14/11/11

Weekly Quiz

Question1

Where has Prince William been deployed for 6 weeks as part of his service in the

Royal Air Force?

a. Gibraltar b. Antarctica

c. Falkland Islands

Question2

What event has London just won the rights to host in 2017?

a. The World Athletics Championships b. The Rugby World Cup

c. The European Football Championship

Question3

The sub-unit of the British Pound is pence. What is the sub-unit of the Euro?

Question4

Name this UK politician.

Question5

What has West Hollywood become the first US city to ban?

a. taking photos of strangers b. selling fur coats

c. chewing gum

Question6

What have thousands of university students been protesting against in

central London?

a. increasing course feesb. stricter entry requirementsc. decreasing student benefits

Question7

Which country has just passed a carbon emissions tax to try and combat global

warming?

a. Australia b. United States

c. China

Question8

Which country has this flag?

Question9

Tributes have flowed for which heavy-weight boxer that recently passed away?

a. Joe Frazier b. Muhammad Ali c. George Foreman

Question10

Designers of a new poster promoting a festival for the 2012 London Games have

got in trouble for...

a. accidentally using a picture of Paris instead of London

b. erasing a battleship from a photo of London and the River Thames

c. spelling ‘Olympics’ incorrectly

Question11

Why are many world leaders concerned about the government of Iran?

a. it is using force to stop its people protesting b. rioters have been attacking the government

buildings c. they think it is developing nuclear weapons

Question12

What special day does this scene relate to?

Question13

Which country has been in our news recently for devastating earthquakes and

a ferry hijacking?

Question14

Why were FIFA officials unhappy with the shirts that England wanted to wear in last

Saturday’s match against Spain?

a. they promoted the 2012 London Gamesb. they had mini cameras on them to get a

new camera angle for TV broadcastersc. they had Remembrance Day poppies on

them

Question15

What has the Government suggested to workers that plan to strike later this month over changes to Government

pensions?

a. it is illegal for them to strike b. they should only strike for 15 minutes

c. striking will not make a difference

Question16

What is the building in the background of this photo?

Question17

Which city have organisers of the Commonwealth Games announced will

host the event in 2018?

a. Glasgow, Scotland b. Hambontota, Sri Lanka

c. Gold Coast, Australia

Question18

What major attraction was closed for the day after rumours that groups would try

to hold special rituals on 11/11/11 at 11:11?

a. The Pyramids of Giza b. Stonehenge c. The Coloseum

Question19

An aircraft had to ditch into the English Channel near the island of Guernsey last weekend. Is Guernsey closer to France or

England?

Question20

This person has just resigned as leader of which

country?

Answers

Answer1

Where has Prince William been deployed for 6 weeks as part of his service in the Royal Air Force?

c. Falkland Islands - He will spend six weeks at the British outpost 460 kilometres east of Argentina's coast in the Atlantic Ocean in a search and rescue role.

Answer2

What event has London just won the rights to host in 2017?

a. The World Athletics Championships - The World Athletics Championships will be held in the United Kingdom for the first time after London was selected ahead of Doha to host the 2017 event.

Answer3

The sub-unit of the British Pound is pence. What is the sub-unit of the Euro?

cents - Financial difficulties in several Eurozone countries including Greece and Italy are threatening the currency. The strong economies of Germany and France may have to bail the others out.

Answer4

Name this UK politician.

Ed Miliband (He is the leader of the British Labour Party)

Answer5

What has West Hollywood become the first US city to ban?

b. selling fur coats - the ban is because many furs are produced from animals that are inhumanely killed for their pelts.

Answer6

What have thousands of university students been protesting against in central London?

a. increasing course fees - the march set off from the University of London at midday on Wednesday with chants of "No ifs, no buts, no education cuts". Organisers estimated the crowd at 10,000. About 4000 police officers were deployed along the route.

Answer7

Which country has just passed a carbon emissions tax to try and combat global warming?

a. Australia - Australian PM Julia Gillard said "This is about what's right for the nation's future.” It has been a highly contentious issue in Australia.

Answer8

Which country has this flag?

Spain

Answer9

Tributes have poured in for which famous heavyweight boxer that recently passed away?

a. Joe Frazier

Answer10

Designers of a new poster promoting a festival for the 2012 London Games have got in trouble for...

b. erasing a battleship from a photo of London and the River Thames - London 2012 organisers have apologised for airbrushing the historic World War II ship HMS Belfast from an official poster depicting the capital's skyline.

Answer11

Why are many world leaders concerned about the government of Iran?

c. they think it is developing nuclear weapons

Answer12

What special day does this scene relate to?

Armistice Day (Employees gather to observe 2-minutes silence in the Under-writing room at Lloyd’s of London)

Answer13

Which country has been in our news recently for devastating earthquakes and a ferry hijacking?

Turkey - Turkey has been rocked by two major earthquakes just weeks apart. On Saturday Turkish soldiers apprehended the lone hijacker of a ferry that had held more than 20 passengers hostage.

Answer14

Why were FIFA officials unhappy with the shirts that England wanted to wear in last Saturday’s match

against Spain?

c. they had Remembrance Day poppies on them - After pressure from the PM and Prince William, Fifa finally relented and allowed the players to wear a black armband with a poppy on it. Fifa policy states that shirts should not carry political, religious or commercial messages

Answer15

What has the Government suggested to workers that plan to strike later this month over changes to

Government pensions?

b. they should only strike for 15 minutes - With pension negotiations ongoing, Cabinet Minister Francis Maude suggested "token action" on 30 November meant workers could avoid losing pay.

Answer16

What is the building in the background of this photo?

The National Gallery (The peaceful Occupy London protest has been going for more than a month now)

Answer17

Which city have organisers of the Commonwealth Games announced will host the event in 2018?

c. Gold Coast, Australia

Answer18

What major attraction was closed for the day after rumours that groups would try to hold special

rituals on 11/11/11 at 11:11?

a. The Pyramids of Giza - The pyramid is the biggest and most famous of the Giza monuments and is the last of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing. Egypt's antiquities authority said the pyramid had been closed until Saturday morning for "necessary maintenance" only

Answer19

An aircraft had to ditch into the English Channel near the island of Guernsey last weekend. Is

Guernsey closer to France or England?

France - It lies just 48 km west of France's Normandy coast and 121 km south of England

Answer20

This person has just resigned as leader of which country?

Italy (Silvio Berlusconi has finally resigned due to his handling of the Eurozone crisis and ongoing scandals)