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News Quiz - 20th April

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A number of UK manufacturers received a government order to build 10,000 ventilators to help treat coronavirus patients. What name did they give their project?

a)

Project Oyster

b)

Project Clam

c)

Project Seabed

d)

Project Mussel

2.

Prince Charles self-isolated at which royal residence?

a)

Balmoral

b)

Sandringham

c)

Frogmore House

d)

Birkhall

3.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are also known as the Duke and Duchess of...

a)

Cambridge

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Cornwall

d)

Exeter

4.

New Zealand's Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern confirmed that who counted as key workers? [TWO correct answers]

a)

The Easter bunny

b)

Santa Claus

c)

Ice cream van owners/drivers

d)

The tooth fairy

5.

The NHS has been receiving well-deserved praise recently. When was it founded?

a)

1908

b)

1928

c)

1948

d)

1968

6.

Who was Minister for Health when the NHS was founded?

a)

Aneurin Bevan

b)

Ernest Brown

c)

Hilary Marquand

d)

Robin Turton

7.

What gave Bevan the inspiration to found the NHS?

a)

His observations of healthcare in Spain during the Spanish Civil War

b)

His inability to get dental treatment in his constituency

c)

The 'Medical Aid Society' set up in his hometown of Tredegar

d)

The way Cardiff's football team's physios used to help people with rehabilitation

8.

What gave Bevan the inspiration to found the NHS?

a)

His observations of healthcare in Spain during the Spanish Civil War

b)

His inability to get dental treatment in his constituency

c)

The 'Medical Aid Society' set up in his hometown of Tredegar

d)

The way Cardiff's football team's physios used to help people with rehabilitation

9.

Captain Tom Moore, a 99-year-old former soldier has raised millions of pounds for the NHS by doing what?

a)

Sponsored silence for a week

b)

Walking round his garden 100 times

c)

200 laps of a paddling pool

d)

Staying awake for 24 hours in a row

10.

How much money did Morrisons give foodbanks to help deal with increased demand during the coronavirus outbreak?

a)

£10,000

b)

£100,000

c)

£1 million

d)

£10 million

11.

Morrisons started as an egg and butter stall in Rawson Market in which city?

a)

Hereford

b)

Bradford

c)

Rotherham

d)

Birkenhead

12.

Which is the largest chain of supermarkets in the UK?

a)

Morrisons

b)

Sainsbury's

c)

ASDA

d)

Tesco

13.

What happened to an astrophysicist when he was trying to invent a device to help with coronavirus, leading to him having to go to hospital?

a)

He got coronavirus

b)

He got magnets stuck up his nose

c)

He ate a poisonous plant

d)

He broke both of his legs

14.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club has confirmed that Wimbledon 2020 has been cancelled. How many strawberries are consumed at Wimbledon every year?

a)

280,000 kg

b)

28,000 kg

c)

2,800 kg

d)

280 kg

15.

And how much cream is used to accompany those strawberries at Wimbledon every year?

a)

100 litres

b)

1,000 litres

c)

10,000 litres

d)

100,000 litres

16.

Which Formula 1 team worked to build new breathing aid machines for coronavirus patients?

a)

Mercedes

b)

McLaren

c)

Ferrari

d)

Red Bull

17.

The organisers of which Grand Prix have offered to host two Grand Prix in a row at their track?

a)

French

b)

Australian

c)

British

d)

Mexican

18.

Research shows which animals can be shy, just like humans?

a)

Crabs

b)

Sharks

c)

Whales

d)

Dolphins

19.

People in a UK town have been doing loud impersonations of which farm animal to entertain themselves during lockdown?

a)

Pig

b)

Cow

c)

Sheep

d)

Chicken

20.

What type of glasses is Nasa using to guide the Mars rover?

a)

Reading glasses

b)

Magnifying glasses

c)

Sunglasses

d)

3D glasses