This lesson contains 13 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Lesson 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.
Thousands of Parisians take part in a free picnic on the Champs-Élysées. What is the reason for this picnic?
A
Aims to reverse decline in local people visiting the boulevard
B
To bring the neighborhood together
C
The promenade wanted to highlight its luxury shops and designer boutiques
D
To feed the homeless
Slide 2 - Quiz
An 81-year-old American has been terrorising their neighbourhood for nearly a decade with which weapon?
A
A NERF gun
B
A slingshot
C
A peashooter
D
A paintball gun
Slide 3 - Quiz
Max Verstappen seems to win every F1 race. Last Saturday, he finished sixth. Who came first?
A
Carlos Sainz
B
Oscar Piastri
C
Lando Norris
D
Charles Leclerc
Slide 4 - Quiz
Why did Nicki Minaj spend hours in a cell at Schiphol Airport Saturday night, causing her show in Manchester to be cancelled?
A
Because of forged documents
B
Because of the presence of animals in her luggage
C
Because of the presence of drugs in her luggage
D
Because of the presence of a weapon in her luggage
Slide 5 - Quiz
Pope Francis allegedly caused offence during a discussion about gay men. What has he supposedly said? (the actual slur has been altered)
A
He questioned their morality
B
That there was too much 'gayness' in the world
C
He dismissed their relationships
D
He stereotyped negatively
Slide 6 - Quiz
Why is Europe on high alert?
A
Suspected Moscow-linked arson and sabotage
B
Dependency on external energy supplies
C
Increasing frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks
D
Increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events
Slide 7 - Quiz
What percentage of political donations in the EU go to extremist
and populist parties?
A
5%
B
15%
C
25%
D
35%
Slide 8 - Quiz
According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Haïti is “on the precipice of becoming an all-out failed state”. Special forces police from what country are coming to help?
A
Philippines
B
Romania
C
South Africa
D
Kenya
Slide 9 - Quiz
What age group will be affected by the new ban on sex education in English schools?