Current events quiz...

Mr Shaw’s big quiz of the

week

As this Monday was April Fools day, it seems

like a good time to test you on it. All you

have to do is decide if you think the story is

true or if it was an “April Fools” trick.

1 – Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has

released a rap song entitled ”RIP Harambe”

in reference to a Gorilla that was shot after

a small boy fell in to its enclosure

2 – A comedian with no political experience

has won the most votes in the first round of

elections to become the President of

Ukraine

3 – Google has released a new version of the

popular “snakes” using google maps

4 – Arsenal have won more major European

trophies than Tottenham

5 – According to a team of scientists,

Mosquito bites can be avoided by listening

to electronic music; specifically by US artist

Skrillex

6 – McDonalds have announced Milkshake

Sauce pots will be offered with all child's

meals

7 – The Nigerian agriculture minister Audu

Ogbeh has claimed that Nigerians are using

their mobile phones to import pizza from

London

7 – The Nigerian agriculture minister Audu

Ogbeh has claimed that Nigerians are using

their mobile phones to import pizza from

London

8 – The new Toy Story features a new friend

for Mr Potato Head – Mr Avo Head who

comes with a very appealing “man bun”!

9 – Fish slime could help the development of

antibiotics according to researchers

10 – Burger King is to offer a Big Mac meal

without the burger as part of its healthy

range. The meal will be made up of the

bun, salad and light dressing

11 – A towering gold-dusted Wagyu burger

measuring 15cm tall and costing £670 is to

be served at a restaurant in Tokyo

12 – Fulham are the first football club to have

double digits on all of their football shirts

13 – Armed police stepped in to help arrest a

man on suspicion of being drunk while

driving a horse and trap in Cardiff

14 – Snoop Dogg once left a rucksack

containing up to £400,000 in a nightclub in

Exeter

15 – The US military is recruiting species of

fish to help track enemy activity such as

drones and submarines

16 – If Britain leaves the EU they will be

expelled from the “Eurovision Song

Contest”

17 – A new 50p piece is to be released with an

emoji on it, representing the modern world

we live in

18 – The British Transport Police have

announced a fine of up to £2000 under anti

social behaviour laws for those caught

eating offensive food items in public

18 – The British Transport Police have

announced a fine of up to £2000 under anti

social behaviour laws for those caught

eating offensive food items in public

The Answers

1 – Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has

released a rap song entitled ”RIP Harambe”

in reference to a Gorilla that was shot after

a small boy fell in to its enclosure

True story

2 – A comedian with no political experience

has won the most votes in the first round of

elections to become the President of

Ukraine

True story

3 – Google has released a new version of the

popular “snakes” using google maps

April fools

4 – Arsenal have won more major European

trophies than Tottenham

April fools (Arsenal have won 1, Tottenham have won 2)

5 – According to a team of scientists,

Mosquito bites can be avoided by listening

to electronic music; specifically by US artist

Skrillex

True story

6 – McDonalds have announced Milkshake

Sauce pots will be offered with all child's

meals

April fools

7 – The Nigerian agriculture minister Audu

Ogbeh has claimed that Nigerians are using

their mobile phones to import pizza from

London

True story

8 – The new Toy Story features a new friend

for Mr Potato Head – Mr Avo Head who

comes with a very appealing “man bun”!

April fools

9 – Fish slime could help the development of

antibiotics according to researchers

True story

10 – Burger King is to offer a Big Mac meal

without the burger as part of its healthy

range. The meal will be made up of the

bun, salad and light dressing

April fools

11 – A towering gold-dusted Wagyu burger

measuring 15cm tall and costing £670 is to

be served at a restaurant in Tokyo

April fools

12 – Fulham are the first football club to have

double digits on all of their football shirts

April fools

13 – Armed police stepped in to help arrest a

man on suspicion of being drunk while

driving a horse and trap in Cardiff

True story

14 – Snoop Dogg once left a rucksack

containing up to £400,000 in a nightclub in

Exeter

True story

15 – The US military is recruiting species of

fish to help track enemy activity such as

drones and submarines

True story

16 – If Britain leaves the EU they will be

expelled from the “Eurovision Song

Contest”

April fools

17 – A new 50p piece is to be released with an

emoji on it, representing the modern world

we live in

April fools

18 – The British Transport Police have

announced a fine of up to £2000 under anti

social behaviour laws for those caught

eating offensive food items in public

April fools