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.
Which party leader has done a gameshow approach to the elections with interviews in spinning tea cups and tumbling into a pool in water park Warwickshire live on the BBC?
A
Rishi Sunak
B
Keir Starmer
C
Stephen Flynn
D
Ed Davey
Slide 2 - Quiz
Why is the global spending on nuclear weapons up 13%?
A
To update aging nuclear arsenals
B
Because of the increased defence budgets in the US
C
As a means to project strength
D
To maintain a strategic advantage
Slide 3 - Quiz
Who has been re-elected as president of South Africa?
A
Nelson Mandela
B
Mmusi Maimane
C
Jacob Zuma
D
Cyril Ramaphosa
Slide 4 - Quiz
At which event did Princess Kate of England make her first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis?
A
Remembrance Day
B
80th Anniversary of D-Day
C
Trooping the Colour
D
UK Elections
Slide 5 - Quiz
Which revival of Stephen Sondheim’s musical won for best revival musical at the Tony Awards 2024?
A
Merrily We Roll Along
B
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
C
Into the Woods
D
Sweeney Todd
Slide 6 - Quiz
Due to the war, Russia is facing a significant labor shortage. Which country is Putin visiting to discuss the supply of not only weapons but also migrant workers?
A
Vietnam
B
North Korea
C
South Korea
D
China
Slide 7 - Quiz
Near which mountain will an entrance gate be installed to prevent mass tourism?
A
Himalayan mountains
B
Mount Everest
C
The Alps
D
Mount Fuji
Slide 8 - Quiz
What was found in an untouched 2,000-year-old Roman tomb?
A
Wine in an urn
B
Roman Coins
C
A statue of Senicio
D
A crystal bottle
Slide 9 - Quiz
Which Justin was arrested by police in New York for drink-driving?
A
Justin Bieber (singer)
B
Justin Timberlake (singer)
C
Justin Trudeau (politician)
D
Justin Gatlin (athlete)
Slide 10 - Quiz
How many pieces of plastic are washed ashore on Eastern Island each hour?