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Weekly Quiz 8th June

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the palace in Amman where the royal wedding took place?

a)

Raghadan Palace

b)

Zahran Palace

c)

Nadwa Palace

d)

Basman Palace

2.

Activists in one US state say invasive pythons should be turned into designer handbags. Which state is it? 

a)

Wyoming

b)

Texas

c)

Florida

d)

New York State

3.

An alleged Russian "spy animal" has turned up in Sweden four years after first being caught. What kind of creature is it?

a)

Bear

b)

Beluga

c)

Eagle

d)

Fox

4.

This week, world-leading experts issued a chilling warning. But what was it about?

 

Fill in the blanks in this sentence: "....... can pose profound risks to society and humanity." 

a)

AI systems with human-competitive intelligence

b)

Authoritarian leaders with access to long-range nuclear weapons

c)

Sea level rises as a result of rapid climate change

d)

Laboratories researching mutated human viruses

5.

Singer Billie Eilish hit back this week after fans criticised her for....

a)

Falling in love too quickly

b)

Wearing feminine clothing

c)

Going on holiday too often

d)

Not releasing new music

6.

It is 70 years since the first people climbed Everest. How many people have climbed the mountain since?

a)

More than 1,000

b)

More than 11,000

c)

More than 21,000

d)

More than 51,000

7.

8 June was World Oceans Day. What percentage of the CO2 that humans produce does the ocean absorb?

a)

30%

b)

40%

c)

50%

d)

60%

8.

Jonathan Olanlokun patrols the streets of Osogbo, Nigeria, picking up rubbish. But who does he dress as while he is litter-picking?

a)

Spiderman

b)

Superman

c)

Harry Potter

d)

A sea turtle

9.

Residents of Moscow felt the war in Ukraine this week as drones caused minor damage to buildings. Which of these men is the mayor of Moscow?

a)

Sergei Sobyanin

b)

Alexander Lukashenko

c)

Sergey Lavrov

d)

Vladimir Putin

10.

David Von Drehle wrote a book about his neighbour, who lived to the age of 109. What philosophy did his neighbour follow?

a)

Pacifism

b)

Stoicism

c)

Buddism

d)

Nihilism

11.

The president of Turkey has just won another term in office. What is his name?

a)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

b)

Benjamin Netanyahu

c)

Kemal Kilicdaroglu

d)

Alexander Lukashenko

12.

The final episode of Succession has finally aired. But which Shakespeare play is it most frequently compared to?

a)

The Tempest

b)

Othello

c)

King Lear

d)

Macbeth

13.

A section of which European city's canal mysteriously turned green?

a)

Bruges

b)

Venice

c)

Copenhagen

d)

Amsterdam

14.

Which team won the Europa League final in Budapest?

a)

Roma

b)

Juventus

c)

Sevilla

d)

Bayer Leverkusen

15.

China's first ________ passenger jet makes maiden commercial flight

a)

Domestically-produced

b)

AI-piloted

c)

Carbon-neutral

d)

Supersonic

16.

Which thriller won the Palme d'Or for best movie at the Cannes Film Festival?

a)

The Zone of Interest

b)

Anatomy of a Fall

c)

Perfect Days

d)

Fallen Leaves

17.

Which country celebrated the opening of its new parliament building?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Pakistan

c)

India

d)

Bangladesh

18.

In which Middle Eastern city will you find this 'leaning mosque'

a)

Muscat

b)

Doha

c)

Manama

d)

Kuwait City

19.

Sheikh Mohammed approved a master plan for the Palm Jebel Ali mega project - how many kilometres of coastline will it add to Dubai?

a)

55km

b)

110km

c)

200km

d)

440km