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Week 13

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which city have protestors wearing yellow jackets, been rioting over rising taxes and a high cost of living?

a)

Paris

b)

London

c)

New York

d)

Madrid

2.

A major earthquake and aftershocks struck residents in the southern part of Alaska at the weekend. Which country is Alaska part of?

a)

Alaska is its own country

b)

Canada

c)

United States

d)

Russia

3.

Where was this photo taken last week ?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Venus

d)

Saturn

4.

Which classic Christmas carol is celebrating its 200th anniversary?

a)

Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer

b)

Silent Night

c)

White Christmas

d)

Hark the Herald angels

5.

Which British boxer competed against American Deontay Wilder for the WBC Heavyweight world title on Sunday?

a)

Anthony Joshua

b)

Tyson Fury

c)

Hughie Fury

d)

Chris Eubank

6.

Sadly, the man on the left passed away at the weekend, what was his name ?

a)

George Bush Snr

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Bill Clinton

7.

How long did a tourist hang unsupported from a hang glider after the instructor forgot to attach his harness to the craft?

a)

2 minutes 14 seconds

b)

5 minutes 10 seconds

c)

9 minutes 22 seconds

d)

58 seconds

8.

Footballer, Robbie Keane, has retired as a player after 146 international appearances for which nation?

a)

Ireland

b)

Wales

c)

Scotland

d)

England

9.

According to Shelter, a housing charity, how many people in the UK are estimated to be homeless?

a)

32,000

b)

320,000

c)

3,200,000

d)

320

10.

Which African country has this flag?

a)

Egypt

b)

Morocco

c)

Kenya

d)

Ghana

11.

What is the name of the toy that has caused chaos and cues at Aldi supermarkets recently?

a)

Barry the Banana

b)

Lucy the Lettuce

c)

Kevin the Carrot

d)

Peter the Parsnip

12.

What major event in British History occurred in 1066?

a)

The Great Fire of London

b)

The Battle of Hastings

c)

The coronation of Queen Elizabeth I

d)

The First Crusade

13.

What is the first name of this football manager?

a)

Jose Mourinho

b)

Andre Villas-Boas

c)

Arsene Wenger

d)

Jurgen Klopp

14.

In Of Mice and Men, what does Lennie want to look after ?

a)

Rabbits

b)

Mice

c)

Dogs

d)

Cats

15.

Which member of the Senior Leadership team is also a magician ?

a)

Mr Wallace

b)

Mr Stacey

c)

Mrs Berwick

d)

Mr Brennan

16.

What date is the Stratford census that the Year 7's have recently been looking at in their history lessons ?

a)

1861

b)

1977

c)

2003

d)

1881

17.

A megacity has a population of over

a)

5 million

b)

10 million

c)

15 million

d)

20 million

18.

Who won the X Factor last weekend ?

a)

Dalton Harris

b)

Ayda Field

c)

Scarlett Lee

d)

Anthony Harris

19.

Who won the prestigious Turner Prize this week ?

a)

the iPhone film maker Charlotte Prodger

b)

the architecture film maker Naeem Mohaemen

c)

the artist Luke Willis Thompson

d)

the author David Walliams

20.

What is a Venn Diagram ?

a)

two circles linking together to collect data

b)

a form of scatter graph

c)

a term for Reflection

d)

a measuring tool for mass