News quiz - Week 21 (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.
The quiz can be played directly from LessonUp: click on the image and start the quiz by pressing the “Teach” button. Participants join via their own device.
*excluding regular school holidays.
Items in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
What is the current situation regarding humanitarian aid in Gaza according to Israel?
A
All aid is let through in full
B
A "basic" amount of food is allowed through
C
Aid is only allowed through Egypt
D
A full aid channel has been opened
Slide 2 - Quiz
What has the US government decided to pay to the relatives of a woman killed in the 2021 Capitol storming?
A
$1 million
B
$5 million
C
$7.5 million
D
$10 million
Slide 3 - Quiz
Which famous musician got his bust back at his grave this week, after being missing for 37 years?
A
Freddie Mercury
B
David Bowie
C
Elvis Presley
D
Jim Morrison
Slide 4 - Quiz
In which European country has a vaccination program against gonorrhoea been launched, the first in the world?
A
England
B
Germany
C
France
D
Sweden
Slide 5 - Quiz
What was the result of the Europa League final between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United?
A
Tottenham Hotspur won
B
Manchester United won
C
Match cancelled
D
Draw
Slide 6 - Quiz
Why did Japan's agriculture minister resign this week?
A
He stole government money
B
He made a clumsy remark about rice
C
He fell during a speech
D
He was caught cheating
Slide 7 - Quiz
He remained calm as Trump lectured him on 'white genocide'. Who is on a state visit to the United States?
A
Ramaphosa, South African president
B
Ruto, Kenyan president
C
Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo
D
Hakainde Hichilema, president of Zambia
Slide 8 - Quiz
Where were two Israeli embassy staff shot dead this week?
A
Inside the White House
B
Near a Jewish museum in Washington DC
C
At a shopping mall in New York
D
In Tel Aviv
Slide 9 - Quiz
Why was Kim Jong-un reportedly furious this week?
A
His country’s football team lost
B
He was denied a meeting with China’s president
C
South Korea cut off diplomatic ties
D
A North Korean warship launch failed
Slide 10 - Quiz
Why are European farmers facing serious difficulties this spring?
A
An invasion of crop-eating insects
B
The driest spring in a century
C
New EU farming bans
D
Rising fuel prices
Slide 11 - Quiz
So...
how was the News Quiz this week?
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