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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wayne Rooney made international headlines last week, but for what?

a)

He was arrested by police for public intoxication and swearing

b)

He got sent off for pushing the referee

c)

He got sacked by D.C. United

d)

Taking part in dancing on ice

2.

What new item of food did Greggs bakery launch this month?

a)

A Chocolate Teapot

b)

A Vegan Sausage Roll

c)

Burnt Toast

d)

A Roast Dinner Pasty

3.

What caused flights to be temporarily suspended at Heathrow airport this week?

a)

A Bird

b)

A Vegan Sausage Roll

c)

A Kite

d)

A Drone

4.

Last week China became the first country to do what?

a)

Land on Mars

b)

Reach a population of 2 billion

c)

Land a spacecraft and rover on the far side of the moon

d)

Inventing the vegan sausage roll

5.

Which movie won 'best motion picture' at the Golden Globes this week

a)

The Greatest Showman

b)

Bohemian Rhapsody

c)

Mary Poppins

d)

Aquaman

6.

Who took over chicken nugget-seeking US teenager Carter Wilkinson to become tweeter of the most retweeted tweet of all time?

a)

Gemma Atkinson

b)

Theresa May

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Yusaku Maezawa

7.

What is Donald Trump still trying to get authorisation to build?

a)

A bridge

b)

A wall along the Mexican border

c)

His new Lego set

d)

A house

8.

A man hunt is underway by police in California, for a man named Roberto Arroyo because he got caught on camera doing what?

a)

Wrapping a police car in toilet roll

b)

Stealing people's towels on the beach

c)

Stealing garden knomes

d)

He spent three hours licking a doorbell

9.

As of Dec 2018, who is the most followed person on Instagram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

This week, who was chosen to be European Ryder Cup captain for the 2020 competition?

a)

Rory Mcilroy

b)

Padraig Harrington

c)

Lee Westwood

d)

Ian Poulter

11.

What was the UK's No.1 Christmas song?

a)

LadBaby - "We Built This City on Sausage Rolls"

b)

Ava Max "Sweet But Psycho"

c)

Pinkfong "Baby Shark"

d)

James Arthur "Rewrite The Stars"

12.

Man City beat Burton Albion in the Semi-final of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday but what was the score?

a)

1-0

b)

6-1

c)

7-2

d)

9-0

13.

Who beat Liverpool this week to progress to the next round of the FA Cup?

a)

Chelsea

b)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

c)

Leeds

d)

Oldham Athletic

14.

Which actor this week agreed to play Barbie in a live action film to be released in 2020?

a)

Charlize Theron

b)

Emma Watson

c)

Jennifer Lawrence

d)

Margot Robbie

15.

How did Donald Trump leave an important government meeting this week?

a)

He walked out and said 'BYE BYE!'

b)

He said he needed the toilet

c)

He just got up and left

d)

He twerked his way out of the room

16.

Ada Hegerberg the first female winner of the Ballon d'Or was asked to do what on her way to collect her award?

a)

Twerk

b)

Jump up & down

c)

Hi 5 The crowd

d)

Sing 'we are the champions'?

17.

What is the most popular YouTube videos based on total global views as of December 2018?

a)

Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee

b)

Ed Sheeran - Shape of You

c)

Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth

d)

Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

18.

What awkward moment happened welcoming '2019' at Sydney's new year fireworks display ?

a)

They forgot to light the fireworks

b)

The words “Happy New Year 2018” were projected onto the world famous Sydney Harbour Bridge

c)

There was a fire and all the fireworks got destroyed

19.

On December 1st 2018, which former US President died?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

George HW Bush

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Ronald Reagan

20.

Which major international airport was shut down for 24 hours in December 2018 because of drone sightings?

a)

Gatwick

b)

Heathrow

c)

Manchester

d)

Birmingham