07/12/15

Weekly QuizWk14

Question1

A major financial decision was made by the IMF when it gave China's currency 'reserve status' last week. What is the

name of China's currency?

a. the yen b. the yuan c. the dollar

Question2

Jamie Oliver has called for age-restrictions on which of the following products?

a. energy drinks b. chewing gum c. fish and chips

Question3

Who has publicly declared that they will give away 99% of their fortune to charity?

a. Bill Gates b. Richard Branson c. Mark Zuckerberg

Question4

Name this UK politician.

Question5

In which country has former disabled olympian Oscar Pistorius had his

conviction for manslaughter changed to murder?

a. Australia b. South Africa

c. Canada

Question6

True or false, Vladimir Klitschko is going to take up an automatic rematch with new

boxing world champion Tyson Fury?

Question7

What type of weather event has been causing widespread damage and

disruption around the Indian city of Chennai?

a. strong winds b. severe flooding

c. a heatwave

Question8

In which UK city was this statue unveiled recently?

Question9

RAF warplanes have started conducting air strikes on IS targets from an airbase in

Cyprus. Where is the island of Cyprus located?

a. The Persian Gulf b. The Black Sea

c. The Mediterranean Sea

Question10

By what percentage has the use of plastic bags decreased since Tesco introduced a

5p charge on them?

a. 80% b. 50% c. 20% d. 0%

Question11

What is the name of the storm that has brought flooding and disruption to many

parts of the United Kingdom over the weekend?

Question12

The bridge on the right has been in the news recently. By what name is it known?

Question13

What is the name of the highly active volcano in Italy that erupted again last

week?

a. Mt Vesuvius b. Mt Stromboli

c. Mt Etna

Question14

Which country has the most coastline?

a. Russia b. Canada c. Australia

Question15

Where would you find the UNESCO World Heritage site known as the Giant's

Causeway?

a. Scotland b. Wales

c. Northern Ireland d. England

Question16

Which country has this flag?

Question17

With which company does UK television personality Jeremy Clarkson now work?

a. Apple b. Amazon c. Google

Question18

Which country is set to recommence its whaling hunt in Antarctic waters despite

international opposition?

a. Japan b. New Zealand

c. Argentina

Question19

Who is the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons?

Question20

What is this man's name?

Answers

Answer1

A major financial decision was made by the IMF when it gave China's currency 'reserve status' last

week. What is the name of China's currency?

b. the yuan - Reserve currencies are used by central banks as a means to pay off international debt obligations, or to influence their domestic exchange rates. Previously, just the US dollar, the euro, the yen and the pound were in the group. China is the world's second largest economy behind the US and asked for the yuan to become a reserve currency last year.

Answer2

Jamie Oliver has called for age-restrictions on which of the following products?

a. energy drinks - He has said there ought to be age restrictions on energy drinks to prevent young children drinking them excessively, and that sugar was "without doubt" as serious a threat to the nation's health as tobacco.

Answer3

Who has publicly declared that they will give away 99% of their fortune to charity?

c. Mark Zuckerberg - The Facebook founder and his wife Priscilla Chan say they will give away 99% of their shares in the company to good causes over their lifetime. They are donating their fortune to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative because they want to make the world a better place for their new daughter Max to grow up in. The donation amounts to £30bn at Facebook's current value.

Answer4

Name this UK politician.

George Osborne - He is the current Chancellor of the Exchequer and is responsible for economic and financial matters in the Government.

Answer5

In which country has former disabled olympian Oscar Pistorius had his conviction for manslaughter

changed to murder?

b. South Africa - In the high-profile case, South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned an earlier manslaughter verdict for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013.

Answer6

True or false, Vladimir Klitschko is going to take up an automatic rematch with new boxing world

champion Tyson Fury?

True - Wladimir Klitschko will attempt to regain his world heavyweight titles in a rematch with UK boxer Tyson Fury next year.

Answer7

What type of weather event has been causing widespread damage and disruption around the

Indian city of Chennai?

b. severe flooding - Heavy rains struck the Tamil Nadu state last month and continued into December bringing the city to a standstill and claiming dozens of lives. Flights were suspended, train services were cancelled and movement around the city became virtually impossible.

Answer8

In which UK city was this statue unveiled recently?

Liverpool - The new statue of The Beatles was unveiled in their hometown of Liverpool, marking 50 years since their final show in the city.

Answer9

RAF warplanes have started conducting air strikes on IS targets from an airbase in Cyprus. Where is

the island of Cyprus located?

c. The Mediterranean Sea - The Typhoons arrived at RAF Akrotiri on Thursday following the vote by the UK parliament to allow air strikes to be extended from Iraq.

Answer10

By what percentage has the use of plastic bags decreased since Tesco introduced a 5p charge on

them?

a. 80% - The government brought in the charge on 5 October to help reduce the amount of plastic waste. Tesco is to give the proceeds from plastic bag sales to charity. The number of carriers bags given out by seven major supermarkets in England rose by 200 million in 2014 to exceed 7.6 billion - the equivalent of 140 per person and amounting to 61,000 tonnes in total.

Answer11

What is the name of the storm that has brought flooding and disruption to many parts of the United

Kingdom over the weekend?

Desmond - Severe weather hit many parts of the country, but Cumbria was particularly badly affected. Cumbrian police declared a "major incident" with people evacuated from their homes as flash flooding swept through parts of Appleby and Keswick.

Answer12

The bridge on the right has been in the news recently. By what name is it

known?

Forth Road Bridge - The bridge will remain closed until at least the new year to allow for repair work to defects in the steel structure. This may cause significant disruption to traffic between Edinburgh and Fife.

Answer13

What is the name of the highly active volcano in Italy that erupted again last week?

c. Mt Etna - The volcano on the Italian island of Sicily, has erupted in spectacular fashion for the first time in two years. It sent a plume of fire and ash into the sky, several kilometres high.

Answer14

Which country has the most coastline?

b. Canada - With its many islands and bays, Canada has the longest coastline (152,100 miles or 244,700km). Monaco has the shortest coastline at only 3.5m (5.6km).

Answer15

Where would you find the UNESCO World Heritage site known as the Giant's Causeway?

c. Northern Ireland - The 40,000 interlocking basalt columns in County Antrim form a path into the sea and are the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. However, according to legend, the columns are the remains of a causeway built by a giant called Fionn mac Cumhaill.

Answer16

Which country has this flag?

Finland

Answer17

With which company does UK television personality Jeremy Clarkson now work?

b. Amazon - Clarkson and his former Top Gear sidekicks have agreed to make a new online motoring show for the Amazon Prime television platform. Clarkson has also recently helped unveil a prototype drone for Amazon's delivery project called Prime Air. The drone could fly for up to 15 miles (24km) and deliver a parcel within 30 minutes of the order being placed.

Answer18

Which country is set to recommence its whaling hunt in Antarctic waters despite international

opposition?

a. Japan - Japan says its whaling programme is for scientific research - one of the exceptions in which whaling is allowed under international rules. But in 2014 the International Court of Justice said its Antarctic hunt was not scientific and should cease.

Answer19

Who is the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons?

Jeremy Corbyn

Answer20

What is this man's name?

Lenny Henry - He received the knighthood for services to charity and drama. ITV News apologised after mistakenly using footage of celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott in a segment about Lenny Henry receiving a knighthood.