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News Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which long-awaited game developed by Naughty Dog was released this week?

a)

GTA VI

b)

The Last of Us Part 2

c)

Cyberpunk 2077

d)

Skate 4

2.

A study has found that dogs can sniff out individuals that are infected with COVID-19.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What will a library in Virginia use to deliver books to students so they can continue reading while schools are closed?

a)

Bicycle couriers

b)

Birds

c)

Autonomous vehicles

d)

Drones

4.

How many people tuned in to watch the latest event in the multiplayer game Fortnite.

a)

20 million

b)

10 million

c)

30 million

d)

45 million

5.

Which animal was caught in downtown San Francisco and released safely into the wild?

a)

A bear

b)

A rattlesnake

c)

A mountain lion

d)

A deer

6.

For how many weeks have you been working from home?

a)

13

b)

18

c)

10

d)

16

7.

On which day was the summer solstice (the longest day of the year)?

a)

Friday

b)

Saturday

c)

Monday

d)

Tuesday

8.

A furloughed retail worker passed the time during lockdown by achieving "a feat of remarkably slim odds" in hatching three eggs bought in a UK supermarket. But what emerged from the shells after a month in an incubator?

a)

Chickens

b)

Ducklings

c)

Quail chicks

d)

Snakes

9.

Europe's Solar Orbiter probe made its first "close" pass of the Sun, at a mere 50 million miles (77 million km) from the star. But where was it orbiting?

a)

Between the Sun and Mercury

b)

Between Mercury and Venus

c)

Between Venus and Earth

10.

Scientists said they had decoded noises made by hatching queen honeybees, which they concluded was to command workers in the hive. But which of the following noises did they not make?

a)

Honk

b)

Quack

c)

Toot

11.

Police in the Austrian capital, Vienna, defended a decision to fine a man €500 (about £450) for "violating public decency", saying the perpetrator "had already behaved in a provocative and uncooperative manner" before doing what towards officers?

a)

Flicking 'a huge ball of nasal mucus'

b)

Letting out 'an enormous belch'

c)

Releasing 'a massive intestinal wind'

12.

Scientists began trialling a special formulation of a commonly bought painkiller to find out whether it could help hospital patients with coronavirus. But which of the following medications did they use?

a)

Ibruprofin

b)

Aspirin

c)

Paracetamol

13.

What two things was Prince William celerbrating last weekend?

a)

Prince George's birthday

b)

His birthday

c)

Fathers' day

d)

Breaking a world record