This lesson contains 13 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 15 min
Introduction
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Week 41
School Year 2024-2025
NEWS QUIZ
Slide 1 - Slide
Which rock band sold its music rights to Sony for €360 million?
A
The Beatles
B
Led Zeppelin
C
Pink Floyd
D
The Rolling Stones
Slide 2 - Quiz
It is 5 mm in size, weighs 0.33 grams, and you need tweezers to play with it. A Japanese toy manufacturer made the world's smallest...
A
Barbie doll
B
Rubik's Cube
C
Game controller
D
Lego figure
Slide 3 - Quiz
What does a United Nations report say about the water in rivers worldwide in 2023?
A
The water has never been so salty
B
The water has never been so fresh
C
The water level has never been so high
D
The water level has never been so low
Slide 4 - Quiz
Through an investigation by which organisation have thousands of civilian casualties in Gaza been given a name and a face?
A
Airwars
B
Amnesty International
C
WarChild
D
Red Cross
Slide 5 - Quiz
Why did some viewers recognize parts of Javier Milei's speech, Argentina’s president, last week?
A
Because the topic is often discussed in the news
B
Because it closely resembled a speech by President Bartlet from The West Wing
C
Because Milei frequently gives the same speech
D
Because it was based on historical speeches by world leaders
Slide 6 - Quiz
What was spotted in the wilderness of New Zealand?
A
Large carnivorous mammals
B
A fugitive father with children
C
A Dodo
D
A Kakapo
Slide 7 - Quiz
Completing a video game: who wouldn’t want that? Which game was fully completed by an American teenager?
A
Fortnite
B
Tetris
C
Minecraft
D
Pac-Man
Slide 8 - Quiz
Who jumped on stage during a speech by Donald Trump last weekend?
A
JD Vance
B
Elon Musk
C
Bill Gates
D
Jeff Bezos
Slide 9 - Quiz
Former Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp is returning to football.
What is he going to do?
A
Become a player for Liverpool
B
Become the head coach of Germany
C
Become a referee
D
Become the Director of Football for Red Bull
Slide 10 - Quiz
What is the name of the powerful hurricane that reached the U.S. state of Florida on Wednesday?