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06/03/17 Weekly Quiz Current Events
07 September 2026<br>
07 September 2026<br>
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1 Why were Prince Harry and Meghan in the news recently? a. They are moving their family back to the UK b. They are moving to Australia c. They are launching a new clothing range<br>
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2 Which football star announced last week that he was retiring from international football after scoring a record 125 goals for his country? a. Cristiano Ronaldo b. Kylian Mbappé c. Lionel Messi<br>
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3 True or false: Summer 2026 was officially the UK's hottest on record. a. True b. False<br>
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Sadly, this music legend passed away recently. What was her first and last name? 4<br>
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5 Why did a robot make headlines at the recent World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing? a. It ran 100 metres faster than Usain Bolt's world record b. It scored a perfect 10 in gymnastics c. It jumped higher than the human high jump record<br>
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6 True or false: Former Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that he will leave parliament altogether. a. True b. False<br>
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7 Tech giant Meta has agreed to pay around $18 billion to settle lawsuits brought by 29 US states. What was the company accused of? a. Copying features invented by rival companies b. Avoiding billions of dollars in taxes c. Deliberately designing apps to addict children<br>
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What is being built on the right side of this image?
a. an indoor swimming centre b. a ballroom
c. a cinema complex 8<br>
a. an indoor swimming centre b. a ballroom
c. a cinema complex 8<br>
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9 NASA's mission to rescue a falling piece of space equipment failed last week, meaning it will now burn up in Earth's atmosphere. What type of object was NASA trying to save? a. A damaged section of the International Space Station b. A space telescope c. A navigation satellite<br>
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10 Scientists announced last week that they had discovered the ancient remains of which geological feature deep beneath England's east coast? a. A meteorite crater b. A supervolcano c. A fossilised forest<br>
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11 Japan's currency fell to a 40-year low last week, prompting the United States to step in and buy it for the first time in over a decade. What is Japan's currency called? a. Yuan b. Baht c. Yen<br>
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In which country did this devastating natural disaster occur recently?
a. Cambodia b. Nepal c. Pakistan 12<br>
a. Cambodia b. Nepal c. Pakistan 12<br>
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13 What has emerged from Europe's Danube River as a result of record low water levels over summer? a. Sunken warships b. Whole dinosaur fossils c. A lost village<br>
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14 A multimillion-dollar undersea power cable between the UK and Ireland was recently rerouted after fans complained it would destroy a beachside memorial to which fictional character? a. Gollum from The Lord of the Rings b. Aslan from The Chronicles of Narnia c. Dobby from Harry Potter<br>
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15 Which fast-fashion company was valued at around $26 billion last week after listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange? a. Shein b. Asos c. Boohoo<br>
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Which country has this flag? 16<br>
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17 A flash flood tore through the Grand Canyon last week, forcing dozens of hikers to be evacuated by helicopter. In which US state is the Grand Canyon? a. New Jersey b. Arizona c. New Mexico<br>
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18 Europe's biggest annual street festival was held recently in which part of London? a. Chelsea b. Brixton c. Notting Hill<br>
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19 Due to a trade war with Canada, US President Donald Trump signed an order last week to rename which body of water on the US-Canada border? a. Lake Ontario b. Lake Superior c. Niagara Falls<br>
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What is the last name of this sprinter who has made headlines after signing a contract in another sport? 20<br>
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Answers<br>
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Why were Prince Harry and Meghan in the news recently? a. They are moving their family back to the UK b. They are moving to Australia c. They are launching a new clothing range a. They are moving their family back to the UK - Harry and Meghan are moving back to the UK from California, where they have lived since stepping back from royal duties. Their children Archie and Lilibet, aged 7 and 5, have been enrolled in English schools starting in September. 1<br>
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Which football star announced last week that he was retiring from international football after scoring a record 125 goals for his country? a. Cristiano Ronaldo b. Kylian Mbappé c. Lionel Messi c. Lionel Messi - The Argentine captain played 207 games for his country and finishes as its all-time leading scorer, with 21 of his goals coming at World Cups. He wrote his retirement letter two days after this year's World Cup final but delayed publishing it while his father was ill. 2<br>
