2. 1
Which country has announced plans to remove Queen
Elizabeth as their Head of State and become a republic?
a. Barbados
b. Jamaica
c. Canada
3. 2
Who won the 2020 US Tennis Open title for a second time?
a. Naomi Osaka
b. Victoria Azarenka
c. Serena Williams
4. 3
Researchers analysing the number of cases, deaths and
Covid-19 policies across 194 countries have found that …?
a. countries with younger leaders have done better
b. countries with female leaders have done better
c. countries that have colder climates have done better
5. In what city is this building located?
a. Los Angeles b. Moscow c. Cairo
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6. 5
What is KFC getting rid of?
a. chicken drumsticks
b. the ‘It’s Finger Lickin Good’ slogan
c. the ‘Colonel Sanders’ image from advertising
7. 6
The fee for plastic shopping bags in England will increase
from April 2021. What will the price of a plastic carrier
bags be when the new rules come into effect?
a. 10p
b. 20p
c. 30p
8. 7
Which television show has announced that the 20th series,
which screens next year, will be its last?
a. The Simpsons
b. Keeping up with the Kardashians
c. NCIS
10. 9
Who is funding a ship to rescue migrants crossing the
Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Europe?
a. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
b. British graffiti artist, Banksy
c. U2 lead singer, Bono
11. 10
A new study has revealed three prehistoric “terror
crocodiles” that lived in North America between 75 and 82
million years ago. One of them is said to have teeth the
size of …?
a. elephant tusks
b. bananas
c. woolly mammoth tusks
12. 11
Africa has been declared free from …?
a. malaria
b. tuberculosis
c. wild polio
14. 13
Footballer, Marcus Rashford, continues to make significant
progress with his campaign about which of the following?
a. free uniforms for children in need
b. a sports fees sponsorship programme for those in need
c. extensions to the free school meal voucher scheme
15. 14
What did a bodyguard for the Foreign Secretary
accidentally leave on a plane at Heathrow?
a. a folder containing top secret documents
b. an itinerary showing the Foreign Secretary's plans for the
trip and where he was staying
c. a loaded gun
16. 15
Which seriously endangered animals did scientists extract
eggs from last week, in an attempt to save them from
extinction?
a. Northern white rhinos
b. Bornean orangutans
c. Tasmanian devils
18. 17
Which of the following has NOT seen sales increase
significantly during the coronavirus lockdown period?
a. household goods and DIY products
b. puppies
c. clothing
19. 18
What is the most common language spoken in The
Netherlands?
20. 19
Why was a 15-year-old Dorset newspaper girl given an
award by the police?
a. she stopped a robbery at a newsagent shop
b. she provided first aid to an injured police officer
c. she alerted police about a customer that hadn't collected
their mail
21. What is the last name of this high-paid sportsman who has
announced plans to continue playing with his famous club?
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23. 1
Which country has announced plans to remove Queen
Elizabeth as their Head of State and become a republic?
a. Barbados
b. Jamaica
c. Canada
a. Barbados - The Caribbean island nation's government said
"The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind,". It
aims to complete the process in time for the 55th anniversary
of independence from Britain, in November 2021. That would
leave 14 countries in the Queen's realm.
24. 2
Who won the 2020 US Tennis Open title for a second time?
a. Naomi Osaka
b. Victoria Azarenka
c. Serena Williams
a. Naomi Osaka - The victory gives Osaka her third grand slam
title. She beat Serena Williams to win the 2018 US Open, and
then defeated Petra Kvitova at Melbourne Park to win last
year's Australian Open.
25. 3
Researchers analysing the number of cases, deaths and Covid-
19 policies across 194 countries have found that …?
a. countries with younger leaders have done better
b. countries with female leaders have done better
c. countries that have colder climates have done better
b. countries with female leaders have done better - It was
found that in almost all cases where the countries were led by
women, lockdowns ended sooner and had better health
outcomes in the first wave of the pandemic. Only 19 countries
in the study had female leaders.
26. In what city is this building located?
a. Los Angeles b. Moscow c. Cairo
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b. Moscow - St Basil’s Cathedral
27. 5
What is KFC getting rid of?
a. chicken drumsticks
b. the ‘It’s Finger Lickin Good’ slogan
c. the ‘Colonel Sanders’ image from advertising
b. the ‘It’s Finger Lickin Good’ slogan - In a statement, the
company explained the slogan felt “a bit off” given the
current public health crisis, but confirmed it would reappear
at an unknown date down the track.
28. 6
The fee for plastic shopping bags in England will increase from April
2021. What will the price of a plastic carrier bags be when the new
rules come into effect?
a. 10p
b. 20p
c. 30p
a. 10p - Along with doubling the current fee, the new rules
will also mean small retailers - those employing 250 people or
fewer - will no longer be exempt. Environment Secretary
George Eustice described the UK as "a world-leader in this
global effort". Greenpeace said the move was "a small step in
the right direction" but urged the government to go further.
