News quiz - Week 7 (20 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.
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*excluding regular school holidays.
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Slide 1 - Tekstslide
Sam Altman rejected an offer of nearly 100 billion dollars to acquire OpenAI.
Who made this offer?
A
Donald Trump
B
Bill Gates
C
Elon Musk
D
Vladimir Putin
Slide 2 - Quizvraag
"Women are the property of men," according to this influencer and former kickboxer.
A lawsuit has now been filed for the first time in the US against him (and his brother) for coercing someone into sex work.
A
Andrew Tate
B
Sean 'Diddy' Combs
C
Kanye West
D
Arnie Hammer
Slide 3 - Quizvraag
Salma al-Shehab, a PhD student at Leeds University, was released from a Saudi Arabian prison after being arrested in 2021.
What was she accused of?
A
Posting tweets supporting women’s rights
B
Violating religious laws by promoting Western ideologies
C
Espionage and leaking state secrets
D
She walked unveiled through the market
Slide 4 - Quizvraag
Which president proposed letting ‘all hell break loose’ if hostages held by Hamas aren’t returned to Israel at
noon on Saturday?
A
Vladimir Putin
B
Benjamin Netanyahu
C
Donald Trump
D
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Slide 5 - Quizvraag
All of Sri Lanka was affected by a power outage. What did the Minister of
Energy say caused the outage?
A
A woman hung her laundry on the electrical cables
B
An employee had spilled his coffee over a control panel
C
Flooding due to the rainy season caused a short circuit
D
A monkey had entered the power station
Slide 6 - Quizvraag
A remarkable discovery was made in Wooler. What was found buried in the ground of a playground?
A
73 stolen, rare Barbie dolls
B
43 barrels full of waste from a drug lab
C
176 bombs from WWII
D
17 children's bicycles
Slide 7 - Quizvraag
Måke Califørnia Great Ægain!
With this slogan, the initiators of a petition from Denmark are responding to Trump's desire to annex Greenland.
What is the purpose of this playful petition?
A
That Denmark takes over California and makes it part of the Danish kingdom
B
To bring Danish humor and satire to international attention
C
That California swaps Trump for Danish political leaders
D
That Denmark invites Trump to visit Greenland to change his mind
Slide 8 - Quizvraag
What have archaeologists discovered beneath an empty office building in the financial heart of London?
A
An intact Viking boat
B
A mass grave from the plague period in the 14th century
C
A collection of medieval trade coins and jewels
D
A 2000-year-old Roman basilica
Slide 9 - Quizvraag
What mistake did a judge make in the case of a Palestinian family seeking asylum, according to Keir Starmer?
A
Denied the family's asylum request
B
Granted the family asylum, through a scheme meant for Ukrainian refugees
C
Recommended the family apply through a different refugee program
D
Referred the case to a higher court
Slide 10 - Quizvraag
Why did the British intelligence service MI5 apologise to the court in London?
A
For providing incorrect information and false evidence to three courts
B
Because they were involved in a spy case that was misinterpreted
C
Because they had no evidence against a neo-Nazi undercover agent
D
For not sharing important documents with the defense lawyers
Slide 11 - Quizvraag
So...
how was the News Quiz this week?
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