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Warrior weekly quiz Wk 26

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The International Olympic

Committee has announced that international

spectators will be allowed at the Tokyo

Olympics?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which Covid vaccine have European

countries resumed using after earlier

suggestions of a possible link to blood clots

have been proven unfounded?

a)

AstraZeneca

b)

Pfizer

c)

Johnson & Johnson

3.

Which movie has recently retaken the title of

'highest-grossing film of all time', after its rerelease

in China?

a)

Avatar

b)

Titanic

c)

The Lego Movie

4.

In which sport has the United Kingdom just

challenged New Zealand for the oldest

sporting trophy in the world?

a)

Football

b)

Tennis

c)

Sailing

5.

Mexican airport customs officers recently

seized 5,700 …?

a)

Live and endangered butterflies

b)

Stolen artworks

c)

Vials of fake COVID-19 vaccine

6.

Which of the following singers has set a new

record for the most Grammys at the latest

awards show?

a)

Beyoncé

b)

Adele

c)

Taylor Swift

7.

True or false, the UK government has

announced it plans to increase its number of

nuclear weapons?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Why have people in Taiwan been changing

their name to “Salmon”?

a)

To get free sushi

b)

It is considered to be good luck

c)

a Taiwanese pop star changed his

name to Salmon recently

9.

In which country did the Fagradals Mountain

volcano erupt after being dormant for 6,000

years?

a)

Scotland

b)

Italy

c)

Iceland

10.

Why was China’s capital Beijing, in the news

recently?

a)

they experienced their hottest

temperatures in 100 years

b)

they experienced their worst sandstorm

in 10 years

c)

they are having their worst outbreak of

COVID-19

11.

British Summer Time starts next weekend.

Do clocks go forwards or backwards at the

start of British Summer Time?

a)

Forwards

b)

Backwards

12.

In which part of the United Kingdom are the

parliament buildings known as Stormont?

a)

Wales

b)

Northern Ireland

c)

Scotland

13.

Prince Philip has been released from

hospital following treatment for an infection

and a pre-existing heart condition. How long

had he been in hospital?

a)

10 days

b)

1 month

c)

10 weeks

14.

Which of the following spellings is correct?

a)

Mediterranian Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Mediterainean Sea

15.

What has the publisher of the Daily Mirror

announced?

a)

They are changing the name of the

paper

b)

They are firing over half of their staff

c)

They are allowing most of their staff to

work from home on a permanent basis

16.

a)

Hurricane

b)

Earthquake

c)

Tornadoes

17.



(a)  

18.

a)

A chemical spill

b)

A Greenpeace Protest

c)

St Patricks Day

19.

a)

Slovakia

b)

Russia

c)

The Netherlands

20.

What is this woman's first name?

(a)