News quiz - Week 3 (10 seconds)

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Introduction

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Week 3

School Year 2024-2025

NEWS QUIZ

Whose grave was vandalised with paint by Stop Oil Now in England?

1. Queen Elizabeth II
2. Isaac Newton
3. Winston Churchill
4. Charles Darwin

At a pizzeria Lupa Pizza in Norwich, you can order any pizza, but you’ll have to pay over £100 if you:

1. Want to take the pizza home
2. Order champagne with your pizza
3. Want pineapple on your Hawaiian pizza
4. Mispronounce the name of the pizza

In which US state have wildfires been raging for weeks, destroying many homes?

1. Alaska
2. California
3. Nevada
4. Texas

Why was South Korean President Yoon arrested?

1. For shoplifting
2. For littering
3. For a failed coup attempt
4. Due to proposing a collaboration with North Korea

After 18 months, it seems a conflict might come to an end. Between which two parties is an agreement expected to take effect on Sunday?

1. Hamas and Israel
2. Ukraine and Russia
3. North Korea and South Korea
4. The United States and Iran

President Biden has given his farewell speech, in which he warned about:

1. The dangers of climate change
2. The dangers of tech billionaires
3. The importance of having health insurance
4. The violence caused by legal gun ownership

Which country is to shoot down drones near military sites?

1. The Netherlands
2. Italy
3. Germany
4. France

Which AI celebrity’s voice duped a French woman out of €830,000?

1. Adam Sandler
2. Brad Pitt
3. Jim Carrey
4. Leonardo DiCaprio

What is Sweden planning to do with people who are seen as a threat to their state? 

1. place the individuals under surveillance
2. detain the individuals
3. deport individuals
4. remove their citizenship

What remarkable moment was captured by a doorbell camera?

1. The moment a meteorite struck the ground
2. The moment a squirrel did somersaults on the gras
3. The moment a UFO flew by the house
4. The moment a bird flew into the camera

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