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Weekly Quiz 9th Feb 2023

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the UK, workers are using the rising price of a chocolate frog to explain how their wages are falling in real terms. They are calling it the Freddo Index

 

But the idea of using food as an economic index is nothing new. Which one of these is used by economists worldwide to compare the cost of living in different countries? 

a)

McFlurry Index

b)

Potato Index

c)

Lollipop Index

d)

Big Mac Index

2.

Boeing delivered its final 747 after a 54-year production run - what is the aircraft popularly known as?

a)

Prince of the Skies

b)

Princess of the Skies

c)

Queen of the Skies

d)

King of the Skies

3.

Which Dubai eatery topped Mena's 50 Best Restaurants list for 2023?

a)

Tresind Studio

b)

Kinoya

c)

Orfali Bros Bistro

d)

Moonrise

4.

A UK study revealed the discovery of which substance in human veins?

a)

Dust

b)

Microplastics

c)

Salt

d)

Pesticides

5.

NFL great Tom Brady announced his retirement (again) - how many Super Bowl titles has he won?

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Six

d)

Seven

6.

What is the name of the new Samsung Galaxy smartphone series?

a)

23G

b)

SG23

c)

23SG

d)

S23

7.

A team of explorers completed the four-week Heart of Arabia trek across Saudi Arabia - how many kilometres did they cover?

a)

1,300km

b)

1,700km

c)

2,100km

d)

2,500km

8.

What golfer won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic for a record-equalling third time?

a)

Patrick Reed

b)

Rory McIlroy

c)

Henrik Stenson

d)

Ian Poulter

9.

What colour was the comet that appeared in skies around the world?

a)

Green

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

10.

Which hazardous object fell off a lorry and was finally found after a huge search mission in the Australian outback?

a)

Unexploded grenade

b)

vat of acid

c)

radioactive capsule

d)

vial of poison

11.

A Japanese astraunaut on board the ISS shared this night-time image of which capital city in the Middle East?

a)

Doha

b)

Riyadh

c)

Abu Dhabi

d)

Amman

12.

Melting micro-robots built by scientists. What could they one day be used for?

a)

Locating earthquake victims

b)

Searching for aliens

c)

fighting disease

d)

running supermarkets

13.

According to the IMF, the UK will be the only advanced economy to shrink in 2023.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

How many plant species is the island of Borneo home to? 

a)

1,000

b)

5,000

c)

10,000

d)

15,000

15.

In Japan, one YouTuber wanted to help his fish play Pokemon. But what else did the fish do?

a)

Use his credit card

b)

Fall in love with a goldfish on an aquarium livefeed

c)

Become a chess grandmaster

d)

Apply to university

16.

In Dominica, Elvis Francois was washed out to sea while repairing his boat. For 24 days, what food did he survive on?

a)

Watermelon

b)

Cornflakes

c)

Ketchup

d)

Fish

17.

William Golding's Lord of the Flies is about a great of small boys stranded on a deserted island. They become terrified by "the beast". But is the beast a real-life creature? 

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

In Aspen, Colorado, a yearly competition for extreme winter sports is taking place. What is it called?

a)

Snow Games

b)

Winter Warrior Games

c)

Winter Olympics

d)

X Games

19.

News broke this week about scientists' plan to bring one extinct animal back to life. Which animal is it?

a)

Aurochs

b)

Wooly Mammoth

c)

T-Rex

d)

Dodo

20.

In Britain, some are discussing whether the country needs entirely new systems after one of the biggest days of strike action in recent history.

 

But which word best describes this system: "A society ruled by a single person or group with absolute power."

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Capitalism

d)

Oligarchy

21.

Maxwell Frost has become the first Gen Z member of the US Congress, sparking a debate about the right age for a politician. But when do most Britons think youth ends?

a)

18

b)

25

c)

30

d)

40

22.

How many times a day does the average American have their location tracked by Big Tech firms?

a)

105

b)

376

c)

747

d)

919