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The Sixth Form Quiz is Back! Week 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What ranking has the England team reached in the latest world football rankings?

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

6th

2.

What was special about the crew of SpaceX’s recent rocket launch?

a)

they were all women

b)

they were all under 20 years old

c)

none of them were professional astronauts

3.

Who has been replaced as the UK Foreign Secretary by Liz Truss in a recent cabinet reshuffle?

a)

Michael Gove

b)

Sajid Javid

c)

Dominic Raab

4.

Aukus is a recent pact (agreement) between Australia the United Kingdom and the United States. What type of pact is it?

a)

a security pact

b)

an economic pact

c)

an environmental pact

5.

What did Joe Biden call Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, after he forgot his name during an official press conference?

a)

“That Aussie bloke”

b)

“That fellow Down-Under”

c)

“ScoMo"

6.

Was has Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton credited for saving his life in a recent crash?

a)

a protective device called a halo

b)

the quick thinking of a spectator

c)

a specially designed helmet

7.

What livestock disease has officials concerned after a case was detected on a Somerset farm last week?

a)

angry horse disease

b)

mad cow disease

c)

confused sheep disease

8.

Ireland reached a major population milestone recently. What is the approximate population of Ireland now?

a)

just over 5 million people

b)

just over 10 million people

c)

just over 20 million people

9.

Who features on the latest Time magazine cover after the magazine listed them as two of the world’s top 100 most influential people?

a)

Boris and Carrie Johnson

b)

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

c)

Barack and Michelle Obama

10.

Which city celebrated its 40th year of holding the Great North Run, the largest half-marathon in the world?

a)

Newcastle

b)

Manchester

c)

Edinburgh

11.

Who was banned from attending the UK parliament last week?

a)

Celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver

b)

China's ambassador to the UK, Zheng Zeguang

c)

Former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown

12.

True of false, Novak Djokovic has become the first player in 50 years to win a calendar Grand Slam by claiming all four major tennis tournaments in 2021?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

.Which artist dominated last week's Billboard music charts with 9 of the top 10 songs?

a)

Drake

b)

Ariana Grande

c)

Kanye West

14.

What is the capital city of South Korea?

a)

Seoul

b)

Osaka

c)

Hanoi

15.

True or false, the British 4x100m mens relay team are set to lose their Tokyo 2020 silver medals after one of the sprinters tested positive for a banned substance?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

What is the last name of this controversial presenter who has been in the news?

(a)  

17.

In which county would you find this landmark that is set to undergo repairs?

a)

Wiltshire

b)

Suffolk

c)

Kent

18.

What is the name of this amazing American natural feature? The Grand ?????

(a)  

19.

Which country has this flag?

(a)  

20.

A newly discovered painting by this artist recently went on show in Amsterdam. What is the last name of this famous artist?

a)

Picasso

b)

van Gogh

c)

da Vinci