Weekly Quiz Current Events June 22nd 2020
06/03/17 1
Which country has been criticised for its choice to stop reporting COVID-19 infection statistics?
a. UK b. Russia c. Brazil 2
Sadly, Dame Vera Lynn passed away last week at the age of 103. What was she well-known as?
a. a pioneering politician b. a female soldier c. a war-time singer 3
Why is Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korea’s leader, threatening retaliatory measures against South Korea?
a. balloons carrying rice and anti-North leaflets have been floated across the border to North Korea b. South Korea has been hacking government computers in North Korea c. they are blaming South Korea for an outbreak of coronavirus 4
What type of bird is shown here? 5
It has been announced that the 93rd Academy Awards (Oscars), are being postponed. How many times has the awards been postponed in the past?
a. never b. once after the September 11 terrorist attacks c. three times 6
Footballer, Marcus Rashford, has led a successful campaign about which of the following?
a. free uniforms for children in need b. an extension to the free school meal voucher scheme c. a sports fees sponsorship programme for those in need 7
What did women in Switzerland do during an annual protest known as Women’s Strike?
a. staged a mass minute long scream b. they launched a giant protest balloon c. they stormed Switzerland’s parliament 8
What is the last name of the man on the right of this photo? 9
An entrepreneur is installing "free ATMs" across Vietnam to help those affected by the coronavirus. What do the “ATMs” give out?
a. money b. rice c. soft drink 10
The operator of the UK’s Premier League's goal line technology system has apologised after an error denied a goal in a recent match. What is the name of the technology system?
a. Hawkeye b. Radar c. Mantis 11
Which two countries have accused each other of provoking fighting in a disputed Himalayan border area?
a. China and India b. China and Russia c. China and Nepal 12 Which famous building is shown in this photo celebrating a visit from the French President a. The Palace of Westminster b. Buckingham Palace c. Windsor Castle 13
What has increased COVID-19 testing across Singapore revealed?
a. that at least half of those newly infected with coronavirus did not display symptoms b. that the virus had decreased in potency c. women who had more than two children were less likely to be infected 14
Scientists who have been studying the behaviour of bee colonies have recorded two distinct sounds made by queen bees. The sounds have been described as …?
a. low pitched humming and buzzing b. clicking and screeching c. tooting and quacking 15
Researchers believe that ancient footprints found in South Korea may belong to …?
a. giant prehistoric dogs b. three-metre long crocodiles that walked on two legs c. an undiscovered species of prehistoric humans 16
Which Central American country has this flag? a. Panama b. El Salvador c. Honduras 17
What is India using as makeshift hospitals as the COVID-19 outbreak in the country worsens?
a. school buses b. parking buildings c. railway carriages 18
Which country has Lisbon as its capital city? 19
A man who created a real life treasure hunt ten years ago, has announced that the treasure has finally been found. Where was the gold and jewel filled treasure chest found?
a. in a sunken ship off the coast of California b. in an alligator infested Louisiana swamp in c. in the Rocky Mountain wilderness 20
Authorities have been working to protect this statue. Which person does it represent? Answers 1
Which country has been criticised for its choice to stop reporting COVID-19 infection statistics? a. UK b. Russia c. Brazil
c. Brazil - Last week authorities in the country stopped publishing a running daily total for deaths and infections linked to the virus. The move has had critics label the move an attempt to hide the full toll of the disease in Brazil. 2 Sadly, Dame Vera Lynn passed away last week at the age of 103. What was she well-known as? a. a pioneering politician b. a female soldier c. a war-time singer c. a war-time singer - Dame Vera, who had sold more than a million records by the age of 22, was best known for performing hits such as We'll Meet Again and The White Cliffs Of Dover to troops on the front line in countries including India and Egypt. Recently, she had become the oldest artist to get a top 40 album in the UK, beating her own record when her greatest hits album re-entered the charts at number 30. 3 Why is Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korea’s leader, threatening retaliatory measures against South Korea? a. balloons carrying rice and anti-North leaflets have been floated across the border to North Korea b. South Korea has been hacking government computers in North Korea c. they are blaming South Korea for an outbreak of coronavirus
a. balloons carrying rice and anti-North leaflets have been floated across the border to North Korea - The sister of North Korea's leader has warned of retaliatory measures against South Korea that could involve the military. 4
What type of bird is shown here?
Puffin - Conservationists believe that puffins breeding off the north England coast may expand their usual nesting grounds as tourists stay away because of coronavirus. 5 It has been announced that the 93rd Academy Awards (Oscars), are being postponed. How many times has the awards been postponed in the past? a. never b. once after the September 11 terrorist attacks c. three times
c. three times - The ceremony was postponed because of disastrous flooding in Los Angeles in 1938. In 1968, it was delayed two days following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And in 1981, it was put off for 24 hours after President Ronald Reagan was shot in Washington D.C. 6 Footballer, Marcus Rashford, has led a successful campaign about which of the following? a. free uniforms for children in need b. an extension to the free school meal voucher scheme c. a sports fees sponsorship programme for those in need b. an extension to the free school meal voucher scheme - His campaign prompted a government U-turn that will see parents claim vouchers for about 1.3 million children in England during the summer holidays. But he told BBC Breakfast there are "more steps that need to be taken". Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised the England star's "contribution to the debate around poverty". 7 What did women in Switzerland do during an annual protest known as Women’s Strike? a. staged a mass minute long scream b. they launched a giant protest balloon c. they stormed Switzerland’s parliament
a. staged a mass minute long scream - Thousands of marchers in Geneva and other Swiss cities screamed in unison for a minute last week. Last year, half a million Swiss protesters marched to highlight the nation's poor record on women's rights. This year's version was more subdued given coronavirus restrictions. 8
What is the last name of the man on the right of this photo?
