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News Quiz

School year 2025-2026

Week 18

A gunman was thwarted in his attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet....at which event did this take place?

Question 1

A

A Whitehouse press briefing

B

State of the Union address

C

Whitehouse Correspondents' Dinner

D

Donald Trump's birthday party

Which members of the British Royal family have been conductig a state visit of the US this week?

Question 2

A

King Charles and Queen Camilla

B

Prince William and Princess Catherine

C

Harry and Meghan

D

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson

Which British MP was gifted £5 million in crypto currency to stand for parliament in 2024?

Question 3

A

Angela Rayner

B

Kemi Badenoch

C

Nigel Farage

D

Richard Tice

What British tradition has ended this week at the House of Lords after 400 years?

Question 4

A

Wearing cermonial cloaks

B

Hereditary peers

C

Wearing ceremonial wigs

D

Free alcoholic drinks for lords

Question 5

A group of Scottish football fans have come up with an interesting way to avoid expensive travel costs

for the American World Cup games - what is it?

A

A second hand monster truck

B

Hiring Harley Davidson motorcycles

C

Staying at home watching it on TV

D

Hiring yellow school buses

Which singer has joined forces with film director James Cameron to release a 3D film of her Manchester concerts from 2025?

Question 6

A

Billie Eilish

B

Taylor Swift

C

Ariane Grande

D

Dua Lipa

A French teen is facing mischief and public nuisance charges in Singapore after posting a video on social media doing what?

Question 7

A

Singing the Singapore national anthem in a squeaky voice

B

Throwing a chocolate bar in a swimming pool

C

Licking a straw from a vending machine and putting it back

D

Moonwalking across a pedestrian crossing

Question 8

The efforts to save a whale, named Timmy by German media, continue, as he is transported by barge to the North Sea. What kind of whale is Timmy?

A

Humpback whale

B

Killer whale

C

Blue whale

D

Minke whale

Which country has been announced as rejoining the Formula 1 calendar for the 2027 season?

Question 9

A

Turkey

B

Canada

C

Afghanistan

D

Venezuala

1. Iran's oil output appears to be diminishing due to the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

2. In the Netherlands, Queen Maxima and Princess Amalia are credited with boosting the number of army reservists.

3. Meta has announced the closure in June of its Horizon Worlds VR platform due to lack of use.

4. A mysterious 'golden egg' found in the arctic sea has been identified as a relic of a sea anemone.

5. The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, will be heading home following a record-setting deployment of more than 300 days that included participating in the war against Iran and capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

Strait of Hormuz

army reservists

Horizon Worlds VR

sea anemone

Gerald R. Ford

Donald J. Trump

Kharg Island

police officers

Facebook

lost civilisation

Fill in the blanks!

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