07/07/14

1. Weekly Quiz WK 38 07/07/14

2. Question 1 The Queen has just launched the HMS Queen Elizabeth. What is the HMS Queen Elizabeth? • a. a naval warship • b. a space shuttle made in the UK • c. a cruise ship for the Royal Family

3. Question 2 Which of the following internet companies has been criticised for running an experiment on its members to see if it could influence their moods? • a. Google • b. Facebook • c. Twitter

4. Question 3 Who were the winners of the Women’s and Men’s titles at the 2014 Wimbledon Open Championships? • a. Kvitova/Federer • b. Kvitova/Djokovic • c. Bouchard/Federer • d. Bouchard/Djokovic

5. 4 What is this baby’s name?

6. Question 5 What is the name of the deadly disease that is causing concern in western Africa? • a. Ebola • b. Measles • c. SARS

7. Question 6 True or false, you can use cash to pay for fares on London’s buses?

8. Question 7 What type of animal is the target of a controversial culling project to reduce numbers in the West Somerset and Gloucestershire? • a. squirrels • b. geese • c. badgers

9. 8 What event is this image related to?

10. Question 9 Which of the following countries have the highest rate of deforestation? • a. Indonesia • b. Brazil • c. Congo

11. Question 10 True or false, BBC has disappointed fans by announcing that there will be no further episodes of the Sherlock series?

12. Question 11 At this time of year, many Muslims are following the rules of Ramadan. What is Ramadan? • a. a month of praying • b. a month of fasting • c. a month of celebrating

13. 12 What object have these people created?

14. Question 13 What is The Royal British Legion suggesting people in Britain do to commemorate the start of World War One? • a. let off fire works • b. attend a dawn service at their local hall • c. turn off their lights

15. Question 14 What event caused concern for organisers of the World Cup in Brazil? • a. an road overpass collapsed in the city of Belo Horizonte • b. a passenger ferry sank will crossing the harbour in Rio de Janeiro • c. a train carrying supporters derailed in Sao Paulo

16. Question 15 Which pharmaceutical company has been accused of the widespread bribery of Chinese doctors? • a. Unilever • b. Johnson & Johnson • c. GlaxoSmithKline

17. 16 Which European country has this flag? a. Slovakia b. Croatia c. The Netherlands

18. Question 17 At which circuit was the British Formula One Grand Prix held? • a. Brands Hatch • b. Donington Park • c. Silverstone

19. Question 18 What is right has been given to internet users after a ruling by European Court of Justice against Google? • a. the ‘Right to be forgotten’ • b. the ‘Right to be heard’ • c. the ‘Right to be remembered’

20. Question 19 Why is Brazilian football superstar Neymar not competing in the final rounds of the World Cup? • a. he suffered a major back injury in the Quarter Finals • b. The Brazilian manager has sacked him due to a personal disagreement in training • c. he has been suspended for the remainder of the tournament for getting too many yellow cards

21. 20 Of which country did this man used to be the President

22. Answers

23. 1 The Queen has just launched the HMS Queen Elizabeth. What is the HMS Queen Elizabeth? • a. a naval warship - A bottle of whisky was smashed on the hull of the 65,000-tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth - Britain’s largest warship and the first of two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers being built.

24. 2 Which of the following internet companies has been criticised for running an experiment on its members to see if it could influence their moods? • b. Facebook - The social network "manipulated" the amount of positive and negative news in the feeds of almost 700,000 people as an experiment to see if their own postings would be influenced.

25. 3 Who were the winners of the Women’s and Men’s titles at the 2014 Wimbledon Open Championships? • b. Kvitova/Djokovic

26. 4 What is this baby’s name? • Prince George

27. 5 What is the name of the deadly disease that is causing concern in western Africa? • a. Ebola - The latest outbreak is already the deadliest on record in West Africa, with 635 cases and 367 fatalities. Ebola has a particularly high rate of mortality.

28. 6 True or false, you can use cash to pay for fares on London’s buses? • False - Passengers now need a prepaid or concessionary ticket, Oyster card or a contactless payment card to travel. Transport for London said only 0.7% of all bus journeys were paid for with cash and that tourists were unlikely to be affected.

29. 7 What type of animal is the target of a controversial culling project to reduce numbers in the West Somerset and Gloucestershire? • c. badgers - The badger cull was carried out in West Somerset and Gloucestershire in 2013 to halt the spread of bovine tuberculosis. However, The Badger Trust has challenged the government's plans to continue culling badgers this year.

30. 8 What event is this image related to? • The Tour de France

31. 9 Which of the following countries have the highest rate of deforestation? • a. Indonesia - A new study has shown that Indonesia lost about 60,000 sq km of virgin forest - an area close to the size of Ireland - over a period of 12 years. Indonesia has 10% of the world's plants and 12% of the world's mammals. It is known for its diverse wildlife which includes orangutans and Sumatran tigers.

32. 10 True or false, BBC has disappointed fans by announcing that there will be no further episodes of the Sherlock series? • False - The creators of Sherlock have confirmed the hit BBC One drama will be back for a special in 2015, followed by a fourth series of three episodes.

33. 11 At this time of year, many Muslims are following the rules of Ramadan. What is Ramadan? • b. a month of fasting - followers do not eat or drink between dawn and sunset for the duration of the 29 day Ramadan period.

34. 12 What object have these people created? • a Poppy

35. 13 What is The Royal British Legion suggesting people in Britain do to commemorate the start of World War One? • c. turn off their lights - The Royal British Legion is asking people to use a single candle or light for an hour from 22:00 BST on 4 August.

36. 14 What event caused concern for organisers of the World Cup in Brazil? • a. an road overpass collapsed in the city of Belo Horizonte - the concrete and steel bridge, which was under construction, fell on to traffic on a busy highway. A commuter bus was crushed, along with two unoccupied trucks. The south-eastern Brazilian city is due to host a football World Cup semi-final match next week.

37. 15 Which pharmaceutical company has been accused of the widespread bribery of Chinese doctors? • c. GlaxoSmithKline - An email has surfaced which alleges that GSK's sales teams targeted influential doctors with expensive gifts and cash to win business. It also alleges that some doctors were sent on all expenses-paid holidays masquerading as conferences. The payments were funnelled as fictional expenses through a travel agent.

38. 16 Which European country has this flag? a. Slovakia b. Croatia c. The Netherlands • b. Croatia

39. 17 At which circuit was the British Formula One Grand Prix held? • c. Silverstone - The British Grand Prix has been held at the Northamptonshire track continuously since 1987.

40. 18 What is right has been given to internet users after a ruling by European Court of Justice against Google? • a. the ‘Right to be forgotten’ - The European court ruled that an people could force Google to remove "irrelevant and outdated" search results to protect the privacy of individuals.

41. 19 Why is Brazilian football superstar Neymar not competing in the final rounds of the World Cup? • a. he suffered a major back injury in the Quarter Finals - The midfielder fractured a vertebra in his spine when he was kneed in the back by Colombian Juan Zuniga in a challenge that went unpunished.

42. 20 Of which country did this man used to be the President • France - Nicolas Sarkozy has being put under formal investigation for corruption and influence-peddling