Weekly Quiz - October 21st, 2019

1. Weekly QuizCurrent Events October 21st 2019 06/03/17

2. 1 What was removed from the roof of a London train last week, after interfering with train services during rush hour traffic? • a. a stray cat • b. a baby eagle • c. climate activists

3. 2 Who is the President of the European Commission who is involved in trying to settle Brexit? • a. Emanuel Macron • b. Jean-Claude Juncker • c. Sergio Mattarella

4. 3 What is the name of the law that MPs introduced several months ago to ensure Brexit could be extended past October 31st if necessary? • a. The Brandon Act • b. The Benn Act • c. The Byron Act

5. What is the name of this man? 4

6. 5 Samsung’s Galaxy S10 phone has which of the following problems? • a. it is supposed to be waterproof but is not • b. any fingerprint can unlock it • c. the battery loses charge quickly

7. 6 Sir Elton John, the famous musician, has revealed that if he could be any woman in the world he would choose …? • a. Jacinda Ardern (New Zealand Prime Minister) • b. Angelina Jolie (actress and humanitarian) • c. Queen Elizabeth II

8. 7 What is the Egyptian government hailing as “one of the largest and most important” archaeological finds in the past few years? • a. they have found a new Egyptian Pharaoh tomb • b. they have found the mummy of Queen Nefertiti • c. they have found 20 wooden coffins

9. In which part of the world do teams race in this interesting event? a. Southern Africa b. Western California c. Central Australia 8

10. 9 Which Tokyo 2020 Olympic events do the International Olympic Committee (IOC) want moved, to protect athletes from the heat? • a. the marathon • b. the triathlon • c. the cycling road race

11. 10 Which of these UK National Parks is furthest north? • a. Brecon Beacons • b. Peak District • c. Lake District

12. 11 In which country was a football game stopped twice due to players being subjected to racial abuse from a group in the crowd? • a. Spain • b. United Kingdom • c. Bulgaria

13. Which country is honouring England on their way off the field? 12

14. 13 What is being recalled in the United States due to fears of toxic asbestos contamination? • a. play equipment • b. toothpaste • c. baby powder

15. 14 Who is building a Green Great Wall, to hold back the desert? • a. China • b. India • c. United States

16. 15 Should people put their clocks forwards or backwards when British Summer Time (BST) finishes this weekend?

17. Which country has this flag? 16

18. 17 In which part of Spain have thousands of people protested after former leaders of the independence movement were imprisoned? • a. Catalonia • b. Aragon • c. Valencia

19. 18 What is UK man Sir Tim Berners-Lee credited with creating? • a. the mobile phone • b. the internet • c. the hovercraft

20. 19 Which of these venues has been selected for the 2026 Winter Olympics? • a. Stockholm, Sweden • b. Milan and Cortina, Italy • c. Vienna and Salzburg, Austria

21. What is the name given to this type of vehicle? 20

22. Answers

23. 1 What was removed from the roof of a London train last week, after interfering with train services during rush hour traffic?a. a stray catb. a baby eaglec. climate activists • c. climate activists - Angry commuters scuffled with climate activists who climbed onto the roofs of trains overnight, snarling services in the busy rush hours in London.

24. 2 Who is the President of the European Commission who is involved in trying to settle Brexit? a. Emanuel Macron b. Jean-Claude Juncker c. Sergio Mattarella • b. Jean-Claude Juncker - Mr Juncker is trying to navigate Europe through the Brexit process. Sergio Mattarella is the president of Italy, while Emmanuel Macron is the President of France.

25. 3 What is the name of the law that MPs introduced several months ago to ensure Brexit could be extended past October 31st if necessary? a. The Brandon Act b. The Benn Act c. The Byron Act • b. The Benn Act - PM Boris Johnson sent three letters after an historic parliamentary session at the weekend. An unsigned photocopy of the request he was obliged to send under the Benn act, an explanatory letter from the UK’s ambassador to the EU and a letter explaining why Downing Street did not want an extension.

26. What is the name of this man? 4 • Kim Jong-un - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has climbed the country's highest mountain on horseback, according to state media. This is not the first time he has scaled the 2,750-metre Mount Paektu and analysts say such gestures have been known to precede major announcements.

27. 5 Samsung’s Galaxy S10 phone has which of the following problems?a. it is supposed to be waterproof but is notb. any fingerprint can unlock itc. the battery loses charge quickly • b. any fingerprint can unlock it - When the S10 was launched, in March, Samsung described the fingerprint authentication system as “revolutionary". A flaw that means any fingerprint can unlock a Galaxy S10 phone. It has promised a software patch to fix the problem.

