News Quiz - Week 13

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News Quiz

School year 2025-2026

Week 13

A 20 year old woman in Los Angeles, USA, has won a landmark court case against which companies for creating deliberately addictive platforms?

Question 1

A

Meta

B

Google

C

TikTok

D

Disco

Which organisation has voted to recognise the Atlantic African slave trade as 'gravest crime against humanity?'

Question 2

A

UN

B

EU

C

NATO

D

WHO

The remains of which real historical figure, immortalised in fiction, have been found in a Dutch church this week?

Question 3

A

Robin Hood

B

D'Artagnan

C

Sherlock Holmes

D

Abraham Van Helsing

Iran war: this week US President Trump claimed that Iran had given him what?

Question 4

A

a gift "worth a tremendous amount of money"

B

"Everything he wanted"

C

"Assurances of non-aggression"

D

A gold medal

Question 5

Which UK political figure has suspended his Cameo account after having been found to be taking money to say neo-Nazi slogans, support convicted criminals and make sexist comments about female politicians?

A

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

B

Matt Goodwin

C

Sir Keir Starmer

D

Nigel Farage

Tragedy struck at which New York airport this week when an Air Canada flight crashed into a fire truck, killing the pilots and injuring many more?

Question 6

A

New York Stewart

B

JFK

C

La Guardia

D

Long Island MacArthur

Severe weather hit the Spanish island of Tenerife this week. What was the main impact?

Question 7

A

Extreme heat caused wildfires

B

Heavy rain led to flooding and travel disruption

C

Snowstorms closed ski resorts

D

A hurricane forced evacuations

Question 8

Which Korean band made a huge comeback this week in a special concert in Seoul?

A

BTS

B

BLACKPINK

C

Stray Kids

D

TWICE

Wildlife experts in London have expressed concern after video footage has shown squirrels consuming.....

Question 9

A

Big Macs

B

Discarded vapes

C

Dangerous online content

D

Cannabis

1. HBO launched a trailer this week for their new adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

2. British forces are in advanced preparations to board and detain ships in Russia's so-called shadow fleet, after the prime minister approved military action against the vessels.

3. UK Government backed bank National Savings and Insurance are set to pay millions to customers over misplaced funds.

4. Two men were arrested over the arson attack on Jewish charity-owned ambulances in north London and have been released on bail, the Metropolitan Police has said.

5. Premier League footballer Alejandro Garnacho has been convicted of speeding away from Manchester United's training ground in an Audi just days before he left the club.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

shadow fleet

National Savings and Insurance

ambulances

Alejandro Garnacho

Twilight

dark fleet

schools

Marcus Rashford

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