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News Quiz

School year 2025-2026

Week 4

Which world leader recently caused a diplomatic stir by expressing interest in acquiring Greenland,

leading to a "consulate standoff" with Denmark and France?

Question 1

A

Donald Trump

B

Vladimir Putin

C

Kim Jong-Un

D

Xi Jinping

On January 19th, Queen Camilla visited Scotland to launch a major new initiative aimed at young people. What is the name of this campaign?

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Question 2

A

Read it up to the Max!!!

B

Ready 2 Read

C

The National Year of Reading

D

Ready...Steady....Read!

Data released this week confirmed that 2025 was the third warmest year on record.

How many consecutive years has the global temperature now sat at or above the 1.5°C warming limit?

Question 3

A

One year

B

Two years

C

Three years

D

Five years

Tragedy struck in southern Spain this week near the town of Adamuz (Cordoba).

What was the cause of the major emergency that resulted in 39 deaths?

Question 4

A

A wildfire blocking a main road

B

Two high-speed trains derailing

C

A massive city-wide power outage

D

A flash flood in the subway system

Question 5

Which former US President made headlines this week for refusing to comply with a subpoena to testify before the House Oversight Committee regarding the Jeffrey Epstein files?

A

Abraham Lincoln

B

Bill Clinton

C

George W. Bush

D

Grover Cleveland

In a centuries old tradition, in the Spanish village of San Bartolomé de Pinares, riders guide horses through bonfires in the middle of the street in an act believed to .............?

Question 6

A

Train them to be able to help put out fires

B

Encourage fertility in the horses and the riders

C

Make interesting social media videos

D

Purify the animals for the coming year

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced criticism this week following reports that he is set to approve a massive new project in London expanding the embassy of which country?

Question 7

A

Russia

B

China

C

United States of America

D

Saudi Arabia

Question 8

The world paid tribute this week to a pioneer of the civil rights movement who passed away at the age of 86.

Who was this woman, who famously refused to give up her seat on a bus nine months before Rosa Parks?

A

Coretta Scott King

B

Claudette Colvin

C

Maya Angelou

D

Harriet Tubman

Which British former Conservative cabinet minister, notorious for the ordering of Mickey Mouse murals

in an asylum seeker centre to be painted over, defected to Reform UK this week?

Question 9

A

Robert Jenrick

B

Kemi Badenoch

C

Andrew Rosindell

D

Michael Fabricant

1. A study released on January 20th found that the darkling beetle in the Namib Desert is the only land animal that actually gets cooler when it runs, helping it survive intense desert heat."

2. On January 16th, the European Union made history by signing the world’s largest free trade agreement with Mercosur. The "Mercosur" bloc represents South America.

3. The Hollywood actor, Kiefer Sutherland, famous for playing agent Jack Bauer in 24, was arrested for an alleged altercation with a ride-share driver.

4. Elon Musk has insulted the owner of budget airline Ryanair after they refused to invest in Starlink Internet on flights.

5. Donald Trump has U-turned on his support of the UK's agreement to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

beetle

South America

Kiefer Sutherland

Ryanair

Mauritius

gecko

South East Asia

Donald Sutherland

Easyjet

America

Fill in the blanks!

Question 10

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