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News Quiz

School year 2025-2026

Week 51

Parliament is set to grant Royal Assent to a major new law on Dec 18th that gives workers "day-one" rights to sick pay. What is the name of this legislation?

Question 1

A

The Fair Work Act

B

The Employment Rights Bill

C

The Workers’ Protection Law

D

The National Insurance Update

The UKHSA issued a health alert on December 11th regarding a rise in cases

of which virus ahead of the Christmas holidays?

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Question 2

A

Norovirus

B

Mumps

C

Measles

D

Flu

In a historic political shift this week, the Social Democrats lost the mayoralty of

which European capital city for the first time since 1903?

Question 3

A

Berlin

B

Oslo

C

Copenhagen

D

Stockholm

According to the latest ICC ODI rankings, which two cricket stars are currently competing
for the world’s No. 1 batting spot?

Question 4

A

Joe Root and Ben Stokes

B

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma

C

Steve Smith and David Warner

D

Babar Azam and Shubman Gill

Question 5

Which European country announced this week that it will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in protest against Israel's participation?

A

Spain

B

Ireland

C

Iceland

D

Norway

Australia’s landmark law banning children under a certain age from social media was a hot topic

for experts on Dec 11th. What is the minimum age set by this new law?

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Question 6

A

13

B

15

C

16

D

18

The annual "Top 10 Christmas Cracker Jokes" list was released on Dec 15th.

Which royal-themed pun took the #1 spot this year?

Question 7

A

How did Good King Wenceslas like his pizza? Deep, crisp, and even!

B

Why can't Santa keep any other job? He keeps getting the sack!

C

Why is Prince Andrew not writing any Christmas books? He hasn't got any titles!

D

What do you call a reindeer with its head stuck in the snow? Snow-eyed deer!

Question 8

Iceland’s famous Christmas tradition, Jólabókaflóð, trended this week.

According to tradition, what two things MUST you receive on Christmas Eve?

A

Woolly socks and a leg of lamb

B

A new book and some chocolate

C

A wooden toy and a bottle of ale

D

A silver coin and a dried fish

A disgruntled visitor to a "Winter Wonderland" event in the UK went viral this week (Dec 15th) for a very specific complaint. What did they see Santa doing during his "break"?

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Question 9

A

Eating a Big Mac in his sleigh

B

Putting bets on horse racing

C

Having a cigarette behind a Portaloo

D

Having a 'close moment' with one of his elves....

1. Donald Trump is suing the BBC for what he says is misrepresentation, citing former Prime Minister Liz Truss.

2. Scientists at the RNLI museum celebrated this week when they finally solved the mystery of a "Shipwreck Shawl." It had delicate pattern of shells and scrolls embroidered into it.

3. The U.S. Mint sold off the last three pennies it ever made for $800,000.

4. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles (269 million kilometers) of our planet on Friday, the closest it gets on its grand tour of the solar system.

5. Baltimore, USA - cyclist Barnaby Wickham has collected over 700 hubcaps and turned them into sculptures.

Prime Minister Liz Truss

shells

scrolls

$800,000

3I/Atlas

hubcaps

anchors

lettuce

mermaids

$100

$20000

Keriss-Mahs

beer bottles

Fill in the blanks!

Question 10

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