03/11/14

1. Weekly Quiz Wk 9 03/11/14

2. Question 1 At what type of building did a tragic fire occur in Stafford last week? • a. a tyre warehouse • b. a fireworks warehouse • c. a chemical warehouse

3. Question 2 What does the man accused of pushing into PM David Cameron claim he was doing at the time? • a. dancing • b. joking • c. jogging

4. Question 3 In which Canadian city did an armed terrorist break into the country's parliament buildings in a major security breach? • a. Ottawa • b. Toronto • c. Montreal

5. 4 What is the name of the airline that suffered this tragic event over the weekend?

6. Question 5 In which country have huge landslides engulfed a village claiming over 100 lives and leaving many more missing? • a. Italy • b. Japan • c. Sri Lanka

7. Question 6 Robbie Williams has been criticised by many people on social media for sending posts and videos from what type of facility? • a. a hospital • a. a prison • c. a courtroom

8. Question 7 In which Asian country did a powercut affect the whole country on the weekend? • a. Thailand • b. Singapore • c. Bangladesh

9. 8 True or false, these photos are of the same woman?

10. Question 9 In which sport did England record only its fourth win in 50 years against New Zealand last week? • a. Netball • b. Rugby League • c. Rugby Union

11. Question 10 What happened to NASA's unmanned rocket that was due to deliver cargo to the International Space Station last week? • a. it ran out of fuel • b. it exploded on the launch pad • c. ground crew forgot to load some of the cargo

12. Question 11 In which country have British soldiers left Camp Bastion after a 13 year presence there? • a. Iraq • b. Afghanistan • c. Egypt

13. 12 In which American state are locals facing this problem?

14. Question 13 Why was Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe in the news a lot last week? • a. he gave an impressive rap performance on a well known talk show • b. he is doing another Harry Potter film • c. he has announced he is writing children's books

15. Question 14 What article of clothing recently worn by some politicians has been criticised for being made in sweatshop factories with poor conditions for the women who make them? • a. scarves supporting the rights of women • b. t-shirts supporting the rights of women • c. baseball caps support the rights of women

16. Question 15 Which ocean is the world's third largest?

17. 16 Which country will vote next year about whether it should change from this flag?

18. Question 17 Soldiers have taken control of the government in Burkina Faso after the President resigned recently. Where is the country of Burkina Faso? • a. Africa • b. The Caribbean Sea • c. the South Pacific Ocean

19. Question 18 Which UK bank has announced major job cuts with over 9000 of its workers set to lose their jobs? • a. Lloyds • b. Royal Bank of Scotland • c. Barclays

20. Question 19 What is the celebration All Hallow's Eve better known as?

21. 20 This actress has announced her television series is due to end. What is her last name?

22. Answers

23. 1 At what type of building did a tragic fire occur in Stafford last week? • b. a fireworks warehouse - The blaze at the unit of SP Fireworks was brought under control after 50 firefighters fought it for three hours. Sadly the fire claimed the lives of a man who worked at the warehouse and a customer.

24. 2 What does the man accused of pushing into PM David Cameron claim he was doing at the time? • c. jogging - In a major security scare, Leeds man Dean Farley claimed that he had only "brushed into" Mr Cameron while jogging and had been "assaulted" by police officers as a result.

25. 3 In which Canadian city did an armed terrorist break into the country's parliament buildings in a major security breach? • a. Ottawa - Ministers and lawmakers have hailed the House of Commons' sergeant-at-arms, Kevin Vickers, as a hero for firing the shots that brought down the armed assailant, identified as a Muslim convert.

26. 4 What is the name of the airline that suffered this tragic event over the weekend? • Virgin Galactic - SpaceShipTwo, a suborbital passenger spaceship crashed on its 55th test flight after reportedly trialling a new fuel.

27. 5 In which country have huge landslides engulfed a village claiming over 100 lives and leaving many more missing? • c. Sri Lanka - Huge landslides triggered by monsoon rains have engulfed a tea-growing village east of the Sri Lanka capital Colombo, killing at least 100 people and leaving hundreds missing, feared dead.

28. 6 Robbie Williams has been criticised by many people on social media for sending posts and videos from what type of facility? • a. a hospital - The singer sent live tweets and updates on the progress of his wife's labour with their second child in a series of videos described as "bizarre" on social media.

29. 7 In which Asian country did a powercut affect the whole country on the weekend? • c. Bangladesh - There were loud cheers in the capital, Dhaka, as lights came back in phases. The blackout was the country's worst since a 2007 cyclone knocked out the national grid for several hours. Authorities blamed the incident on the failure of a transmission line, which led to power plants and substations shutting down.

30. 8 True or false, these photos are of the same woman? • True - Renee Zellweger has been the subject of much talk in the entertainment industry for her recent cosmetic surgery.

31. 9 In which sport did England record only its fourth win in 50 years against New Zealand last week? • a. Netball - The win made up for England's narrow loss to the Silver Ferns in the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games.

32. 10 What happened to NASA's unmanned Antares rocket that was due to deliver cargo to the International Space Station last week? • b. it exploded on the launch pad - The rocket, which was 14 storeys tall and built and launched by a commercial space operator, bolted off its seaside launch pad but exploded seconds later into a massive orange fireball.

33. 11 In which country have British soldiers left Camp Bastion after a 13 year presence there? • b. Afghanistan - the government has withdrawn the last troops from Afghanistan after a long and difficult campaign, especially in the last eight years when they took on the Taleban in the key southern province of Helmand

34. 12 In which American state are locals facing this problem? • Hawaii - the slow moving lava from Mt Kilauea is traveling at around 80 metres a day towards the town of Pahoa

35. 13 Why was Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe in the news a lot last week? • a. he gave an impressive rap performance on a well known talk show - Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who played the boy wizard, has banked a big deposit of street cred with a rap performance on The Tonight Show.

36. 14 What article of clothing recently worn by some politicians has been criticised for being made in sweatshop factories with poor conditions for the women who make them? • b. t-shirts supporting the rights of women - The charity behind a pro-feminism T-shirt worn by leading politicians has vowed to investigate claims that the item was made in sweatshop conditions. Newspapers have reported that they are made by women paid 62p an hour on the island of Mauritius.

37. 15 Which ocean is the world's third largest? • Indian Ocean - covers approximately 20% of the world's water surface and is third behind the Pacific (46%) and the Atlantic (29%) Oceans.

38. 16 Which country will vote next year about whether it should change from this flag? • New Zealand

39. 17 Soldiers have taken control of the government in Burkina Faso after the President resigned recently. Where is the country of Burkina Faso? • a. Africa - President Blaise Compaore was president for nearly 30 years and there were public protests last week after he tried to amend the constitution and extend his long hold on the presidency.

40. 18 Which UK bank has announced major job cuts with over 9000 of its workers set to lose their jobs? • a. Lloyds - The latest job losses - representing about 10% of its workforce - come on top of 43,000 cuts made since 2008.

41. 19 What is All Hallow's Eve better known as? • Halloween - it is traditionally an American celebration but is becoming increasingly popular worldwide. There is debate as to it's origin but it is believed to have pagan roots and be based around harvest time in Autumn

42. 20 This actress has announced her television series is due to end. What is her last name? • Hart - Miranda Hart has said there will not be a fourth series of Miranda, however, there are two christmas specials of the show.