24/10/11

Weekly Quiz

Question1

President Obama has just announced an end to America’s military involvement in

which country?

a. Afghanistan b. Iraq

c. Somalia

Question2

How long has the dispute between Basildon Council and the residents of

Dale Farm been going for?

a. 10 years b. 10 weeks c. 10 years

Question3

What discovery has excited archeologists working in the west Highlands in

Scotland?

a. a near-complete dinosaur skeleton b. a fully intact Viking boat

c. the remains of a Stone Age village

Question4

Name this sportsman who recently won an event in Shanghai.

Question5

In what country was Muammar Gaddafi finally apprehended last week?

a. Iraq b. Syria c. Libya

Question6

What are some Premier League clubs suggesting for future seasons?

a. getting rid of the off-side rule to get more goals

b. playing more Premier League games overseas c. scrapping promotion and regulation of teams

between leagues

Question7

What significant number is the world’s population set to reach later this month?

a. 2 billion b. 7 billion c. 20 billion d. 100 billion

Question8

What country is the Queen currently visiting?

Question9

UK driver Dan Wheldon tragically lost his life in a crash during what type of motor

racing?

a. Formula One b. IndyCar c. Nascar

Question10

Which London building has had to close to visitors due to the ongoing ‘Occupy’

protests against corporate greed?

a. St Paul’s Cathedral b. The Tower of London

c. Westminster Abbey

Question11

In which country did the prince who was next in line to the throne pass away on

the weekend?

a. Denmark b. Saudi Arabia

c. Japan

Question12

What place was this photo taken in last week?

Question13

Bangkok continues to be affected by large scale flooding. What country is

Bangkok the capital of?

a. Thailand b. Indonesia

c. Vietnam

Question14

On what airline were 200 unhappy passengers stranded inside a stationary

plane for over 8 hours at Gatwick airport?

a. British Airways b. Air India

c. Qantas

Question15

In which UK country is a group of politicians attempting to ban parents

from smacking their children?

a. England b. Scotland

c. Wales d. Northern Ireland

Question16

In what country are these people protesting about financial hardship?

Question17

What unusual situation did officers in Ohio, USA have to deal with last week?

a. An out of control hot air balloon b. a 50km long traffic jam

c. escaped dangerous animals

Question18

True or False, Britain has got all 193 countries in the United Nations to agree to stop armed conflicts during the 2012

Olympic Games.

Question19

Which country won the Rugby World Cup?

a. France b. New Zealand

c. Australia

Question20

What is the name of the latest

business this man is promoting?

Answers

Answer1

President Obama has just announced an end to America’s military involvement in which country?

b. Iraq - the war began when the United States (under George Bush) and the UK (under Tony Blair) intervened to prevent Sadam Hussein from developing and using Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Answer2

How long has the dispute between Basildon Council and the residents of Dale Farm been going for?

a. 10 years - The dispute finally ended when Travelers marched peacefully from the site after several days of tense and violent confrontations with bailiffs and police. The travellers had lost a last-ditch attempt to stave off the evictions at the Court of Appeal early last week.

Answer3

What discovery has excited archeologists working in the west Highlands in Scotland?

b. a fully intact Viking boat - The site, at Ardnamurchan, is thought to be more than 1,000 years old. Artefacts buried alongside the Viking in his boat suggest he was a high-ranking warrior. It is considered to be one of the most important Norse graves ever excavated in Britain.

Answer4

Name this sportsman who recently won an event in Shanghai.

Andy Murray (Won the Shanghai Masters ATP event last week)

Answer5

In what country was Muammar Gaddafi finally apprehended last week?

c. Libya - after months of conflict between government and rebel forces, the former leader was killed during battle in his hometown of Sirte.

Answer6

What are some Premier League clubs suggesting for future seasons?

c. scrapping promotion and regulation of teams between leagues

Answer7

What significant number is the world’s population set to reach later this month?

b. 7 billion - The population continues to grow rapidly, and the United Nations warns that the world's population could more than double to 15 billion by the end of this century

Answer8

What country is the Queen currently visiting?

Australia

Answer9

UK driver Dan Wheldon tragically lost his life in a crash during what type of motor racing?

b. IndyCar - He was one of 15 drivers involved in a major crash in the final race of the year. Drivers had raised concerns about safety on the small and super-fast track prior to the race.

Answer10

Which London building has had to close to visitors due to the ongoing ‘Occupy’ protests against

corporate greed?

a. St Paul’s Cathedral - It has closed to visitors for the first time since World War II because anti-capitalist protesters have been camping on its doorstep for over week

Answer11

In which country did the prince who was next in line to the throne pass away on the weekend?

b. Saudi Arabia - Sultan bin Abdulaziz al-Saud was 86 and the brother of the current King. Unlike in European monarchies, the line of succession does not move directly from father to eldest son, but moves down a line of brothers.

Answer12

What place was this photo taken in last week?

Dale Farm (The site that Travelers have been evicted from)

Answer13

Bangkok continues to be affected by large scale flooding. What country is Bangkok the capital of?

a. Thailand - The death toll has risen to 356 while an estimated 113,000 people have been displaced from their homes. Thailand Premier warns that the flooding could last 6 weeks more.

Answer14

On what airline were 200 unhappy passengers stranded inside a stationary plane for over 8 hours

at Gatwick airport?

b. Air India - fog caused the plane to be diverted from Heathrow to Gatwick airport. The eight hour wait caused tempers to flare and police had to be called to monitor the frustrated passengers.

Answer15

In which UK country is a group of politicians attempting to ban parents from smacking their

children?

c. Wales - Several countries around the world have already banned parents from smacking.

Answer16

In what country are these people protesting about financial hardship?

Greece

Answer17

What unusual situation did officers in Ohio, USA have to deal with last week?

c. escaped dangerous animals - dozens exotic animals we set free by their owner and officers had to shoot many of the animals to protect the public. The animals included lions, wolves, tigers, giraffes, camels and bears.

Answer18

True or False, Britain has got all 193 countries in the United Nations to agree to stop armed conflicts

during the 2012 Olympic Games.

True - It is a traditional symbolic gesture from the UN members, but unfortunately, is often broken. The Georgia War that erupted on the eve of the Beijing Olympics in 2008 is a recent example.

Answer19

Which country won the Rugby World Cup?

b. New Zealand - The game with France was very close, 8-7. It is the first time the All Blacks have won the trophy since 1987.

Answer20

What is the name of the latest business this man is promoting?

Richard Branson (Virgin Galactic will send passengers into space. The ‘Spaceport’ was opened in New Mexico last week)