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SUAS beat the Chaser

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 19mins

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

d)

New Zealand

2.

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

a)

The World Health Organisation

b)

The Women's Homes Organisation

c)

The Western Housing Organisation

d)

The Wall Hopping Organisation

3.

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

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What natural feature was this image projected on?

a)

Stonehenge

b)

Cheddar Gorge

c)

Wimbledon Common

d)

The White Cliffs of Dover

5.

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

d)

for not paying all their taxes

6.

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)

Paralegal

b)

Paradise

c)

Parasite

d)

Parasight

7.

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

d)

My Last Home

8.

Who is being acknowledged in this tribute?

a)

LeBron James

b)

Kobe Bryant

c)

Michael Jordan

d)

Shaquille O'Neal

9.

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

d)

He agreed to step down from office because of his mental health

10.

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

d)

They jumped on a London tube and stopped commuters going to work

11.

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)

38

d)

52

12.

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

d)

there are claims he can jump higher than a house

13.

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

a)

elephants

b)

lions

c)

orang-utans

d)

cats

14.

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

a)

infringement trial

b)

enlightenment trial

c)

empowerment trial

d)

impeachment trial

15.

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

a)

Grand Slam

b)

Triple Rose

c)

The Calcutta Cup

d)

The Triple Crown

16.

Who has this flag?

a)

Italy

b)

Hungary

c)

Iran

d)

Bulgaria

17.

The cover of British passports will return to being what colour since being burgundy for the last 30 years?

a)

Navy Blue

b)

Baby Blue

c)

Green

d)

Black

18.

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

a)

Liverpool

b)

Chelsea

c)

Manchester City

d)

Manchester United

19.

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

a)

Slide tackle

b)

Wear studs

c)

Shake hands

d)

Head the ball

20.

Who is shown in this recently released note?

a)

Lord Bryon (poet)

b)

JMW Turner (artist)

c)

Isaac Newton (scientist)

d)

James Watt (inventor)

21.

How many bones are in the adult human body?

a)

231

b)

206

c)

192

d)

200

22.

Where is the smallest muscle in the human body found?

a)

Toe

b)

Ear

c)

Eye

d)

Finger

23.

In the periodic table what is Pb?

a)

Lead

b)

Palladium

c)

Platinum

d)

palladoan

24.

Spell this animal correctly

a)

rinoceros

b)

rhinoseros

c)

rhinocerous

d)

rhinoceros

25.
Maori are the indigenous people of __________
a)
Australia
b)
New Zealand
c)
Cambodia
d)
Fuji
26.

Blood makes up about ____ of the weight of a human body?

a)

5%

b)

7%

c)

15%

d)

30%

27.

What is the official language of Brazil?

a)

Brazilian

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

Cumbucha

28.

What is the first nation to give women the right to vote?

a)

Australia

b)

USA

c)

UK

d)

New Zealand

29.

What was the name of the lion in 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe?'

a)

Cecil

b)

Aslan

c)

Simba

d)

Leo

30.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Belgium

d)

Canada

31.

Which famous explorer discovered Cuba?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Captain James Cook

c)

Sir Francis Drake

d)

Marco Polo

32.

What is the name of the largest bone in the human body?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Spine

33.

Which sea separates Europe from Africa?

a)

Adriatic Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

34.

Who founded the game basketball?

a)

Steve Nash

b)

William McGregor

c)

William G. Morgan

d)

James Naismith

35.

In what year did the Titanic sink?

a)

1921

b)

1915

c)

1912

d)

1951

36.

What has one head, four legs but no wings?

a)

A bed

b)

A cow

c)

A chicken

d)

A chair

37.

April's father has four children - May, June, July and ....

a)

August

b)

September

c)

April

d)

January

38.

What begins with an 'E' and ends with 'E' but only has one letter?

a)

Embrace

b)

Earache

c)

Elegance

d)

Envelope

39.

What can run fast but can't walk?

a)

Horse

b)

Fire

c)

Rabbit

d)

Water

40.

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

a)

A stamp

b)

A tourist

c)

An envelope

d)

A book