Weekly Quiz

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Weekly Quiz
28/11/11
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Major passenger delays are expected at Heathrow
Airport due to strike action by what type of
workers?
Question
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• a. Pilots
• b. Immigration officers
• c. Baggage handlers

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NASA has developed a remote controlled vehicle to
explore what location?
Question
2

• a. Mars
• b. The Fukushima nuclear plant
• c. The ocean floor

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True or false? The Scottish Government has
introduced a law that prevents a person being
tried in court for a second time if they have
been proven innocent of it before.
Question
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In what country was a pilot lucky to walk away
from this crash?
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NATO military leaders are apologising after an
air strike on the Afghan border accidently killed
26 Pakistani soldiers. What does NATO stand for?
N_______ A_______ Treaty Organisation
Question
5

• a. North American
• b. New Allies
• c. North Atlantic

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What is the name of the former coach of the
English rugby team who recently quit after their
disappointing World Cup performance?
Question
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• a. Jonny Wilkinson
• b. Lewis Moody
• c. Martin Johnson

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The intense Christmas shopping season has begun
in the US with shoppers getting extremely
competitive over sale items. What is one lady
accused of doing in a Los Angeles Walmart store
to get the present she wanted?
Question
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• a. hand-cuffing herself to it
• b. using pepper-spray on other shoppers
• c. swallowing it

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What holiday does this photo relate to? a.
Halloween b. Thanksgiving c. Christmas
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What type of animals have Colombian scientists
managed to train to detect land mines?
Question
9

• a. Rats
• b. Pigs
• c. Ants

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Which writer of childrens fiction has been
giving evidence at court about how British
newspapers treat celebrities?
Question
10

• a. Eoin Colfer
• b. Stephanie Meyer
• c. J K Rowling

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What is White Ribbon Day?
Question
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• a. a day to think about those who have battled
  cancer
• b. a day to think about those affected by mental
  illness
• c. a day to remember that violence against women
  is not OK

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In what country country is this tense event
happening?
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What has the Government confirmed will remain
free for children under five-years-olds in
approved day care?
Question
13

• a. apples
• b. lunch
• c. milk

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What is the name of the ship that sank in the
Irish Sea off the coast of Holyhead, Wales last
Sunday?
Question
14

• a. Swindon
• b. Swanland
• c. Swanson

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Which long-serving musician has had to cancel all
of his tour dates due to pneumonia?
Question
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• a. George Michael
• b. Elton John
• c. Rod Stewart

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What country has this flag?
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What change is the Government considering making
to motorway service stations?
Question
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• a. setting a maximum price that they can charge
  for petrol
• b. forcing them to display the price of
  competitors
• c. stopping them from selling cigarettes

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Which travel company has suffered from a
significant drop in customers and had to organise
a 200 million loan last week to help service its
debts?
Question
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• a. Thomson
• b. easyJet
• c. Thomas Cook

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What is the highest mountain in the the Alps?
Question
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• a. The Matterhorn
• b. Mt Blanc
• c. Mt Elbrus

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What is this tennis players last name?