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News Quiz

School year 2025-2026

Week 5

The House of Lords recently made headlines by voting to support a potential ban on which group using social media platforms in the UK?

Question 1

A

Children under the age of 13

B

Anyone under the age of 16

C

All students during school hours

D

Anyone without a government-verified Digital ID

Which iconic Japanese entertainment franchise has just launched a pop-up collaboration with London’s Natural History Museum?

Question 2

A

Pokémon

B

Digimon

C

Yu-Gi-Oh!

D

My Hero Academia

At the World Economic Forum in Davos this month, Donald Trump walked back his threats of a 10% tariff on the UK. What specific territory was he originally pressuring allies to sell?

Question 3

A

Iceland

B

Greenland

C

The Falkland Islands

D

Gibraltar

The Scottish pop-rock band Deacon Blue said they were "appalled" this week after which political party used their lyrics to "bolster" a campaign?

Question 4

A

The SNP

B

Scottish Labour

C

The Liberal Democrats

D

Reform UK

Question 5

On 27 January, Parliament held a special ceremony to mark which annual day of remembrance?

A

Armistice Day

B

Holocaust Memorial Day

C

Commonwealth Day

D

Windrush Day

Which airline was recently warned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for misleading customers with a "from £5.99" cabin bag fee?

Question 6

A

Ryanair

B

British Airways

C

EasyJet

D

Jet2

This week scientists recently announced the discovery of an ancient artefact that is thought to be over 300,000 years old, making it the earliest human tool ever discovered. What is it?

Question 7

A

A spade

B

A wooden spoon

C

A knife

D

A stick

Question 8

Free climber Alex Honnold scaled which skyscraper without ropes?

A

Shanghai Tower

B

The Shard

C

Taipei 101

D

Central Park Tower

Keir Starmer made a "pivotal" diplomatic visit this week, the first by a British PM since 2018. Which country did he visit?

Question 9

A

Russia

B

China

C

North Korea

D

Madagascar

1. A "major incident" was declared in Somerset this week after Storm Chandra caused widespread flooding, forcing families out of their homes.

2. Two brothers serving in the military (Josh and Ollie Morris) completed a famous "Ice Breaking" drill together while on operations in Norway.

3. Hundreds of people gathered in Birmingham's Centenary Square for a fireworks display that never happened, after falling for false rumours on social media.

4. Campaigners on International Day of Education said that 100,000 children could be pulled out of poverty if the government used auto-enrolment for free school meals.

5. Aberdeenshire Council spent £1.6 million on snow-clearing this month, with a third of that money going to local farmers for using their tractors and ploughs.

Storm Chandra

Ice Breaking

a fireworks display

100,000

snow-clearing

Storm Liliana

Snow Running

a protest about waste removal in the city

30,000

agricultural displays

Fill in the blanks!

Question 10

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