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Weekly Quiz 9th March 2023

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi blasted off to space for a historic mission - how long will he spend on board the ISS?

a)

Three months

b)

Six months

c)

One year

d)

18 months

2.

Which of these items was NOT an ingredient used to make the first book?

a)

Fish

b)

Mulberries

c)

Potatoes

d)

Bark

3.

How long (in metres) was the world's biggest dinosaur?

(a)  

4.

conservationist Cedric Fogwan from Cameroon is trying to save the biggest member of which species?

a)

Frog

b)

Lizard

c)

Spider

d)

Turtle

5.

The director of which organisation declared this week that Covid-19 was most likely the result of a leak from a lab in China?

a)

CIA

b)

FBI

c)

WHO

d)

MI5

6.

Britain is facing a tomato shortage? Which of these things has NOT been blamed for the empty shelves?

a)

The war in Ukraine

b)

Brexit

c)

Bad Weather

d)

Bird Flu

7.

Countries worldwide are preparing for the possibility of a bird flu outbreak. What is bird flu's scientific name?

a)

H5N1

b)

SARS-CoV-2

c)

HHV-3

d)

MeV

8.

Why does Britain's National Health Service buy maggots?

a)

To harvest their saliva for medicines

b)

To eat food waste

c)

To clean people's wounds

d)

Due to an unbreakable contract, first signed in 1843

9.

What championship did 23-year-old Andrea Muzii win?

a)

Mobile Phone Throwing Championship

b)

International Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship

c)

International Association of Memory World Memory Champion

d)

World Peashooting Championships

10.

Britain's government has decided to set up a new body to regulate men's football. It is two years after fans protested outside major clubs over plans to form a "super league".

 

Chelsea is pictured protesting here. But where does the club play? 

a)

Emirates Stadium

b)

Stamford Bridge

c)

Anfield

d)

Old Trafford

11.

Novak Djokovic set a new record for most weeks at the top of the world rankings - which female tennis star's record did he surpass?

a)

Serena Williams

b)

Steffi Graf

c)

Martina Navratilova

d)

Monica Seles

12.

What new measure has TikTok introduced for users under 18?

a)

Video upload limit

b)

Age verification

c)

60-minute daily limit

d)

No night-time access

13.

The Northern Lights made a rare appearance across UK skies - what is the phenomenon also known as?

a)

Aurora borealis

b)

Aurora polaris

c)

Aurora australis

d)

Aurora solaris

14.

Which beach was named the best in the world by Tripadvisor?

a)

Cable Beach, Australia

b)

Praia de Falesia, Portugal

c)

Spiaggia dei Conigli, Italy

d)

Baia do Sancho, Brazil

15.

Which YouTube star did British boxer Tommy Fury defeat in a bout held in Saudi Arabia?

a)

MrBeast

b)

Jake Paul

c)

PewDiePie

d)

Logan Paul

16.

Which North African country will restore daylight savings a decade after it had stopped in practice

a)

Egypt

b)

Morocco

c)

Tunisia

d)

Algeria

17.

What is the name of the new post-Brexit trade deal struck by the UK and the EU?

a)

Windsor Pact

b)

Windsor Agreement

c)

Windsor Framework

d)

Windsor Treaty

18.

What is unique about this 'elephant' that has entered service at a temple in India?

a)

It's a hologram

b)

It's a wooden model

c)

It's a puppet

d)

It's a robot

19.

Which football team's fans threw stuffed toys onto the pitch for children affected by the Turkey earthquake?

a)

Galatasaray

b)

Fenerbahce

c)

Besiktas

d)

Trabzonspor