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Current Events Wk10

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What colour is the recently fallen snow seen across Russia and Eastern Europe, thought to have been caused by desert sand drift from Africa?

a)

Black

b)

Orange

c)

White

d)

Yellow

2.

4th April marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of which civil rights leader?

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Martin Luther King Jnr

c)

Mohandas Gandhi

d)

Desmond Tutu

3.

At least 64 people were killed in a shopping centre fire in which country?

a)

Albania

b)

Dubai

c)

Ukraine

d)

Russia

4.

And 68 people were killed during a fire at a police station in which South American country?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Brazil

c)

Colombia

d)

Venezuela

5.

What punishment have Steve Smith and David Warner been given for their part in the ball tampering scandal?

a)

3 month ban

b)

6 month ban

c)

12 month ban

d)

18 month ban

6.

The world’s largest cruise ship, MS Symphony of the Seas embarked on its maiden voyage. How long is she?

a)

262m

b)

362m

c)

462m

d)

562m

7.

Which social media platform has been implicated in the Cambridge Analytica scandal about how much data about users it stores and sells?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which neighbouring country did North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visit?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Russia

d)

South Korea

9.

What was the result of the Joshua-Parker fight?

a)

Joshua by knock out

b)

Joshua by split decision

c)

Joshua by points

d)

Parker by knock out

10.

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the release of which classic sci-fi film based on the novel by Arthur C. Clark and subtitled “A Space Odyssey?

a)

2001

b)

2002

c)

3001

d)

4001