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© Simon Conway – Montsaye Academy

Mr Shaw’s big quiz of the

week


Tutor Group Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 TOTAL

Sixth Form Green 15 15 15 46

10 Purple 15 15 15 45

Sixth Form Red 15 15 14 44

10 Orange 15 14 15 44

9 Pink 14 15 15 44

Sixth Form Orange 15 15 13 43

8 Green 15 15 13 43

Sixth Form Yellow 14 14 15 43

10 Yellow 13 15 15 43

9 Red 14 15 13 42

10 Green 13 14 15 42

10 Blue 15 15 11 41

9 Blue 15 14 12 41

8 Yellow 14 14 13 41

11 Yellow 14 14 13 41

9 Yellow 15 15 11 41

9 Orange 14 14 12 40

8 Blue 14 13 13 40

10 Red 15 10 15 40

Sixth Form Blue 15 13 11 39

8 Red 12 15 12 39

7 Green 12 14 13 39

11 Blue 14 13 11 38

11 Green 13 14 11 38

7 Orange 13 14 11 38

11 Purple 14 11 12 37

9 Purple 14 13 9 36

8 Purple 11 12 13 36

7 Blue 13 13 9 35

7 Yellow 14 11 10 35

9 Green 13 9 13 35

7 Pink 11 11 11 33

11 Red 13 13 5 31

7 Red 10 11 9 30

7 Purple 9 11 8 28

8 Orange 13 14 0 27

11 Orange 12 14 0 26

Sixth Form Purple 9 0 12 21


Q1) The penultimate episode of the final series of which TV

programme airs in the UK next week?


Q2) Which famous TV show has been taken off the air this

week following the death of a guest who died shortly

after filming?


Q3) Which legendary actress who starred in Calamity

Jane has died aged 97?


Q4) Only twice in history has a football team lost the

first leg at home but gone on to win the second leg

and qualify for the Champions League Final. Who

are the 2 teams? (2 marks)


Q5) Simon Armitage has been appointed to which

honorary position by the queen?


Q6) Which country has USA fallen out with this week?


Q7) Who officially opened the new Sixth Form block and

canteen on Wednesday?

A – Gareth Ainsworth (Wycombe Manager)

B – Shena Moynihan (Former Principal)

C – Sarfaraz Khan Raja (Mayor of High Wycombe)


Q8) England broke the record for the number of clubs

to reach European finals in 1 season this year.

What is the new record number?


Q9) A brand new political party, the Brexit party, is,

according to the polls, likely to win a landslide in the

euro elections next week, who leads the Brexit party?


Q10) Which social media platform has confirmed a

security flaw in its app that allowed attackers to spy on

users smartphones?


Q11) Which country’s bank has been embarrassed by the

recent discovery that the $50 note has a typing error in

which the word "responsibility" appears as

"responsibilty“?


Q12) In a scheme, signed off by councillors, school pupils

at all East Ayrshire high schools will face an £80 fine if

they are caught doing what?


Q13) In which US city has the story of a teacher on

extended sick leave due to breast cancer having to

pay for her own supply teacher as a deduction from

her salary, sparked a nationwide outcry?


ANSWERS


Q1) The penultimate episode of the final series of which TV

programme airs in the UK next week?

Game of Thrones


Q2) Which famous TV show has been taken off the air this

week following the death of a guest who died shortly

after filming?

Jeremy Kyle


Q3) Which legendary actress who starred in Calamity

Jane has died aged 97?

Doris Day


Q4) Only twice in history has a football team lost the

first leg at home but gone on to win the second leg

and qualify for the Champions League Final. Who

are the 2 teams? (2 marks)

Ajax (1996) and Tottenham Hotspur (2019)


Q5) Simon Armitage has been appointed to which

honorary position by the queen?Poet Laureate (1/2 mark if you were close with the spelling)


Q6) Which country has USA fallen out with this week?

Iran


Q7) Who officially opened the new Sixth Form block and

canteen on Wednesday?

A – Gareth Ainsworth (Wycombe Manager)

B – Shena Moynihan (Former Principal)

C – Sarfaraz Khan Raja (Mayor of High Wycombe)


Q8) England broke the record for the number of clubs

to reach European finals in 1 season this year.

What is the new record number?

4


Q9) A brand new political party, the Brexit party, is,

according to the polls, likely to win a landslide in the

euro elections next week, who leads the Brexit party?

Nigel Farage


Q10) Which social media platform has confirmed a

security flaw in its app that allowed attackers to spy on

users smartphones?

Whatsapp


Q11) Which country’s bank has been embarrassed by the

recent discovery that the $50 note has a typing error in

which the word "responsibility" appears as

"responsibilty“?

Australia


Q12) In a scheme, signed off by councillors, school pupils

at all East Ayrshire high schools will face an £80 fine if

they are caught doing what?

Litter (they can alternatively go on a litter awareness course)


Q13) In which US city has the story of a teacher on

extended sick leave due to breast cancer having to

pay for her own supply teacher as a deduction from

her salary, sparked a nationwide outcry?

San Francisco

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