WorksheetsWeekly Quiz 13th April 2023
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
In which European capital did residents vote to ban rental e-scooters from the city's streets?
Berlin
Paris
London
Rome
In France, the streets are on fire as Parisians protest plans to raise the pension age. But what age is President Macron planning to raise the pension age to?
(a)
A row over daylight saving left one country with two time zones (in the same place) this week. Which country was it?
Estonia
Croatia
Lebanon
Mexico
This week, Muslims around the world are fasting as part of Ramadan. Fasting is one of the pillars of Islam. How many pillars are there in total?
(a)
Scientists are analysing Beethoven's DNA to discover how he died. What do they think he died of?
Gout
Liver disease
Heart disease
Lung disease
In Devon, excess heat from a data centre is being used in a surprising new way. What is the data centre being used to heat?
A swimming pool
Roads
A pizza oven
Houses
High drama in court! Gwyneth Paltrow and an American man are suing each other — they both claim the other caused a crash on a ski slope in Utah. But which of these questions did Gwyneth Paltrow's lawyer NOT ask her?
Do you ever ski uphill?
Are you friends with Taylor Swift?
What effect did the accident have on you?
How tall are you?
This week, there were calls for change after yet another school shooting in the USA. Which political party controls the US House of Representatives?
Democrats
Republicans
No party has overall control
Prince Harry is suing the owners of which British newspaper?
The Sun
The Telegraph
The Daily Mail
The Mirror
Which country has the most tornadoes relative to its size?
USA
India
New Zealand
Britain
In a new TV show, Christine McGuinness shared her story of being diagnosed with autism as an adult.
Are girls or boys more likely to be diagnosed with autism?
Girls
Boys
What is the name of the ChatGPT-powered robot that is creating a stir in Cypriot classrooms?
AIsaac Newton
GPTHawking
AInstein
GPTalileo
Turkey's president took delivery of the country's first domestically produced electric vehicle - which brand built the car?
Tesla
Togg
Nissan
FOrd
Which wild animal sparked a manhunt in Australia after it was allegedly stolen from its natural habitat and taken on a train?
Wallaby
Koala
Platypus
Wombat
A trailer was releaser for Gerard Butler's new action film shot in Saudi Arabia's AlUla - what is the movie called?
Hegra
Kunduz
Petra
Kandahar
Which cosmetics company bought Australian luxury brand Aesop for $2.5 billion?
L'Oreal
Estee Lauder
Lancome
Clinique
Which UK satellite launch company filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure funding to keep operating?
Virgin Galactic
Virgin Cosmos
Virgin Orbit
Virgin Supernova
At which rapper's trial over alleged financial irregularities did Leonardo DiCaprio testify?
Twitter swapped out - and subsequently reinstated - its blue bird logo for an image of a dog associated with which cryptocurrency?
Bitcoin
Ethereum
Polygon
Dogecoin
Nasa revealed the names of four astronauts who will fly around the Moon next year - when did a human last walk on the lunar surface?
1968
1972
1976
1980