29. 7
Which television show has announced that the 20th series,
which screens next year, will be its last?
a. The Simpsons
b. Keeping up with the Kardashians
c. NCIS
b. Keeping up with the Kardashians - The famous family
announced last week their E! show will end in 2021 after 14
years.
30. Of which country has this man just
resigned as leader?
8
Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will step down as
Japan's leader due to ill health. He has been that country's
leader since 2012
31. 9
Who is funding a ship to rescue migrants crossing the
Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Europe?
a. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
b. British graffiti artist, Banksy
c. U2 lead singer, Bono
b. British graffiti artist, Banksy - The Louise Michel is a 31m
boat funded by British artist Banksy. According to UN data, 443
people have died or have gone missing attempting the journey
so far in 2020.
32. 10
A new study has revealed three prehistoric “terror crocodiles” that
lived in North America between 75 and 82 million years ago. One of
them is said to have teeth the size of …?
a. elephant tusks
b. bananas
c. woolly mammoth tusks
b. bananas - The "terror crocodiles" grew up to 10 metres long,
weighed up to 5,000 kilograms and lived in North America
between 75 and 82 million years ago. Deinosuchus is believed
to have eaten a range of things including turtles and dinosaurs
that went to the waters edge to drink.
33. 11
Africa has been declared free from …?
a. malaria
b. tuberculosis
c. wild polio
c. wild polio - Africa has been declared free of wild polio with
approximately 95% of the continent immunised. Polio once
paralysed some 75,000 children a year across Africa.
34. What sporting event is shown here?
12
Tour de France - The Tour de France is the premier Grand Tour
of cycling. It consists of 21 stages over 3 weeks, with riders
competing on hills, in cities and on the flat.
35. 13
Footballer, Marcus Rashford, continues to make significant
progress with his campaign about which of the following?
a. free uniforms for children in need
b. a sports fees sponsorship programme for those in need
c. extensions to the free school meal voucher scheme
c. extensions to the free school meal voucher scheme - The 22-
year-old Manchester United forward successfully campaigned to
extend free school meals this summer. He is also campaigning to
expand the number of young people who are eligible for free
school meals - and offer them free food and activities during
school holidays in England. Mr Rashford references his own
experiences of using a food voucher scheme as a child and was
praised for pressing the government into a U-turn on the issue.
36. 14
What did a bodyguard for the Foreign Secretary accidentally leave on
a plane at Heathrow?
a. a folder containing top secret documents
b. an itinerary showing the Foreign Secretary's plans for the trip and
where he was staying
c. a loaded gun
c. a loaded gun - Dominic Raab's bodyguard has been "removed
from operational duties" after allegedly leaving his gun on a
plane at Heathrow. A cleaner is reported to have found the
loaded Glock 19 pistol in its holster on a seat on the United
Airlines flight after it landed in London on Friday.
37. 15
Which seriously endangered animals did scientists extract eggs
from last week, in an attempt to save them from extinction?
a. Northern white rhinos
b. Bornean orangutans
c. Tasmanian devils
a. Northern white rhinos - Scientists have successfully
extracted eggs from the last two remaining female northern
white rhinos, a step on the way to possibly saving the
subspecies from extinction.
39. 17
Which of the following has NOT seen sales increase
significantly during the coronavirus lockdown period?
a. household goods and DIY products
b. puppies
c. clothing
c. clothing - Spending on household goods was particularly
strong in August, with retailers reporting a 9.9% jump in sales
of homeware products compared with the pre-pandemic levels
seen in February. The price of puppies has more than doubled
during lockdown with dogs costing almost £1,900 on average.
The volume of items sold in clothing shops sits 15.9% below
February's pre-pandemic levels.
40. 18
What is the most common language spoken in The
Netherlands?
Dutch
41. 19
Why was a 15-year-old Dorset newspaper girl given an award by the
police?
a. she stopped a robbery at a newsagent shop
b. she provided first aid to an injured police officer
c. she alerted police about a customer that hadn't collected their
mail
c. she alerted police about a customer that hadn't collected
their mail - Naomi Jupp noticed that a customer's daily
delivery was going uncollected. She deliberately left the latest
newspaper sticking out of the letterbox, and called police
when she saw it again the next day. Police arrived and took
the elderly customer to hospital for treatment. Officers
presented her with a Neighbourhood Inspector's Special
Recognition award.
42. What is the last name of this high-paid
sportsman who has announced plans to
continue playing with his famous club?
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Messi - After requesting to leave Barcelona on a free transfer
last month, Lionel Messi has changed his mind and decided to
stay for the 2020-21 season because he doesn’t want to end his
20-year tenure with the club through a bitter court battle.
