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WEEK 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What placing did England achieve in the 2019 Women's World Cup?

a)

Second

b)

Third

c)

Fourth

2.

What type of weather event has been causing major disruption to people on the Japanese island of Kyushu?

a)

drought and sand storms

b)

torrential rain and landslides

c)

blizzards and avalanches

3.

What unexpected event occurred when Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un met at the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea?

a)

Kim Jong-un walked across the border and hugged the South Korean President

b)

Kim Jong-un and the South Korean President sang the old Korean national anthem together

c)

Donald Trump walked across the border into North Korea after Kim Jong-un invited him to

4.

Which state in US was shaken by a strong 7.1 earthquake at the weekend?

a)

California

b)

North Carolina

c)

TEXAS

5.

Which two colours are used in the current Wimbledon logo?

a)

Purple and Yellow

b)

gREEN AND yELLOW

c)

Green and Purple

6.

Which country has just resumed hunting whales for commercially for their meat?

a)

Japan

b)

Australia

c)

Finland

7.

Which entertainer is paid the most by the BBC?

a)

Gary Linekar

b)

Claudia Winkleman

c)

Graham Norton

8.

Which Italian volcano had a major eruption last week that claimed the life of a hiker?

a)

Vesuvius

b)

Etna

c)

Stromboli

9.

True or false, Andy and Jamie Murray have another brother called Duncan

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is the most common language spoken in the city of Rotterdam?

a)

German

b)

Sweedish

c)

Dutch

11.

The site of ancient Babylon has just received UNESCO World Heritage status. In which modern day country was the ancient city of Babylon?

a)

Iraq

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Turkey

12.

Why did David Attenborough take to the stage at the Glastonbury music festival?

a)

He publicly complained about the environmental cost of the thousands of tents people throw away after the event

b)

He played a set of his songs that combine sounds from nature with hiphop beats and spoken word poetry

c)

He thanked the festival-goers for dramatically cutting their plastic use

13.

Who is the current President of the European Commission?

a)

Jean-Claude Juncker

b)

Nigel Farage

c)

Angela Markel

14.

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

15.

Who is Coco Gauff and why has she been in the news?

a)

she is a French designer who used robots as models at her fashion show

b)

she is a young tennis player who has had surprising success at Wimbledon

c)

she is Youtube star that has been sponsored by Nestlé for her unusual food combinations

16.

What is the last name of this sportsman?

a)

Lamploo

b)

Frankard

c)

Lampard

17.

What event were these people in Chile watching last week?

a)

Solar Eclipse

b)

Lunar Eclipse

c)

Skifest

18.

This new Slovenian statue has been in the news recently. Who is the statue based on?

a)

Queen Elizabeth ii

b)

Meghan Markle

c)

Melania Trump

19.

Which south-east Asian country has this flag?

a)

Cambodia

b)

Thailand

c)

Vietnam

20.

Originally bought for £5, this object was recently sold at auction for many more times that. What sort of object was it?

a)

a. A Norse king's lucky charm

b)

A chess piece

c)

A figure used on a 14th century royal wedding