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News Quiz

School year 2025-2026

Week 44

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the new Bus Services Act law?

Question 1

A

£5 billion

B

£10 billion

C

£20 billion

D

£50 billion

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the new Bus Services Act law?

Question 2

A

Local authorities allowed to set up their own bus companies

B

Key routes cannot be cut without strict requirements

C

Bus fares capped nationally at £2

D

Drivers to receive training on handling anti-social behaviour

According to António Guterres, what is now considered inevitable based on current climate action?

Question 3

A

A global average temperature rise of 2.0 °C above pre-industrial levels

B

A temporary overshoot above the 1.5 °C limit set in the Paris Agreement

C

A complete phase-out of fossil fuels by 2030

D

All countries submitting their climate pledges by year’s end

Thailand's former queen Sirikit has died at the age of 93. How long will the whole country be in mourning?

Question 4

A

A week

B

A month

C

A quarter

D

One year

Question 5

What did the Paris police chief confess during questioning?

A

There are major gaps in the security of the Louvre

B

That he is an accomplice in the theft of jewellery from the Louvre

C

That he had been bribed by the perpetrators of the art theft

D

That he did not take the security at the Louvre seriously

What warning did Boris Johnson issue to his party?

Question 6

A

He warned them to stop cutting foreign aid, saying it would alienate international allies.

B

He warned them to abandon their pro-Brexit stance, asserting it would lose moderate voters

C

He warned that more tax cuts could harm public services and reduce voter support.

D

He cautioned them to stop criticising green plans, saying it could lose them votes.

What was opened to the public in Rome after 2000 years?

Question 7

A

The Catacombs of the Temple of Caesar

B

The steps to the top of the Arch of Titus

C

The Treasuries of the Vatican

D

The Imperial Tunnel Under the Colosseum

Question 8

Since 1992, such trials have no longer been conducted in the US.

Which trials did Trump announce would be immediately resumed?

A

Blood tests

B

Animal tests

C

Nuclear tests

D

Military fitness tests

Question 9

Debra Brown made a remarkable discovery on the Australian beach. What did she find?

A

Coins from the VOC ship Batavia

B

Parts of a dinosaur skeleton

C

A message in a bottle from World War I

D

Her grandma's wedding ring

1. New Zealand teenager swallows dozens of magnets, part of intestines removed

2. Guitar that led to Oasis split auctioned for €300,000

3. Italian court of auditors rejects plan for bridge to Sicily

4. Slovakia imposes speed limit on pavements, despite ridicule

5. Italy becomes first country to mandate helmets for all winter sports enthusiasts

magnets

Oasis

bridge

pavements

winter sports enthusiasts

elastic bands

Blur

tunnel

train stations

cyclists

Fill in the blanks!

Question 10

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