11/05/15

Weekly QuizWk 31

Question1

Which of the following politicians did NOT resign as leader of their party after the

election?

a. Ed Miliband (Labour) b. Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrats)

c. Natalie Bennet (Greens) d. Nigel Farage

Question2

UKIP received 13% of the vote in last week's election. How many seats in

parliament did they win?

a. 13 b. 5 c. 1 d. 0

Question3

What have the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge named their new baby

daughter?

a. Charlotte Diana Victoria b. Diana Elizabeth Victoria c. Charlotte Elizabeth Diana

Question4

What is being celebrated in this historic photo?

Question5

What did Spanish officials police find hidden in luggage when they stopped a

woman traveling from Morocco?

a. a live 6 metre long albino python b. plastic milk bottles filled with live endangered

fish c. a an 8-year-old boy hiding in a large suitcase

Question6

Why has Mhairi Black been in the news?

a. she has been confirmed as Scotland's separate entry in in the Eurovision Song

Contest b. she was injured after her parachutes failed

to open during a skydiving jump c. she is the youngest elected MP in more

than 300 years

Question7

True or false, the Nepalese government have announced that Mt Everest will be closed for the remainder of this climbing

season?

Question8

What is the name of this landmark?

Question9

In which country have over three hundred women reportedly been rescued from the

militant group Boko Haram?

a. Nigeria b. Egyptc. Iraq

Question10

Who has just lost his job as England's cricket coach?

a. Jonathan Trott b. Peter Moores c. Andrew Strauss

Question11

True or false, boxer Floyd Mayweather is willing to give Manny Pacquiao a rematch?

Question12

In which city was this photo taken at the weekend?

Question13

In which country has the football federation threatened to suspend all end-

of-season games in a dispute over funding?

a. Germany b. France c. Italy d. Spain

Question14

Ceremonies were held around the country to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day.

What does VE stand for?

Question15

What wether event badly affected the German town of Buetzow last week?

a. hail storm b. forest fire

c. tornado

Question16

Which country has this flag?

Question17

Which of the following is true about the UK's weather during April?

a. it was the windiest April on record b. it was the driest April on record

c. it was the sunniest April on record

Question18

Which ocean separates Africa from South America?

Question19

Which footballer has reportedly made a massive donation to help the aid effort in

Nepal?

a. Cristiano Ronaldo b. Wayne Rooney

c. Lionel Messi

Question20

In which country was this photo taken at the weekend?

Answers

Answer1

Which of the following politicians did NOT resign as leader of their party after the election?

c. Natalie Bennet (Greens) - She has condemned the first-past-the-post voting system after her party won just one seat in Westminster despite gaining more than a million votes.

Answer2

UKIP received 13% of the vote in last week's election. How many seats in parliament did they

win?

c. 1 - It was a disappointing night for the party. Only Douglas Carswell managed to win a seat. UKIP leader Nigel Faragae stood down after he failed in his bid to become MP for South Thanet.

Answer3

What have the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge named their new baby daughter?

c. Charlotte Elizabeth Diana - The names will be seen as a triple-homage to her grandfather Prince Charles, great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, and late grandmother Diana.

Answer4

What is being celebrated in this historic photo?

VE Day - the first VE Day was held on May 8 1945

Answer5

What did Spanish officials police find hidden in luggage when they stopped a woman traveling from

Morocco?

c. a an 8-year-old boy hiding in a large suitcase - The woman traveling into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta was not related to the boy. The boy's father had paid her to carry the suitcase through the border so he could reunite with his son.

Answer6

Why has Mhairi Black been in the news?

c. she is the youngest elected MP in more than 300 years - the 20-year-old SNP candidate secured the biggest upset of the 2015 general election so far by beating Douglas Alexander in Paisley and Renfrewshire South by more than 6,000 votes. She is the youngest MP since 13-year-old Christopher Monckton won in 1667

Answer7

True or false, the Nepalese government have announced that Mt Everest will be closed for the

remainder of this climbing season?

False - In spite of safety fears the Nepalese government will not officially announce the closure because permits have already been issued to climbers. However, most of the major climbing companies that operate on the mountain have cancelled all their planned climbs.

Answer8

What is the name of this landmark?

The Colosseum - The amphitheatre from Ancient Rome is now one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world.

Answer9

In which country have over three hundred women reportedly been rescued from the militant group

Boko Haram?

a. Nigeria - It does not appear that any of those released are from the group of more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram a year ago in a mass abduction that led to worldwide protests calling for the girls' release.

Answer10

Who has just lost his job as England's cricket coach?

b. Peter Moores - Moores was relieved of his duties following a dismal World Cup and the drawn Test series with West Indies.

Answer11

True or false, boxer Floyd Mayweather is willing to give Manny Pacquiao a rematch?

False - Floyd Mayweather says he will not fight Manny Pacquiao again after branding the Filipino a "coward" and a "sore loser" for claiming a shoulder injury affected his performance.

Answer12

In which city was this photo taken at the weekend?

Moscow - the massive military parade was held in Red Square to mark 70 years since the end of Russia's involvement in WWII

Answer13

In which country has the football federation threatened to suspend all end-of-season games in a

dispute over funding?

d. Spain - All matches will be suspended from 16 May, including the domestic cup final. It is part of a dispute with the government over TV rights and pools revenue

Answer14

Ceremonies were held around the country to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day. What does VE stand

for?

Victory in Europe - it marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.

Answer15

What wether event badly affected the German town of Buetzow last week?

c. tornado - the town was devastated by the tornado, which blew roof tiles off buildings and hurled cars 70m (230ft) through the air. Violent storms affected many parts of northern Europe, with over 230,000 lightning strikes recorded in a 24-hour period.

Answer16

Which country has this flag?

South Korea

Answer17

Which of the following is true about the UK's weather during April?

c. it was the sunniest April on record - Figures showed there was an average of 212 hours of sunshine last month. Making it the sunniest April in records dating back to 1929, beating the previous record in 1942 by seven hours.

Answer18

Which ocean separates Africa from South America?

Atlantic Ocean

Answer19

Which footballer has reportedly made a massive donation to help the aid effort in Nepal?

a. Cristiano Ronaldo - he has reportedly given £5 million to the charitable organisation Save the Children, which is helping survivors of the earthquake that struck the Asian country last month.

Answer20

In which country was this photo taken at the weekend?

New Zealand - The prince was welcomed to the country on Saturday with a Maori Powhiri