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News Quiz: 21/04/2023

NEWS QUIZ
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NEWS QUIZ
21/04/2023

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What country recently became the country with the largest population, counting more than 1,4 billion people?
A
Canada
B
China
C
India
D
Russia

Slide 2 - Quiz


Guitarist Mark Sheehan (📸) has passed away. With what band, with hits like Hall of Fame and Rain, did he play the guitar?
A
Imagine Dragons
B
One Republic
C
The Killers
D
The Script

Slide 3 - Quiz


In which African country has a violent conflict started between different groups?
A
Ethiopia
B
Saudi-Arabia
C
Sudan
D
Uganda

Slide 4 - Quiz


What country closed their last nuclear power plants this week?
A
Belgium
B
Germany
C
France
D
the Netherlands

Slide 5 - Quiz


What happened during a recent game of snooker in the UK?
A
An activist scattered orange powder on the green cloth of the table.
B
One of the balls flew through the audience.
C
The cue of one of the players broke.
D
Somebody kept sneezing and had to be removed from the audience.

Slide 6 - Quiz


Which American singer is getting his own holiday on his birthday, September 23rd, in the state of New Jersey?
A
Frankie Valli
B
Bruce Springsteen
C
Jon Bon Jovi
D
Frank Sinatra

Slide 7 - Quiz


What event have 'Extinction Rebellion' threatened to disrupt in the coming months?
A
London Marathon
B
King's Coronation
C
Rishi Sunak's dinner
D
The British Grand Prix

Slide 8 - Quiz


Why did Dominic Raab (former deputy Prime Minister) feel he had to resign recently?
A
Flying a kite too high
B
A report that said he was bullying staff members
C
He had a poster of Boris Johnson in his bedroom
D
He forgot the days he was meant to be in Parliament

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