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News Quiz - Week 16 (20 seconds)

NEWS QUIZ
Week 16
Schoolyear 2023-2024
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CitizenshipLower Secondary (Key Stage 3)Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)

This lesson contains 13 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 15 min

Instructions

Every week on Thursday*, a free news quiz for students in primary education and secondary education. Weekly, thousands of teachers and students take this news quiz, for example, to conclude the week. However, this news quiz can also be perfectly used at home or in a pub quiz.

The news quiz can be played in three variations: 10, 20, or 30 seconds per question.

This weeky News Quiz can always be found here.

* Except for holidays

Items in this lesson

NEWS QUIZ
Week 16
Schoolyear 2023-2024

Slide 1 - Slide


Which former American Football player, actor, and murder (πŸ“Έ) suspect has passed away?
A
OJ Simpson
B
Jim Brown
C
Joe Greene
D
Night Train Lane

Slide 2 - Quiz


There was some unrest after Meta lowered the minimum age for using WhatsApp in the UK and the EU to...
A
13
B
14
C
15
D
16

Slide 3 - Quiz


A tunnel will be dug under which historic site despite protests?
A
Buckingham Palace
B
Stonehenge
C
Tower of London
D
Edinburgh Castle

Slide 4 - Quiz


As of this week, the UK House of Commons passed a bill regarding cigarette purchases. According to the bill, which group is banned from buying cigarettes?
A
Anyone under the age of 18
B
Anyone born after 2009
C
All smokers regardless of age
D
Visitors and non-residents of the UK

Slide 5 - Quiz


Who landed in Israel this week to talk to Netanyahu?
A
Rishi Sunak
B
Boris Johnson
C
David Cameron
D
Paul McCartney

Slide 6 - Quiz


Japan amended its civil code. What change was made regarding divorced parents?
A
They can share custody of their children
B
They can remarry
C
They can live in the same house
D
They can share a car

Slide 7 - Quiz


If it became healthier, which product could have huge climate benefits?
A
Bread
B
Coffee
C
Fast Food
D
Ready to eat meals

Slide 8 - Quiz


UK’s native poultry is under threat because of what?
A
Bird flu
B
Increase in the number of foxes
C
Birdseed shortage
D
High temperatures

Slide 9 - Quiz


Who isn’t welcome at the
French ceremony for 80th Commemoration of D-day?
A
Benjamin Netanyahu
B
Vladimir Putin
C
Donald Trump
D
Γ‰ric Zemmour

Slide 10 - Quiz


Scientists recently discovered!
The queen of the common eastern bumblebee can survive how long underwater?
A
An hour
B
A day
C
A week
D
A month

Slide 11 - Quiz


So...how did the 
News Quiz go this week?
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Slide 12 - Poll

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Slide 13 - Slide