News quiz - Week 25 (10 seconds)
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Lesson duration is: 15 minIntroduction
Every week*, a free news quiz is available for students in primary, secondary, and vocational education. Thousands of teachers and students take part, often using the quiz to end the week. However, this news quiz can also be perfectly used at home or for a pub quiz.
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*excluding regular school holidays.
Items in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
Minors from disadvantaged Swedish neighbourhoods are increasingly being used by gangs to commit serious crimes. What are these children called in Sweden?
A
Child soldiers
B
Rent-a-kid
C
Teen criminals
D
Gangster toddlers
Slide 2 - Quiz
What report uncovered missing £2 million in UK general election funds?
A
National Audit Office
B
Local government watchdog
C
University of Antwerp and Lib Dem peer Mark Pack
D
Electoral Commission internal review
Slide 3 - Quiz
Who launched their own mobile provider and phone line?
A
MOBama - Barack Obama
B
BushCall - George Bush
C
Trump Mobile - Donald Trump
D
ClintonConnect - Bill Clinton
Slide 4 - Quiz
What major vote took place in the UK Parliament on 17 june?
A
Legalising assisted dying
B
Decriminalising abortion in England and Wales
C
Introducing rent controls
D
Raising the voting age
Slide 5 - Quiz
Why are hundreds and thousands of Tehran residents leaving the city?
A
Due to airstrikes from Israel
B
Due to a threat from President Trump
C
Due to a nuclear threat
D
Due to a call form the Iranian government for temporary evacuation
Slide 6 - Quiz
What was Iran's response to
the Israeli attacks?
A
Iran remained completely silent
B
Iran launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles toward Israel
C
Iran called for diplomacy and a ceasefire
D
Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz
Slide 7 - Quiz
Several bands and DJs cancelled their performances at festivals in protest against the American owner of the festivals, KKR. Why are they critical of this company?
A
It makes festival tickets too expensive
B
It treats its employees poorly
C
It invests in the arms industry, fossil fuel projects, and Israeli infrastructure and tech companies
D
The company supports the Trump administration
Slide 8 - Quiz
What is the environmental concern related to the UK garments dumped in Ghana?
A
They are releasing toxic gas into the atmosphere
B
They are contaminating drinking water in Accra
C
They are clogging fishing nets, waterways and beaches
D
They are causing forest fires in nearby villages
Slide 9 - Quiz
What did archaeologists discover this week near Lisbjerg in Denmark?
A
A bronze sword in a burial mound
B
Roman legionnaires' graves along a former trade route
C
A crypt beneath a medieval monastery
D
A Viking Age burial site
Slide 10 - Quiz
What warning did UK emergency services issue ahead of the weekend?
A
Flooding in nothern England
B
Wildfire risk due to heatwave
C
Heavy snow in Scotland
D
Tornado threats in coastal areas
Slide 11 - Quiz
So...
how was the News Quiz this week?
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