10/10/11

Weekly Quiz

Question1

Which member of the Royal family is due to begin pilot training in El Centro,

California?

a. Prince Andrew b. Prince William

c. Prince Harry

Question2

What is the name of the head of Apple (the technology company) who passed away

last week?

Question3

A charity event was deemed irresponsible by the Advertising Standards Authority

last week. What did it ask participants to do?

a. swim across the Thames b. compare their sunburn

c. get tattoos supporting the charity

Question4

Name this politically active musician.

Question5

Wayne Rooney has had a busy week. Which of the following did not happen?

a. he was sent off during an international match

b. his father was arrested on sports betting charges

c. he crashed one of his expensive cars

Question6

The city of Sirte has been in the news a lot due to ongoing conflict. Which country

is it in?

a. Yemen b. Syria c. Libya

Question7

Why has Amanda Knox been in the news recently?

a. she is an American who has been found innocent of murder

b. she is a Country singer nominated for 10 Grammy awards c. she is an American athlete trying

to represent Great Britain

Question8

What country are these celebrating players from?

Question9

An international rating agency has just downgraded the credit rating of 12 major UK banks. What is the agency’s name?

a. Murphy’s b. Moody’s c. Malloy’s

Question10

Microsoft has recently made one of its biggest buys so far when it purchased....?

a. Google b. Facebook

c. Skype

Question11

Why has the Pacific nation of Tuvalu requested emergency help from other

countries around the world?

a. the have just experienced a tsunami b. they are in urgent need of water c. rising sea-levels have flooded their

main village

Question12

What large event was held in this Cardiff landmark on the weekend?

Question13

A new UK bicycle has grabbed attention in the news recently. What is unusual

about it?

a. the frame is made of bamboo b. it has a solar powered motor

c. it is made entirely from recycled cell phones

Question14

A group of three cricketers are currently on trial for their involvement in a betting

scam. What country are they from?

a. England b. Pakistan

c. South Africa

Question15

Which university has been in the news after accusations it has cheated to let

some students get qualifications?

a. University of Wales b. University of Ulster

c. University of Glasgow

Question16

What is the name of the country coloured white?

Question17

Three women were presented with a significant international award for their

work on human rights in Liberia and Yemen. What is the name of this major

annual award?

Question18

Someone from the UK has just won £101 million in which international lottery?

a. Euromillions b. elGordo

c. Mega Millions

Question19

Which Scottish city has the larger population, Glasgow or Edinburgh?

Question20

Name this famous politician.

Answers

Answer1

Which member of the Royal family is due to begin pilot training in El Centro, California?

c. Prince Harry - Over the next eight weeks the prince (or Captain Wales as he will be called) will learn to fly tactically during the day and night. For the first time he will fire the Apache's hellfire missiles on the vast military ranges in California and nearby Arizona.

Answer2

What is the name of the head of Apple (the technology company) who passed away last week?

Steve Jobs - he was the head of the company for most of the time since it began in 1976. He was the driving force behind the iPod, iPhone and iPad devices.

Answer3

A charity event was deemed irresponsible by the Advertising Standards Authority last week. What did

it ask participants to do?

b. compare their sunburn - The competition encouraged people to submit images of their sunburned bodies and offered a prize of a free holiday for two to the ‘worst burn’

Answer4

Name this politically active musician.

Bono (His real name is Paul David Hewson)

Answer5

Wayne Rooney has had a busy week. Which of the following did not happen?

c. he crashed one of his expensive cars - he was sent off in England’s 2 -2 draw with Montenegro and his father was arrested along with 9 other men over concerns about the circumstances around a game between Motherwell and Hearts.

Answer6

The city of Sirte has been in the news a lot due to ongoing conflict. Which country is it in?

c. Libya - fighting continues in parts of the country with pro-Gadaffi forces putting up resistance in his home tome of Sirte.

Answer7

Why has Amanda Knox been in the news recently?

a. she is an American who has been found innocent of murder - she won her appeal against a conviction of killing her room-mate while studying in Italy

Answer8

What country are these celebrating players from? from?

France (They defeated England in the Quarter-Finals of of the 2012 Rugby World Cup )

Answer9

An international rating agency has just downgraded the credit rating of 12 major UK banks. What is the

agency’s name?

b. Moody’s - the agency downgraded firms including Lloyds TSB, RBS, Nationwide and Santander UK. It believes the government was less likely to support some firms if they got into trouble.

Answer10

Microsoft has recently made one of its biggest buys so far when it purchased....?

c. Skype - Microsoft is buying internet voice and video calling company Skype for just over £5.4 billion to boost its presence on the internet.

Answer11

Why has the Pacific Ocean nation of Tuvalu requested emergency help from other countries

around the world?

b. they are in urgent need of water - Severe droughts over the last 6 months have caused the shortage. Australia and New Zealand are to airlift desalination equipment (removes salt from seawater) to the Pacific nation to help them.

Answer12

What large event was held in this Cardiff landmark on the weekend?

Michael Jackson Tribute Concert (Millennium Stadium)

Answer13

A new UK bicycle has grabbed attention in the news recently. What is unusual about it?

a. the frame is made of bamboo - The designers, of the £1750 bike, say the natural material has the strength of steel but the responsiveness of carbon fibre. It was these properties rather than environmental factors that prompted them to build a bamboo frame.

Answer14

A group of three cricketers are currently on trial for their involvement in a betting scam. What country

are they from?

b. Pakistan - former captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif are alleged to have taken bribes to bowl deliberate no balls.

Answer15

Which university has been in the news after accusations it has cheated to let some students get

qualifications?

a. University of Wales - the media have exposed a scam in which overseas students are offered help to cheat their way to University of Wales-validated degrees and visas.

Answer16

What is the name of the country coloured white?

Italy (Currently experiencing economic challenges)

Answer17

Three women were presented with a significant international award for their work on human rights

in Liberia and Yemen. What is the name of this major annual award?

The Nobel Peace Prize

Answer18

Someone from the UK has just won £101 million in which international lottery?

a. Euromillions - UK ticket holders have banked the Euromillions jackpot more than 15 times in the last two years.

Answer19

Which Scottish city has the larger population, Glasgow or Edinburgh?

Glasgow - is the largest city with 578 000 people compared to Edinburgh’s 457 000.

Answer20

Name this famous politician.

Sarah Palin (She has ruled out running in the next US Presidential Elections)