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News Quiz

School year 2025-2026

Week 11

Following last week's American and Israeli atttack that killed their Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei,who was announced as the new head of state of Iran?

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Question 1

A

Masoud Pezeshkian (The current President)

B

Mojtaba Khamenei (His second son)

C

Arafi (Interim Council member)

D

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (Parliament Speaker)

the Office for National Statistics (ONS) updated the "basket of goods" used to track UK inflation. Which retro item has returned to the list after a 32-year absence?

Question 2

A

Cassette Tapes

B

Vinyl Records

C

Disposable Cameras

D

Typewriters

Scientists announced on March 12th that they have mapped the braincase of a 410-million-year-old fossil found in Australia. This creature is considered a "missing link" for which evolutionary step?

Question 3

A

The first flight of insects

B

The development of warm-bloodedness

C

The transition of vertebrates from water to land

D

The first appearance of bioluminescence

On March 10th the UK government officially adopted a new non-statutory definition for which of the following to help public bodies identify and tackle systemic prejudice?

Question 4

A

Digital Exclusion

B

Anti-Muslim Hostility

C

AI-Driven Bias

D

Environmental Negligence

Question 5

Which U.S. state made headlines on March 9th after Governor Mark Gordon signed a strict "heartbeat bill" into law, banning most abortions after six weeks?

A

Texas

B

Wyoming

C

Florida

D

Arizona

On March 12th, the ship Open Arms departed from Cyprus. What historic role does this vessel play in the current Middle East crisis?

Question 6

A

It is a floating hospital for the UN

B

It is the first ship to use the new maritime aid corridor to Gaza

C

It is transporting international election observers

D

It is testing a new blockade-evasion sonar system

A Finnish couple, Teemu Touvinen and Jatta Leinonen, won an unusual event held annually in Dorking, England. What was the event?

Question 7

A

A wife carrying race

B

Worm charming

C

Mixed doubles tennis - with saucepans as racquets

D

A couples' ice cream eating contest

Question 8

As part of Environment Week, the organizers of the Australian Grand Prix (March 8-10) announced that for the first time in F1 history, the entire event was powered by what?

A

Solar panels on the track surface

B

100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and green hydrogen

C

Kinetic energy recovered from the spectators' stands

D

Recycled vegetable oil from local restaurants

Two teenagers in Wellington, New Zealand, found themselves in trouble with the police when they accidentally donated what to a charity shop?

Question 9

A

Their chihuahua

B

Their grandmother

C

Stolen banknotes

D

Marijuana

1. On Wednesday, March 11, Meta announced it had disabled over 150,000 accounts on Facebook and Instagram linked to a global scam network operating in Southeast Asia.

2. The UK is launching a new terrestrial timing signal this week to reduce the country’s reliance on satellite systems (like GPS) for banking and mobile networks.

3. A Masked fan unplugged a VAR monitor during a German football match.

4. Spanish soccer team Celta Vigo is desperately seeking Madonna as it goes in search of a 36-year-old soccer shirt the pop star wore during a 1990 concert at its Balaidos stadium.

5. Astronomers announced on March 11th that they have likely observed two planets colliding in a star system 11,000 light-years away.

150,000

banking and mobile networks

unplugged a VAR monitor

Madonna

two planets colliding

30,000

military intelligence

streaked across the pitch and kissed the goalkeeper

Kylie Minogue

evidence of an alien civilisation

Fill in the blanks!

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