News quiz - Week 41 (30 seconds)

Week 41
School Year 2024-2025
NEWS QUIZ
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This lesson contains 13 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Introduction

Every week*, a free news quiz is available for students in primary, secondary, and vocational education. Thousands of teachers and students take part, often using the quiz to end the week. However, this news quiz can also be perfectly used at home or for a pub quiz. The quiz can be played directly from LessonUp: click on the image and start the quiz by pressing the “Teach” button. Participants join via their own device. *excluding regular school holidays.

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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?
A
Mark
B
Milton
C
Martin
D
Melania

Slide 11 - Quiz


So...
 how was the News Quiz this week?
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Slide 12 - Poll

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Slide 13 - Slide

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