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School year 2025-2026

Week 48

Russia/Ukraine war: what was the main concession Ukraine had to make in the US peace proposal for ending the conflict?

Question 1

A

Granting a permanent seat on the UN Security Council to Russia.

B

Agreeing to cap the size of its military at 600,000 troops and permanently relinquishing its goal of joining NATO

C

Handing over all Western-supplied advanced weapons systems (like the F-16s) to NATO control.

D

Paying Russia $50 billion in war reparations for damages caused during the counter-offensive

Which Hezbollah leader was killed in Israel's Beirut airstrike, escalating tensions?

Question 2

A

Hassan Nasrallah

B

Haytham Ali Tabatabai

C

Sayyed Safieddine

D

Abdul Malek al-Houthi

Brazil's Supreme Court recently ordered a major former political figure to begin a 27-year prison sentence for allegedly plotting a coup. Who is this former President of Brazil?

Question 3

A

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

B

Dilma Rousseff

C

Jair Bolsonaro

D

Michel Temer

During the recent COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, which European country pledged a €1 billion donation towards Brazil's rainforest blended-finance mechanism over the next decade?

Question 4

A

France

B

United Kingdom

C

The Netherlands

D

Germany

Question 5

According to a recent United Nations (UN) report, which city has surpassed Tokyo to become the world's largest city by population?

A

Delhi, India

B

Shanghai, China

C

Jakarta, Indonesia

D

Lagos, Nigeria

The England Men's Rugby Union team finished their Autumn Internationals with a significant victory over which national team?

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Question 6

A

Argentina

B

Australia

C

New Zealand

D

Wales

In an effort to protect fans from being overcharged, the UK government will make it illegal to resell live event tickets for more than their original price. What is this illegal practice called?

Question 7

A

Price gouging

B

Ticket touting

C

Counterfeiting

D

Gallaghering

Question 8

The Spanish galleon San José, sunk in 1708 and recently yielding its first artifacts, is called the "holy grail of shipwrecks" for its immense treasure. Which is TRUE about the San José and its recovery?

A

It sank after being hit by a tsunami and was carrying millions of gold and silver coins

B

It was sunk by the British Navy near Cartagena, Colombia

C

It was actually a Portuguese vessel carrying diamonds and rubies

D

The treasure has been divided equally between Colombia, Spain, and the British Navy

A family of a 65-year-old-woman in Thailand were surprised this week at her cremation. What happened?

Question 9

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A

They were accidentally cremating someone else

B

A long-lost identical twin turned up

C

It turned out she wasn't actually dead

D

The furnace exploded

1. A recent report by the National Foundation for Educational Research found that up to 3 million low skilled jobs in the UK could be replaced by automation and AI by 2035, contrasting previous forecasts that focused on highly-skilled roles.

2. The Macquarie Dictionary announced its 2025 Word of the Year this week, selecting AI Slop, a term used to describe low-quality or nonsensical output generated by Artificial Intelligence models.

3. British store Marks & Spencers has come under fire for its £195 Christmas beef wellington.

4. Ukrainian Danylo Yavhusishyn has made history in Japan by winning a major sumo wrestling tournament.

5. A Conservative MP accused Reform UK of including neo-Nazi symbolism in their new shirts.

automation and AI

AI Slop

beef wellington

sumo wrestling

neo-Nazi symbolism

6-7

bra

Streetfighter

cake

migrant workers

Fill in the blanks!

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