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Quiz Of The Week (A2, W3)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which country were 14 mammoth skeletons - believed to be more than 14,000 years ago - discovered in human-built pits?

a)

USA

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

Cuba

2.

Sesame Street, the longest running show in American history is celebrating which special birthday this week?

a)

40

b)

50

c)

60

d)

65

3.

In which UK town will the Strictly Come Dancing 2019 couples be competing this weekend?

a)

Southport

b)

Morecambe

c)

Liverpool

d)

Blackpool

4.

This week Sikhs are celebrating how many years since the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji?

a)

500

b)

550

c)

600

d)

650

5.

Pixar have announced the release date of their new movie 'Soul', but who will be voicing its lead character?

a)

Jamie Foxx

b)

Eddie Murphy

c)

Will Smith

d)

Samuel L. Jackson

6.

Which footballer was dropped from England's qualifier match against Montenegro after rowing with team mate Joe Gomez at the England training camp?

a)

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

b)

Gareth Southgate

c)

Marcus Rashford

d)

Raheem Stirling

7.

How many famous faces have been announced for I'm A Celebrity 2019, which is starting this weekend?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

12

d)

14

8.

How many seats does a party need to win in the General Election in order to have the majority (more than 50% of seats) in the House Of Common?

a)

323

b)

324

c)

325

d)

326

9.

A US message in a bottle has resurfaced 9 years later on a beach in which European country?

a)

France

b)

Ireland

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

10.

Greta Thunberg has plans to start her boat journey to which European country after the UN Climate Conference was unexpectedly change from its original location in Chile?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Austria

c)

The Netherlands

d)

Spain

11.

The highest tide in more than 50 years has caused severe flooding in which Italian city?

a)

Naples

b)

Venice

c)

Rome

d)

Genoa

12.

Lucy Hughes has won the International James Dyson Award for her bioplastic, MarinaTex. What material is her creation made from?

a)

Vegetable fats

b)

Plastic bottles

c)

Fish waste

d)

Fishing nets

13.

Which country beat the Lionesses in an international friendly at Wembley Stadium last Saturday?

a)

Germany

b)

Sweden

c)

Chile

d)

Japan

14.

Which TV presenter did a 24-hour karaoke challenge for Children In Need?

a)

Holly Willoughby

b)

Phillip Schofield

c)

Emma Willis

d)

Rylan Clark-Neal

15.

Which of these photos has won The Comedy Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2019?

a)
b)
c)
d)