Macron - Both Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron kept their distance outside 10 Downing Street. Mr Macron is in London to mark the 80th anniversary of a speech by General Charles de Gaulle, who led French forces, asking the population to resist the German occupation of France during the Second World War. 9 An entrepreneur is installing "free ATMs" across Vietnam to help those affected by the coronavirus. What do the “ATMs” give out? a. money b. rice c. soft drink
b. rice - Businessman Hoang Tuan Anh first built the rice- dispensing machines in Ho Chi Minh City to support those who had lost their jobs. The ATMs, which give out 1.5kg (3.3lbs) of rice at a time, became so popular he is building more around Vietnam. 10 The operator of the UK’s Premier League's goal line technology system has apologised after an error denied a goal in a recent match. What is the name of the technology system? a. Hawkeye b. Radar c. Mantis
a. Hawkeye - Hawkeye said it "unreservedly apologises", and acknowledged that the ball had gone over the line. It explained that all seven of its cameras monitoring the goal were obscured by either the goalkeeper, a defender or the goalpost. 11 Which two countries have accused each other of provoking fighting in a disputed Himalayan border area? a. China and India b. China and Russia c. China and Nepal
a. China and India - At least twenty people lost their lives in the clash in the disputed Kashmir region. The two armies later held talks to try to defuse tensions. 12 Which famous building is shown in this photo celebrating a visit from the French President a. The Palace of Westminster b. Buckingham Palace c. Windsor Castle
b. Buckingham Palace - The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall welcomed Mr Macron to the UK. And the Red Arrows and their French counterparts, La Patrouille, performed a flypast above London to mark the occasion. 13 What has increased COVID-19 testing across Singapore revealed? a. that at least half of those newly infected with coronavirus did not display symptoms b. that the virus had decreased in potency c. women who had more than two children were less likely to be infected
a. that at least half of those newly infected with coronavirus did not display symptoms - Singapore has one of the highest infection tallies in Asia, with more than 38,000 cases, because of mass outbreaks in dormitories for its migrant workers. Asymptomatic transmission had happened more in places where people were living in closely together. 14 Scientists who have been studying the behaviour of bee colonies have recorded two distinct sounds made by queen bees. The sounds have been described as …? a. low pitched humming and buzzing b. clicking and screeching c. tooting and quacking
c. tooting and quacking - The tooting noise was the queen moving around the colony announcing her presence to the workers. While the responding quacks were from other queens that were wax sealed inside their special cells but were ready to emerge. 15 Researchers believe that ancient footprints found in South Korea may belong to …? a. giant prehistoric dogs b. three-metre long crocodiles that walked on two legs c. an undiscovered species of prehistoric humans
b. three-metre long crocodiles that walked on two legs - The footprints were initially thought to belong to an ancient flying reptile called a pterosaur, the ancestor of modern birds. But researchers now say they belong to three-metre long crocodiles that walked on hind legs as tall as the average adult human, creating footprints some 24cm long. 16
Which Central American country has this flag? a. Panama b. El Salvador c. Honduras
a. Panama 17 What is India using as makeshift hospitals as the COVID-19 outbreak in the country worsens? a. school buses b. parking buildings c. railway carriages
c. railway carriages - The nation hopes to create 8000 more beds by doing so. India’s total caseload reached 308,993, the fourth-highest in the world, including more than 150,000 recoveries. 18
Which country has Lisbon as its capital city?
Portugal 19 A man who created a real life treasure hunt ten years ago, has announced that the treasure has finally been found. Where was the gold and jewel filled treasure chest found? a. in a sunken ship off the coast of California b. in an alligator infested Louisiana swamp in c. in the Rocky Mountain wilderness
c. in the Rocky Mountain wilderness - A chest worth more than $US1 million was hidden a decade ago by an art and antiquities collector who created the treasure hunt. Forest Fenn posted clues to the treasure's whereabouts online and in a 24-line poem that was published in his 2010 autobiography, The Thrill of the Chase. 20
Authorities have been working to protect this statue. Which person does it represent?
Winston Churchill - The statue of Winston Churchill was recently targeted by protestors, and then boarded up for protection. It has now been uncovered, for the visit by French President Emmanuel Macron. Historical monuments across the world have been toppled over the past two weeks as Black Lives Matter protesters march through the streets to call out racism following the death of African American man George Floyd in Minneapolis last month. The End