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2. Which airline cancelled international flights and grounded all of its planes due to ongoing strike action? a. British Airways b. Air France c. Qantas

3. Tributes have poured in for Jimmy Savile after the 84 year-old passed away last week. What was he famous for? a. Sport b. Entertainment c. Business

4. Which of the following has caused concern for authorities in the flooded capital of Thailand? a. escaped crocodiles from flooded zoos b. pollution from car batteries in flooded carparks c. Buddhist monks refusing to leave flood-threatened temples

6. EU politicians have been working hard to develop a bailout plan to protect the Euro currency. What city is the ‘capital’ of the European Union? a. Paris b. Brussels c. Geneva

7. What type of weather is causing problems for the east coast of the United States? a. Hurricane b. Heat wave c. Snowstorm

8. Do clocks go forward or back at the end of British Summer Time?

10. Which country has just elected Michael Higgins as its new president? a. Ireland b. New Zealand c. South Africa

11. British ships will soon be allowed to carry armed guards to protect them against pirates. What part of the world are modern pirates a major threat? a. The Caribbean Sea b. The coast of Somalia c. The South Pacific

12. In what UK airport did over 100 passengers stage a ‘sit-in’ on the plane and refuse to leave after they experienced a 12 hour delay? a. Luton b. Birmingham c. Stansted

14. Which musician has had to cancel all of her remaining 2011 tour dates due to ongoing problems with her voice? a. Adele b. Rhianna c. Katy Perry

15. What controversial change has been approved for Loch Lomond National Park in Scotland? a. people will be charged to visit the park b. a gold mine will be allowed to operate there c. a motorbike track will be constructed through part of the forest

16. France’s First Lady - Carla Bruni, recently had a baby. What is the name of her husband?

18. Where and when will the next Commonwealth Games be held?

19. Which Premiership footballer is currently being investigated after being accused of using racist language on the pitch? a. Carlos Tevez b. John Terry c. Wayne Rooney

20. Gibraltar borders the Atlantic Ocean and which sea? a. North Sea b. Irish Sea c. Mediterranean Sea

23. Which airline cancelled international flights and grounded all of its planes due to ongoing strike action? c. Qantas - In total 108 aircraft will be grounded in 22 airports around the world. Thousands of passengers travelers will have their plans disrupted.

24. Tributes have poured in for Jimmy Savile after the 84 year-old passed away last week. What was he famous for? b. Entertainment - Savile was one of the most famous names on British TV and radio in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. His family programme, Jim'll Fix It, drew in huge audiences and the programme received 20,000 letters a week at the height of its popularity.

25. Which of the following has caused concern for authorities in the flooded capital of Thailand? a. escaped crocodiles from flooded zoos

26. Japan (It was swept into the sea by the Tsunami in March)

27. EU politicians have been working hard to develop a bailout plan to protect the Euro currency. What city is the ‘capital’ of the European Union? b. Brussels - Last week European leaders worked to secure an agreement aimed at preventing the Greek debt crisis from spreading to larger eurozone economies.

28. What type of weather is causing problems for the east coast of the United States? c. Snowstorm - An unseasonable snowstorm has hit the US East Coast, with some areas of New Jersey and Massachusetts seeing around 40cm of snow.

29. Do clocks go forward or back at the end of British Summer Time? Back - The easy way to remember is ‘Spring Forward, Fall Back’. There

30. Blackpool (The Blackpool Tower is 158m high)

31. Which country has just elected Michael Higgins as its new president? a. Ireland - The poet and campaigner received 701,101 first-preference votes - almost 40% of the total.

32. British ships will soon be allowed to carry armed guards to protect them against pirates. What part of the world are modern pirates a major threat? b. The coast of Somalia - The government wants to combat the risks to shipping off the coast of Somalia, where 49 of the world's 53 hijackings last year took place.

33. In what UK airport did over 100 passengers stage a ‘sit-in’ on the plane and refuse to leave after they experienced a 12 hour delay? b. Birmingham - The Viking Hellas flight was originally scheduled to leave at 1:00pm. Transfers and delays became frustrating for the passengers and they refused to leave when asked. After police arrived, they finally left the plane at 1.30am the next morning.

34. Turkey(A two-week old baby and her mother were rescued from the rubble 2 days after a devastating earthquake)

35. Which musician has had to cancel all of her remaining 2011 tour dates due to ongoing problems with her voice? a. Adele - doctors have ordered her to rest her voice and completely recuperate after undergoing surgery on her throat

36. What controversial change has been approved for Loch Lomond National Park in Scotland? b. a gold mine will be allowed to operate there - It has been 500 years since gold was successfully mined in Scotland, but the high price of precious metals now makes the work cost-effective.

37. France’s First Lady - Carla Bruni, recently had a baby. What is the name of her husband? Nicolas Sarkozy - they had a baby daughter named Giulia. Carla Bruni is an Italian-French songwriter, singer, actress, and former model.

38. China

39. Where and when will the next Commonwealth Games be held? Glasgow 2014

40. Which Premiership footballer is currently being investigated after being accused of using racist language on the pitch? b. John Terry - Some television viewers claimed video replays from a Premier League match between the sides showed Terry using racist language.

41. Gibraltar borders the Atlantic Ocean and which sea? c. Mediterranean Sea

42. Lewis Hamilton (Formula One driver)