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Weekly Quiz. 16/09/13. Question. 1. What major change to our banknotes was recently announced?. a. the notes will now be made in China b. the notes will be made out of plastic c. the £5 note is to be taken out of circulation. Question. 2.

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  1. Weekly Quiz 16/09/13

  2. Question 1 What major change to our banknotes was recently announced? • a. the notes will now be made in China • b. the notes will be made out of plastic • c. the £5 note is to be taken out of circulation

  3. Question 2 Which political leader came up with the proposal to remove Syria’s chemical weapons rather than taking military action against them? • a. David Cameron • b. Vladimir Putin • c. Barack Obama 

  4. Question 3 Disagreements about the HS2 continue to feature in the news. What is the HS2? • a. a gas pipeline • b. a high security government department • c. a high speed rail line

  5. 4 Name this man

  6. Question 5 Flash flooding unleashed by torrential downpours in Colorado killed at least three people and forced thousands to flee to higher ground.  Which country is Colorado located in? • a. United States  • b. Canada • c. Spain

  7. Question 6 A group of men made national news after being filmed on CCTV in the Lincolnshire town of Boston. What were they caught doing? • a. lifting a car on top of another • b. fixing a public bike rack • c. herding a flock of sheep down the high street

  8. Question 7 A man from Uruguay was found alive after being lost for four months in which mountain range? • a. the Andes • b. the Swiss Alps • c. the Himalayas  

  9. 8 What country has this flag?

  10. Question 9 Who was the UK Prime Minister before David Cameron?

  11. Question 10 Which of the following is true about Apple’s latest iPhone release? • a. two new iPhone designs will be released at the same time • b. The phones will be capable of running Android • c. The phones will only be available in black or white

  12. Question 11 Why was Prince William in the news last week? • a. he has decided to write a book on his childhood • b. he was taken to hospital after falling of his horse while playing polo • c. he has announced he will be quitting his job to concentrate on royal duties

  13. 12 This vehicle is about to be sold at auction. Which film character made use of it?

  14. Question 13 What sea separates Britain and Denmark?

  15. Question 14 Fifa has been criticised for awarding which country the hosting rights for the 2020 World Cup? • a. Australia • b. Qatar • c. Japan

  16. Question 15 England and Australia compete every second year to win The Ashes. What are the ashes from? • a. a cricket bat • b. a famous cricketer • c. a bail from the wickets

  17. 16 What event does this photo relate to?

  18. Question 17 What internet company has just announced plans to list on the stock market? • a. Twitter • b. Skype • c. Facebook

  19. Question 18 Why is the number of plastic bags in England expected to decrease from 2015? • a. stores will not be able to use them when customers buy a single item • b. customers will have to buy the bags for 5p each • c. stores will be made to offer paper bags instead

  20. Question 19 What is the name of the NASA spacecraft that has just left our solar system after being launched 36 years ago? • a. Viking • b. Explorer • c. Voyager

  21. 20 In what country was this photo taken?

  22. Answers

  23. 1 What major change to our banknotes was recently announced? • b. the notes will be made out of plastic - The Bank of England say the wipe-clean polymer notes will be less tatty, tougher to counterfeit and last up to six times longer than cotton-paper based notes. They will also be 15% smaller, bringing English notes into line with sizes in other countries

  24. 2 Which political leader came up with the proposal to remove Syria’s chemical weapons rather than taking military action against them? • b. Vladimir Putin - US President Barack Obama, whose efforts to gain public and congressional backing for US military action in Syria made no headway, so he cautiously embraced Russia's diplomatic proposal in a prime-time White House speech on Tuesday.

  25. 3 Disagreements about the HS2 continue to feature in the news. What is the HS2? • c. a high speed rail line - The line is initially planned to link London and Birmingham and will eventually reach northern England and Scotland. However, some groups say the line will be too expensive and draw even more business to London.

  26. 4 Name this man • Rafael Nadal - Recently won the US Tennis Open

  27. 5 Flash flooding unleashed by torrential downpours in Colorado killed at least three people and forced thousands to flee to higher ground.  Which country is Colorado located in? • a. United States 

  28. 6 A group of men made national news after being filmed on CCTV in the Lincolnshire town of Boston. What were they caught doing? • b. fixing a public bike rack - The five men had been outside a takeaway when they noticed a damaged metal bike rack. Footage showed the group spending almost 13 minutes straightening the metal hook at 3:00 in the morning. The local council said it was surprised by their actions and called it "public spirited". The metal rack had been damaged when a car reversed into it. It had been left unrepaired for several weeks.

  29. 7 A man from Uruguay was found alive after being lost for four months in which mountain range? • a. the Andes - The 58-year-old was found alive after he spent a brutal winter eating rats and raisins to survive. He was trying to cross the mountains from Chile to Argentina on foot because his motorcycle broke down.

  30. 8 What country has this flag? • Greece

  31. 9 Who was the UK Prime Minister before David Cameron? • Gordon Brown

  32. 10 Which of the following is true about Apple’s latest iPhone release? • a. two new iPhone designs will be released at the same time - The 5C will be a cheaper option in bright colours and plastic casing, while the 5S will be faster available in polished gold, silver or black aluminium.

  33. 11 Why was Prince William in the news last week? • c. he has announced he will be quitting his job to concentrate on royal duties - the second in line to the throne, has been working as a search and rescue helicopter pilot with Britain's Royal Air Force in north Wales and has spent 7½ years in the armed forces.

  34. 12 This vehicle is about to be sold at auction. Which film character made use of it? • James Bond - The car cannot be driven on the road, although it is said to be a fully operational submarine.

  35. 13 What sea separates Britain and Denmark? • The North Sea

  36. 14 Fifa has been criticised for awarding which country the hosting rights for the 2020 World Cup? • b. Qatar - Even Fifa President, Sepp Blatter, has questioned whether it is sensible to play international football matches in a country where temperatures can reach 50oC

  37. 15 England and Australia compete every second year to win The Ashes. What are the ashes from? • c. a bail from the wickets - A small urn containing the ashes was given to the English team in 1882 by a group of Australian women to signify the ‘death of English’ cricket after they lost comprehensively to the visiting side. England have now won the last three series in a row.

  38. 16 What event does this photo relate to? • The September 11th terror attacks - the ceremony was marking the 12th anniversary of the event

  39. 17 What internet company has just announced plans to list on the stock market? • a. Twitter - The micro-blogging service hopes to generate profits from advertising and charging its 200 million users for premium services.

  40. 18 Why is the number of plastic bags in England expected to decrease from 2015? • b. customers will have to buy the bags for 5p each - The charge will only apply to supermarkets and larger stores, with the proceeds going to charities. Customers already face a similar charge for plastic bags in Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland will begin charging customers from late next year.

  41. 19 What is the name of the NASA spacecraft that has just left our solar system after being launched 36 years ago? • c. Voyager - The Voyager-1 spacecraft has become the first manmade object to leave the Solar System. Launched in 1977, Voyager was sent initially to study the outer planets, but then just kept on going.

  42. 20 In what country was this photo taken? • Italy - preparations are being made to raise the Costa Concordia cruise ship

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