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Week 18

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the outcome of the vote held in parliament last week for Theresa May's Brexit deal?

a)

432 votes for and 202 against the deal

b)

316 votes for and 318 against the deal

c)

202 votes for and 432 against the deal

d)

175 votes for and 459 against the deal

2.

What is the name of the UK aircraft that is the world's longest and has been given approval to go into full production?

a)

Sky Piercer

b)

Airlander

c)

Cloud Breaker

d)

Invincible

3.

What Is the first name of this UK sportsman ?

a)

Andy

b)

Adam

c)

Scott

d)

Adrian

4.

England are looking to match their Commonwealth Games gold medal with a win in netball's international Quad Series against Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. What is the nickname of the England netball team?

a)

The Roses

b)

The Swifts

c)

The Red Stars

d)

Red Angels

5.

What type of eclipse was the 'Super Wolf Blood Moon' that excited star-gazers recently?

a)

full lunar eclipse

b)

partial lunar eclipse

c)

solar eclipse

d)

blood eclipse

6.

Who walked away from the vehicle in the picture?

a)

Prince Philip

b)

Princess Anne

c)

Prince William

d)

Prince Andrew

7.

What items will people be able to recycle in a new UK-wide scheme that launched last week?

a)

contact lenses

b)

toothbrushes

c)

spectacles

d)

false teeth

8.

What are these amazing sculptures in Falkirk known as ?

a)

The Griffins

b)

The Arions

c)

The Kelpies

d)

The Unicorns

9.

What is the only planet not named after a Greek or Roman god?

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

10.

What country has this flag ?

a)

Israel

b)

Honduras

c)

Greece

d)

Iceland

11.

What unusual action did a Buddhist poker player take after winning a $600,000 prize in a recent international tournament?

a)

He performed a ceremony outside the venue where he burnt the winnings

b)

he gave all the money away to charity

c)

He spent it on a robe made with threads of pure gold

d)

He gave it to the first person he saw once he had collected it

12.

Which animal is one of the national symbols for Canada?

a)

a bear

b)

a bobcat

c)

a beaver

d)

a bison

13.

Which Premier League football club has been in the news for offering part of its stadium as an emergency shelter for rough sleepers?

a)

Cardiff City

b)

Chelsea

c)

Crystal Palace

d)

Manchester City

14.

What type of shark is shown in this photo that has made world headlines last week?

a)

Whale shark

b)

Blue

c)

Great white

d)

Reef shark

15.

Which European city's mayor was tragically killed in an attack during a charity event last week?

a)

Zagreb, Croatia

b)

Gdansk, Poland

c)

Prague, Czech Republic

d)

Rome, Italy

16.

Name the biome identified (light blue)

a)

Tropical rainforest

b)

Desert

c)

Coniferous forest

d)

Tundra

17.

Excuse me / Standing on one leg” is a line from which poem?

a)

Half-Caste

b)

No Problem

c)

The Man He Killed

d)

A Poison Tree

18.

How many children did Queen Victoria have ?

a)

9

b)

6

c)

3

d)

Non

19.

In which city was the Titanic built ?

a)

Belfast

b)

Dublin

c)

Cardiff

d)

Edinburgh

20.

What nuts are used to make marzipan ?

a)

Almonds

b)

Brazil

c)

Chestnuts

d)

Hazelnuts