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True or false: Summer 2026 was officially the UK's hottest on record. a. True - The Met Office's provisional figures show an average temperature of 16.5C across June, July and August, the highest since records began in 1884, with five widespread heatwaves and 40 days above 30C. Scientists say human-caused climate change made a summer this hot around 130 times more likely, and drought was declared across all of Wales and more than two-thirds of England. 3<br>
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Sadly, this music legend passed away recently. What was her first and last name? Dolly Parton - Dolly Parton rose from a poor childhood in the mountains of Tennessee to enjoy a career spanning more than six decades, writing thousands of songs including "Jolene", "9 to 5" and "I Will Always Love You". Beyond music, she starred in films, opened her own theme park, Dollywood, and gave away millions of free books to children through her Imagination Library. 4<br>
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Why did a robot make headlines at the recent World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing? a. It ran 100 metres faster than Usain Bolt's world record b. It scored a perfect 10 in gymnastics c. It jumped higher than the human high jump record a. It ran 100 metres faster than Usain Bolt's world record - The robot, called Tiangong Ultra, ran the 100 metres in 9.39 seconds, beating the 9.58-second world record Usain Bolt set in 2009. More than 2,000 robots from 666 teams across 16 countries competed at the games in Beijing, which also included football, dancing and industrial-task events. 5<br>
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True or false: Former Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that he will leave parliament altogether. a. True - Former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced he is to stand down as an MP to focus on a role in international affairs. Sir Keir, who left Downing Street in July, had previously said he would stay on as an MP until the next UK general election, which is not due until 2029. The move will trigger a by-election in the London seat of Holborn and St Pancras. 6<br>
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Tech giant Meta has agreed to pay around $18 billion to settle lawsuits brought by 29 US states. What was the company accused of? a. Copying features invented by rival companies b. Avoiding billions of dollars in taxes c. Deliberately designing apps to addict children c. Deliberately designing apps to addict children - The states accused Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of contributing to a youth mental health crisis by building addictive features into its platforms and hiding the harm from the public. As part of the settlement, Meta agreed to new safety measures including daily time limits for children, no push notifications during school hours, and stronger parental controls. 7<br>
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What is being built on the right side of this image?
a. an indoor swimming centre
b. a ballroom c. a cinema complex b. a ballroom - The project involves building a new State Ballroom designed to host large events and funded largely by private donations. The construction has proved controversial as it required demolishing part of the historic East Wing. President Trump claims the ballroom is needed for national security reasons. 8<br>
a. an indoor swimming centre
b. a ballroom c. a cinema complex b. a ballroom - The project involves building a new State Ballroom designed to host large events and funded largely by private donations. The construction has proved controversial as it required demolishing part of the historic East Wing. President Trump claims the ballroom is needed for national security reasons. 8<br>
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NASA's mission to rescue a falling piece of space equipment failed last week, meaning it will now burn up in Earth's atmosphere. What type of object was NASA trying to save? a. A damaged section of the International Space Station b. A space telescope c. A navigation satellite b. A space telescope - The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has studied cosmic explosions since 2004, but the thin upper atmosphere has been slowly dragging it down towards Earth. A robotic satellite called LINK was launched to grab it and boost it to a safer altitude, but control problems forced NASA to abandon the rescue. Swift is expected to re-enter and burn up later this year. 9<br>
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Scientists announced last week that they had discovered the ancient remains of which geological feature deep beneath England's east coast? a. A meteorite crater b. A supervolcano c. A fossilised forest b. A supervolcano - The extinct 65km-wide volcano erupted 454 million years ago with the force of several thousand hydrogen bombs, with ash spreading as far as Scandinavia and Poland. Scientists say there is no chance of it ever erupting again. The last true supervolcano eruption was Taupo in New Zealand, about 25,500 years ago, creating what exists today as Lake Taupo. 10<br>
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Japan's currency fell to a 40-year low last week, prompting the United States to step in and buy it for the first time in over a decade. What is Japan's currency called? a. Yuan b. Baht c. Yen c. Yen - Last week the US, acting alongside Japan, bought yen to prop up the currency after it fell to a 40-year low against the dollar. A weaker yen pushes up the cost of Japan's oil and gas and fuels inflation, giving both countries reasons to intervene. 11<br>
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In which country did this devastating natural disaster occur recently?
