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Week 44
School Year 2024-2025
NEWS QUIZ
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Introductie

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 44
School Year 2024-2025
NEWS QUIZ

Slide 1 - Tekstslide


What did King Charles say in a speech on the island of Samoa?
A
He acknowledged that the slavery past was "painful"
B
He apologised for the slavery past
C
He said he was eager to be able to change the past
D
He indicated that he did not understand the history of slavery

Slide 2 - Quizvraag


What was uncovered in Pompeii last Friday?
A
Tiny house with erotic frescoes
B
A house built around the traditional atrium
C
The skeletons of two freed slaves
D
A painting of the god of fertility

Slide 3 - Quizvraag


Why has a Coventry student been convicted of murder?
A
She never gave the baby anything to eat
B
She put her baby in a trash can
C
She hid a baby in a cereal box
D
She pushed her baby through the toilet

Slide 4 - Quizvraag


In a recent meeting, former President Trump faced a lot of criticism about..... 
A
Discriminatory statements
B
Health care statements
C
Education statements
D
Economic statements

Slide 5 - Quizvraag


 Some schools in the United States have decided to ban popular footwear. What type of shoes are we talking about?
A
Flip-flops
B
Sandals
C
Crocs
D
Stilettos

Slide 6 - Quizvraag


Who is the real one? Which actor surprised attendees at a lookalike contest last Sunday in New York?
A
Timothée Chalamet
B
Jacob Elordi
C
Austin Butler
D
Tom Holland

Slide 7 - Quizvraag



NATO has expressed concern about which country sending soldiers to Ukraine?
A
Israel
B
Russia
C
South Korea
D
North Korea

Slide 8 - Quizvraag


Which Irish actor ran the Dublin Marathon and pushed a friend in a wheelchair for the last 4 km?
A
Liam Neeson
B
Colin Farrell
C
Michael Fassbender
D
Cillian Murphy

Slide 9 - Quizvraag


Which presidential candidate deployed a garbage truck to trash his rival at a Wisconsin rally?
A
Biden
B
Trump
C
Kamala
D
Obama

Slide 10 - Quizvraag


 In which European country was there such severe weather this week that at least 95 people died from flash floods?
A
Norway
B
Austria
C
France
D
Spain

Slide 11 - Quizvraag


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Slide 12 - Poll

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Slide 13 - Tekstslide