News Quiz - Week 37

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News Quiz

School year 2026-2027

Week 37

THIS WEEK . . .

Back to School!!

Which political party is being investigated by the Met Police over alleged overseas donations?

Question 1

A

Labour

B

Conservative

C

Reform

D

Green

The UK government announced new sanctions targeting trade with which settlements?

Question 2

A

West Bank

B

Golan Heights

C

South Ossetia

D

Northern Cyprus

Which nation demanded climate compensation from big polluters after devastating border floods?

Question 3

A

Bangladesh

B

Nepal

C

Maldives

D

Vietnam

Which world championship returned to Easdale, Scotland, following a previous cheating scandal?

Question 4

A

Stone skimming

B

Bog snorkelling

C

Cheese rolling

D

Egg throwing

Which country withdrew from the Invictus Games out of respect for King Charles?

Question 5

A

Kenya

B

Uganda

C

Nigeria

D

Ghana

Which band objected to archival recordings of their rehearsals being put up for auction?

Question 6

A

Blur

B

Pulp

C

Oasis

D

Coldplay

Public trials of self-driving robotaxis were launched on the streets of which city?

Question 7

A

London

B

Manchester

C

Birmingham

D

Liverpool

High Court judges ruled in favour of which retailer in a major equal pay appeal?

Question 8

A

Next

B

Asda

C

Marks & Spencer

D

Lidl

1. Over 2,000 flights were cancelled across the UK following a major technical failure in air traffic control.

2. Supercar manufacturer McLaren committed £450m to build a tech centre creating 1,000 new UK jobs.

3. Dutch company PAL-V have been granted production approval for flying cars.

4. A man in Swindon was charged with assisting a Russian intelligence service under the National Security Act.

5. Devoted fans camped out on Paris streets ahead of a sold-out comeback concert by singer Céline Dion.

2,000

McLaren

flying cars

Russian

Céline Dion

5,000

Aston Martin

robot tanks

Chinese

Vanessa Paradis

Question 9

Fill in the missing words:

1

King James IV of Scotland is killed at the Battle of Flodden.

2

US President William McKinley is shot by an anarchist in Buffalo.

3

Queen Elizabeth II opens the Severn Bridge linking England and Wales.

4

The Continental Congress officially names the nation the United States.

5

US President Gerald Ford grants a full pardon to Richard Nixon.

Question 10

This week in history...Put these historical events that happened in the same week in order from earliest to most recent!

1: 1513 (9 September) - Scottish forces were defeated by the English at Flodden Field.

2: 1776 (9 September) - The Continental Congress formally replaced "United Colonies" with "United States".

3: 1901 (6 September) - President McKinley was fatally wounded at the Pan-American Exposition.

4: 1966 (8 September) - The suspension bridge connecting South Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire was inaugurated.

5: 1974 (8 September) - President Ford issued a full pardon for any offences committed during Nixon's presidency.

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