a. Cambodia b. Nepal c. Pakistan b. Nepal - The disaster struck on the Nepal-Tibet border when part of a glacier near the Langtang Lirung peak collapsed with such force that it registered as a magnitude 5.2 tremor, sending a wall of mud, rock and water some 100km down the Trishuli and Bhote Koshi Rivers. 12<br>
a. Cambodia b. Nepal c. Pakistan b. Nepal - The disaster struck on the Nepal-Tibet border when part of a glacier near the Langtang Lirung peak collapsed with such force that it registered as a magnitude 5.2 tremor, sending a wall of mud, rock and water some 100km down the Trishuli and Bhote Koshi Rivers. 12<br>
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What has emerged from Europe's Danube River as a result of record low water levels over summer? a. Sunken warships b. Whole dinosaur fossils c. A lost village a. Sunken warships - Severe drought has left the Danube, Europe's second longest river, so low that the hulks of dozens of World War Two German battleships have become visible near the Serbian port of Prahovo. The vessels were deliberately sunk in 1944 to slow the advancing Soviet forces as they retreated near the end of the war. 13<br>
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A multimillion-dollar undersea power cable between the UK and Ireland was recently rerouted after fans complained it would destroy a beachside memorial to which fictional character? a. Gollum from The Lord of the Rings b. Aslan from The Chronicles of Narnia c. Dobby from Harry Potter c. Dobby from Harry Potter - The memorial sits on Freshwater West beach in Wales, where the death of the beloved house-elf was filmed. Fans travel from around the world to leave painted pebbles with tributes. The company behind the £430 million (around NZ$980 million) Greenlink interconnector agreed to reroute the cable to avoid the site entirely. 14<br>
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Which fast-fashion company was valued at around $26 billion last week after listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange? a. Shein b. Asos c. Boohoo a. Shein - The online clothing shop, popular with young people for its very cheap prices, was not allowed to list on the UK and US stock exchanges because of concerns over how its clothes are made and their effect on the environment. The company was once thought to be worth nearly $100 billion, but it now faces rising costs, more rivals and new taxes on cheap parcels sent to the US and Europe. 15<br>
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Which country has this flag? Italy 16<br>
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A flash flood tore through the Grand Canyon last week, forcing dozens of hikers to be evacuated by helicopter. In which US state is the Grand Canyon? a. New Jersey b. Arizona c. New Mexico b. Arizona - A series of storms sent a wall of water, mud and boulders through Bright Angel Canyon, destroying nearly all the footbridges across the creek. At least 62 people were evacuated in a joint operation between park staff and the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Tragically, two people lost their lives. 17<br>
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Europe's biggest annual street festival was held recently in which part of London? a. Chelsea b. Brixton c. Notting Hill c. Notting Hill - The carnival began in the 1960s as a celebration of Caribbean culture by the Windrush generation and now draws around two million people to the streets of west London each year. 18<br>
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Due to a trade war with Canada, US President Donald Trump signed an order last week to rename which body of water on the US-Canada border? a. Lake Ontario b. Lake Superior c. Niagara Falls a. Lake Ontario - Mr Trump ordered that Lake Ontario be renamed "Lake America" in US government maps and documents, after Canada rejected a trade deal and the two countries hit each other with tariffs. Canada refuses to recognise the change, with Prime Minister Mark Carney noting the name comes from an Indigenous word meaning "the lake is beautiful, the lake is big" and predates the founding of both countries. 19<br>
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What is the last name of this sprinter who has made headlines after signing a contract in another sport? Bolt - The worlds fastest ever person and eight-time sprint Olympic champion has been named in the squad list of Wythenshawe football team, who play in the Cheshire Veterans League in England. 20<br>
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