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current events / General Knowledge

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this?

a)

grapefruit

b)

persimmon

c)

artichoke

d)

pomegranate

2.

Name this cartoon character?

a)

Elmer Fudd

b)

Spinach Man

c)

Popeye

d)

Brutus

3.

Spell this animal correctly

a)

rinoceros

b)

rhinoseros

c)

rhinocerous

d)

rhinoceros

4.

Which country has this flag?

a)

Russia

b)

Slovakia

c)

Norway

d)

Scandinavia

5.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Guitar

b)

Australian Clarinet

c)

Didgeridoo

d)

Australian flute

6.

What is the name of this animal?

a)

Quokka.

b)

Capybara

c)

Kangaroo

d)

Wombat

7.

What is the term used to describe parts of the US that are regularly hit by tornadoes?

a)

Tornado Boulevard

b)

Tornado Lane

c)

Tornado Alley

d)

Tornado District

8.

China is planning to launch a robotic spacecraft that will travel to the south pole of...?

a)

Mars

b)

The Moon

c)

Neptune

d)

Earth

9.

What was special about a gold pocket watch that sold at a recent auction in the UK for 12million HKD?

a)

It belonged to someone who was onboard the ship Titanic when it sank

b)

It belonged to Queen Elizabeth II

c)

It was a prop from a Harry Potter film

d)

It belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte

10.

Thanks to a new discovery by scientists in Melbourne, Australia, the world is one step closer to having a single vaccine for all forms of...?

a)

Covid

b)

Cancer

c)

Flu

d)

Colds

11.

In which country did a highway collapse following heavy rain, claiming the lives of over 48 people?

a)

South Africa

b)

Italy

c)

Canada

d)

China

12.

How many stars are on this flag?

a)

1

b)

48

c)

50

d)

52

13.

A sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has amazed scientists by doing what last week?

a)

Spoke a full sentence is Bahasa - The indonesian language

b)

Communicating in sign language

c)

treating its own wounds with a medicinal plant

d)

using tools to catch fish

14.

What is this mysterious object from the news last week?

a)

A nuclear reactor

b)

A weather station

c)

An astronaut capsule

d)

A submarine

15.

Australia has denounced_______ for dangerous behaviour, dropping flares on its seahawk helicopter while on patrol.

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

North Korea

d)

China