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News Quiz of the week

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Over a million refugees have fled from Ukraine because of the Russian invasion, to which country have most gone initially?

a)

Poland

b)

UK

c)

Spain

d)

France

2.

It has been announced that the Queen is moving her permanent place of residence from Buckingham Palace to where?

a)

Windsor Castle

b)

Buckingham Palace

c)

Balmoral

d)

Downton Abbey

3.

Which long-running Australian TV soap opera will come to an end this summer after 37 years?

a)

Neighbours

b)

Home and Away

c)

East Enders

d)

Coronation Street

4.

Gavin Williamson, a former Education Secretary in the Cabinet who was sacked from his job has been given what honour?

a)

Knighthood

b)

Lordship

c)

CBE

d)

EARL

5.

Denise Coates is reported to have had a reduction in her annual income of £170m to £300 million on the previous year as the growth of her business stalled during lockdown, of what betting business is she a co-owner?

a)

BET 365

b)

BET FRED

d)

Sky Betting

6.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the president of Ukraine, what did he do before winning the presidential election in 2019? 

a)

Comedy Actor

b)

WWE Wrestler

c)

Secret Agent

d)

Open Mic Host

7.

Shane Warne a legendary Australian sportsman has unexpectedly died from a heart attack aged 52, for what sport was he renowned?

a)

Cricket

b)

Football

c)

Rugby

d)

Spanish Table Tennis

8.

The Royal Horticultural Society is launching a campaign to ensure what creatures in gardens will no longer be classed as pests to be destroyed?

a)

Slugs and Snails

b)

Puppy Dog Tails

c)

Sawdust and Hay

d)

David Beckham

9.

Who will top the bill on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury festival on Saturday 25 June, exactly one week after he turns 80?

a)

Sir Paul McCartney

b)

Def Leppard

c)

Dappy

d)

Taylor Swift

10.

A discarded part of a rocket weighing three tons is thought to have crashed where last weekend?

a)

Far side of the moon

b)

The sun

c)

The Bermuda Triangle

d)

The North Atlantic Square