News quiz - Week 42 (30 seconds)
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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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Slide 1 - Tekstslide
Which highly successful tennis player has announced their retirement after the Davis Cup Finals in November?
A
Federer
B
Nadal
C
Djokovic
D
Alcaraz
Slide 2 - Quizvraag
The England national football team played two matches this week.
For which competition were they played?
A
European Championship Qualifiers
B
World Cup Qualifiers
C
Champions League
D
Nations League
Slide 3 - Quizvraag
What is notable about the remains of a mountaineer found on Mount Everest?
A
This mountaineer was not missing at all
B
This mountaineer was famous and disappeared over 100 years ago
C
This mountaineer was from the Stone Age
D
This mountaineer was found in perfect condition
Slide 4 - Quizvraag
In which German city was an entertainment district evacuated last Saturday due to the discovery of a World War II bomb?
A
Berlin
B
Düsseldorf
C
Hamburg
D
Munich
Slide 5 - Quizvraag
A throne from which series fetched nearly 1.5 million dollars at auction?
A
Game of Thrones
B
The Rings of Power
C
The Crown
D
Bridgerton
Slide 6 - Quizvraag
Why did North Korea blow up roads and railways at the border with South Korea?
A
To build a new highway
B
To symbolically express anger
C
To fully open the border
D
To stimulate South Korean exports
Slide 7 - Quizvraag
Sometimes films do well, but sometimes they flop miserably. Which recent film has turned out to be a flop?
A
Joker: Folie à Deux
B
Transformers One
C
The Apprentice
D
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
Slide 8 - Quizvraag
What does Google plan to buy to power their AI data centers?
A
Solar panels
B
Wind turbines in the North Sea
C
Coal mine
D
Nuclear power plants
Slide 9 - Quizvraag
What is the name of the comet that is currently very visible in the sky and won’t pass near Earth again for another 80,000 years?
A
Halley
B
Hale-Bopp
C
Tsuchinshan-Atlas
D
Hyakutake
Slide 10 - Quizvraag
There is a lot of discussion about a meet and greet PM Keir Starmer had after a concert with:
A
Ed Sheeran
B
Chris Martin (Coldplay)
C
Taylor Swift
D
Bob Dylan
Slide 11 - Quizvraag
So...
how was the News Quiz this week?
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