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News Quiz Week 50

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tornado has swept through six states in the USA. Hundreds of people may have died. The worst affected state is one on the border between the Midwest and the Southern United States. Which state?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Texas

c)

Arizona

d)

Kentucky

2.

Adama Barrow won the election to continue as this country's president. The country he governs has a population of 2.4 million, its capital is Banjul and it is bordered only by Senegal. Which country?

a)

Angola

b)

Gambia

c)

Mozambique

d)

Zambia

3.

For 42 years, Muammar Gaddafi ruled this North African country with an iron hand. In 2011, he was overthrown and killed in a bloody uprising. Now his son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is running to be elected as president. In which country?

a)

Algeria

b)

Egypt

c)

Libya

d)

Tunisia

4.

In 2020, almost 17 million animals were killed in Denmark. It was an attempt to stop the spread of Covid-19. But the cull was against the law. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen could face a trial. What kind of animals were killed?

a)

Horses

b)

Pigs

c)

Minks

d)

Squirrels

5.

Finland has decided to buy 60 new fighter aircraft. The cost of the planes will be around €10 billion. The choice was not an easy one to make and discussions went on up to the last minute. Which type of plane did Finland choose in the end?

a)

Lockheed Martin F-35

b)

Jas 39 Gripen

c)

Eurofighter Typhoon

d)

Grumman F-14 Tomcat

6.

A ship off the Swedish west coast caught on fire last week. The fire is still burning, partly because the cargo is densely packed. The ship has been brought into Gothenburg so the fire can be more easily fought. What is the burning cargo on the boat?

a)

Plastic

b)

Oil

c)

Timber

d)

Coal

7.

The Swedish Nobel Banquet was cancelled. Instead, most of the Nobel Prizes were presented to the winners in small ceremonies in the countries where they live. Only the Peace Prize was awarded to the winners in Oslo. Who are this year's Peace Prize winners?

a)

Benjamin List / David MacMillan

b)

Maria Ressa / Dmitry Muratov

c)

Syukuro Manabe / Giorgis Parisi

d)

Kanye West/ Kim Kardashian

8.

After the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, thousands of cultural objects were stolen. Now 17,000 of them are to be returned. One of them is the Epic of Gilgamesh. It is considered to be the world's oldest … What?

a)

Map

b)

Book

c)

Coin

d)

Pencil

9.

Both the men's and women's national teams have played and won the World Championships. For the women, it was the eighth consecutive time they won World Championship gold. In which sport did Sweden win double World Championship gold?

a)

Bandy

b)

Handball

c)

Floorball

d)

Volleyball

10.

The first five games ended in a draw, but in the end the Russian challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi had no chance when this Norwegian once again defended his World Chess Championship title. Who is the World Chess Champion?

a)

Erling Haaland

b)

Magnus Carlsen

c)

Karsten Warholm

d)

Gro Harlem Brundtland

11.

He has made the films Jalla! Jalla!, Kopps, Zozo and Farsan. Now he mainly devotes himself to computer games. His game It Takes Two won several prizes at the Game Awards. Who is he?

a)

Felix Herngren

b)

Daniel Espinosa

c)

Max Martin

d)

Josef Fares

12.

Drake doesn't want to be nominated for a particular award. He has criticised it in the past. He won the award in 2019, saying in his acceptance speech that the award had no value. Which music award is he turning down?

a)

Emmy

b)

Grammy

c)

Bafta

d)

Oscar