this recently crowned world champion?
a)
Mark Selby
b)
Ronnie O'Sullivan
c)
John Higgins
d)
Judd Trump
13.
Which of the following is the European Commission President and has been in the news for saying that the English language is losing importance in Europe?
a)
Angela Merkel
b)
Jean-Claude Juncker
c)
Donald Tusk
d)
Emmanuel Macron
14.
What birthday has Princess Charlotte recently celebrated?
a)
4th birthday
b)
3rd birthday
c)
2nd birthday
d)
1st birthday
15.
True or false, Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has become the first person to run a marathon in under two hours.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Which country has this flag?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Nepal
d)
Taiwan
17.
A man managed to raise £50,000 for completing the London Marathon. What unusual technique did he use to complete the 26.2-mile course?
a)
crawling while wearing a gorilla suit
b)
walking backwards
c)
doing ‘The Worm’ dance
d)
dabbing every other step
18.
What is Earth position in relation to the Sun?
a)
2nd closest
b)
3rd closest
c)
4th closest
d)
5th closest
19.
Which country has built its first big passenger jet and tested it on its maiden flight?
a)
India
b)
UK
c)
China
d)
Australia
20.
Which Hollywood actor has attracted a lot of attention from this recent photo shoot?
a)
Tom Hardy
b)
Jonny Depp
c)
George Clooney
d)
Brad Pitt
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