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WHS Weekly Quiz 27

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle move to when they stepped down from royal life last term?

a)

South Africa

b)

Canada

c)

Australia

2.

Donald Trump has announced he is withdrawing US funding to WHO. What does WHO stand for?

(a)  

3.

True or false, the Tokyo Olympic games has been postponed until September 2020?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Why was Apple fined almost $20 million in February by a French consumer watchdog?

a)

for deliberately slowing down older iPhones

b)

for selling phones with faulty batteries

c)

for advertising some phones as waterproof when they weren’t

5.

What is the name of the South Korean film that made Oscar history last term by becoming the first non-English language film to win best picture?

a)

Parasite

b)

Paradise

c)

Paralegal

6.

What is the name of the United Kingdom's song for the Eurovision 2020?

a)

My Last Chance

b)

My Last Breath

c)

My Last Song

7.

Why was Russian President Vladimir Putin in the news in March?

a)

he was evacuated from the Kremlin due to a bomb threat

b)

he had changed laws to allow him seek re-election in 2024

c)

he had introduced laws that require everyone under 25 to complete two years of military service

8.

What controversial action did Extinction Rebellion climate change activists take when protesting at Cambridge University's Trinity College in February?

a)

They hung large banners from the main university building

b)

They dug up a large patch of lawn in the college

c)

They put purple dye in the stream that runs through the college

9.

The European Union closed borders to most foreign travellers in March to curb the coronavirus pandemic. How many countries are part of the European Union?

a)

8

b)

27

c)

52

10.

Disney has announced that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will be narrating a Disney documentary about …?

a)

lions

b)

orang-utans

c)

elephants

11.

In February, Donald Trump was cleared of all charges during his …?

a)

infringement trial

b)

impeachment trial

c)

entrenchment trial

12.

What did England manage to win by defeating Wales recently, and defeating Scotland and Ireland earlier in the Six Nations rugby tournament?

a)

The Triple Rose

b)

The Grand Slam

c)

The Triple Crown

13.

The cover of British passports will return to being navy blue for the first time in 30 years. What colour have British passports been for the last three decades?

a)

Forest Green

b)

Burgundy

c)

Black

14.

Which football club was recently banned from European club competitions for two seasons by Uefa?

a)

Liverpool

b)

Chelsea

c)

Manchester City

15.

What will young children no longer be allowed to do according to a recent guideline from the UK Football Association?

a)

travel to tournaments in Europe

b)

eat food at half-time

c)

head the ball

16.

On what natural feature was this image projected?

(a)  

17.

Who is being acknowledged in this tribute?

(a)  

18.

Why was this man in the news last term?

a)

he lost control of his animals in the main street of Mumbai

b)

he has guided his animals from one end of India to the other

c)

there are claims he ran faster than Usain Bolt

19.

Which country has this flag?

(a)  

20.

Who is shown in this recently released note?

a)

Isaac Newton (Scientist)

b)

Lord Byron (Poet)

c)

JMW Turner (Artist)