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Week 21 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

By which date has the government pledged to vaccinate all adults in Britain against Covid-19?

a)

July 31st 2021

b)

December 31st 2021

c)

July 31st 2022

2.

China’s President Xi Jinping, has announced a ‘complete victory’ in a campaign to end rural poverty. China defines extreme rural poverty as anyone earning less than …?

a)

$20.20 a day

b)

$10.58 a day

c)

$2.12 a day

3.

Prince Philip has spent a number of days in hospital fighting an infection. How old is the Duke of Edinburgh?

a)

95 years old

b)

99 years old

c)

101 years old

4.

What is the name of the artist responsible for this artwork?

(a)  

5.

Ghana has become the first country in the world to …?

a)

To experience a record breaking low temperature on the same week as a record breaking high temperature

b)

Fully ban petrol cars

c)

Receive COVID-19 vaccine for free from a global initiative

6.

Which city has been announced as the preferred host for 2032 Summer Olympic Games?

a)

Brisbane

b)

Montreal

c)

Berlin

7.

Why were hundreds of university students evacuated from 12 halls of residence in Exeter last week?

a)

an unexploded World War Two bomb had been found

b)

there was a cloud of toxic fumes when a science experiment went wrong

c)

a large sink hole was discovered on the university grounds

8.

What hit this man's house in Denver, making international headlines last week?

a)

his neighbour's spa pool

b)

parts of an aircraft

c)

it remains unidentified

9.

Which Commonwealth country recently observed the 10th anniversary of a devastating earthquake that took the lives of 185 people in the city of Christchurch?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

South Africa

10.

In which sport do British teams like the London Pulse, Manchester Thunder and Celtic Dragons complete in the Superleague?

a)

Rugby

b)

Netball

c)

Basketball

11.

Archaeologists in Pompeii have found a ceremonial chariot at the site of an illegal dig. Why is Pompeii so important to archeologists?

a)

It was the site of an ancient volcanic eruption

b)

it was the site of an ancient famous battle

c)

it was the site of an ancient landslide

12.

Which famous sportsman was lucky to survive this situation last week?

a)

Roger Federer

b)

LeBron James

c)

Tiger Woods

13.

What is being called one of Israel’s worst ecological disasters?

a)

A massive oil spill off their coastline

b)

A meltdown in a nuclear power plant

c)

A massive rubbish dump fire

14.

The Hasbro toy Mr Potato Head has been in the news lately, why?

a)

They won’t be making the toy anymore because of a choking hazard

b)

Mr Potato Head is being renamed Potato Head

c)

The toy is celebrating is 40th birthday

15.

More than 70 Australian baby black bats, who were on the brink of starvation three months ago, are now being released into the wild after being rescued by animal care groups. What is a baby bat known as?

a)

A cub

b)

A pup

c)

A kit

16.

Which Asian country has this flag?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Thailand

c)

Indonesia

17.

True or False, Australian news is back on Facebook after they agreed to reverse a block on Australian content?

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is the most populated settlement in Staffordshire?

a)

Stafford

b)

Stoke-on-Trent

c)

Lichfield

19.

What action has the environmental organisation Greenpeace been taking recently to stop fishing boats trawling the sea floor near Brighton?

a)

Circling fishing boats and filming them 24 hours a day

b)

Dropping huge boulders into the sea

c)

Sailing hundreds of fishing boats themselves to overcrowd the area

20.

What is the first name of this woman?

(a)