28. 6 Sir Elton John, the famous musician, has revealed that if he could be any woman in the world he would choose …?a. JacindaArdern (New Zealand Prime Minister)b. Angelina Jolie (actress and humanitarian) c. Queen Elizabeth II • a. JacindaArdern (New Zealand Prime Minister) - The British music icon told The Guardian in a recent interview that MsArdern was one of the few politicians he respects and loves. He added that she has dignity and is humane.

29. 7 What is the Egyptian government hailing as “one of the largest and most important” archaeological finds in the past few years?a. they have found a new Egyptian Pharaoh tombb. they have found the mummy of Queen Nefertitic. they have found 20 wooden coffins • c. they have found 20 wooden coffins - Archaeologists have found 30 workshops for the manufacturing and processing of funeral furniture including coffins, for the tombs of kings.

30. In which part of the world do teams race in this interesting event? a. Southern Africa b. Western California c. Central Australia 8 • c. Central Australia - The World Solar Challenge is a road race of 3,000 kilometers for solar-powered vehicles. The route cuts through the center of Australia—from Darwin in the north to Adelaide in the south. More than 40 entries from 21 countries took part in 2019.

31. 9 Which Tokyo 2020 Olympic events do the International Olympic Committee (IOC) want moved, to protect athletes from the heat?a. the marathonb. the triathlonc. the cycling road race • a. the marathon - The International Olympic Committee want the Tokyo 2020 Olympics marathon and race walking events more than 800 kilometres north of the host city to protect athletes from the heat. In recent marathons at the track and field world championships in Qatar, nearly a third of the 70 starters failed to reach the finish line due to heat exhaustion.

32. 10 Which of these UK National Parks is furthest north? a. Brecon Beacons b. Peak District c. Lake District • c. Lake District - The Lake District is found in Cumbria and has the largest and deepest lakes and highest peaks in England. The Peak District is in central England, while Brecon Beacons is a National Park in Wales.

33. 11 In which country was a football game stopped twice due to players being subjected to racial abuse from a group in the crowd?a. Spainb. United Kingdomc. Bulgaria • c. Bulgaria - England’s 6-0 Euro 2020 qualifier win over Bulgaria in Sofia was stopped twice in the first half following racist chanting by home supporters.

34. Which country is honouring England on their way off the field? 12 • Australia - England defeated Australia in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup with a commanding 40-16 victory to likely end the tenure of Wallabies coach Michael Cheika.

35. 13 What is being recalled in the United States due to fears of toxic asbestos contamination?a. play equipmentb. toothpastec. baby powder • c. baby powder - 33,000 bottles of baby powder are being recalled in the United States after regulators detected trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from Johnson & Johnson products.

36. 14 Who is building a Green Great Wall, to hold back the desert?a. Chinab. Indiac. United States • a. China - China’s deserts were expanding at the rate of about 1,000 square miles per year. The 50-year Great Green Wall project involves the planting of more than 88 billion trees. When completed, the Green Great Wall will stretch more than 4,800 kilometres across, forming a living barrier along the edge of the giant Gobi Desert.

37. 15 Should people put their clocks forwards or backwards when British Summer Time (BST) finishes this weekend? • Backwards - The easiest way to remember is ‘Spring forward, Fall back‘ (fall means autumn in America)

38. Which country has this flag? 16 • Argentina

39. 17 In which part of Spain have thousands of people protested after former leaders of the independence movement were imprisoned?a. Catalonia b. Aragon c. Valencia • a. Catalonia - Peaceful marches, a general strike and violent unrest have occurred Catalonia, in northeastern Spain, after a group of Catalan leaders received long prison sentences.

40. 18 What is UK man Sir Tim Berners-Lee credited with creating?a. the mobile phoneb. the internet c. the hovercraft • b. the internet - a British computer scientist and at that time employee of CERN, a European research organisation near Geneva, he wrote a proposal in March 1989 for what would eventually become the World Wide Web.

41. 19 Which of these venues has been selected for the 2026 Winter Olympics? a. Stockholm, Sweden b. Milan and Cortina, Italy c. Vienna and Salzburg, Austria • b. Milan and Cortina, Italy - Skating sports and ice hockey will be held in Milan, while most alpine skiing events will take place in the resort of Cortina. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted for Italy's joint bid ahead of Stockholm, Sweden.

42. What is the name given to this type of vehicle? 20 • Rickshaw - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made headlines when they arrived in the colourful rickshaw for a special occasion during their tour of Pakistan.

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