News quiz - Week 12 (30 seconds)

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Week 12

School Year 2024-2025

NEWS QUIZ

What was the response of the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to the harmful ads found in mobile games?

1. They issued fines to the game developers
2. They banned the ads that objectified women
3. They created new regulations for mobile game ads
4. They asked for a public apology from the game companies

Which Australian city hosted the first race of the Formula 1 season last weekend?

1. Adelaide
2. Brisbane
3. Melbourne
4. Sydney

A new plan from US President Trump. What does he want for the people of 41 countries?

1. Arrange a new place to live so he can build hotels there
2. Impose an entry ban, so these people can no longer travel to the US
3. Put them all on a list of enemies of the US
4. Giving them all internet via Elon Musk's Starlink satellites.

On Thursday, the World Happiness Report was published. This year, the UK ranked the 20th spot. According to this report, which country has the happiest population in the world?

1. Denmark
2. Finland
3. Iceland
4. Sweden

What is Russia demanding from Ukraine to enable a ceasefire?

1. That Zelensky step down as president
2. That the country adopt the Russian national anthem
3. That Ukraine breaks off all trade agreements with Europe
4. A guarantee that Ukraine will not become a member of NATO

The Israeli army invades the Gaza Strip again. There was a ceasefire. How long did it last?

1. 2 weeks
2. 1 month
3. 1.5 months
4. 2 months

It caused quite a commotion.What did an American influencer in Australia 'steal' but also quickly give back?

1. She took a very elderly woman's walking frame
2. She grabbed and ate a toddler's ice cream
3. She snatched a wombat baby away from its mother
4. An Australian actress's garden gnome

What surprised the European Parliament?

1. The Dutch support for additional defence spending
2. The Dutch reluctance in European defence funding
3. The Dutch desire to leave the EU
4. The Dutch plans to create its own army

 Secret documents about the assassination of John F. Kennedy were.....

1. Permanently destroyed
2. Released and published
3. Moved to a secret location
4. Decreed to be classified for another 50 years

A man (Jamie Cooper, 33) has escaped from a prison van on the M55 motorway. In which English county did this take place?

1. Lancashire
2. Nottinghamshire
3. Kent
4. Cumbria

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