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1. International news: USA always has a finger were something is going on the world. It´s usually the Foreign Minister who has to travel and participate in meetings where there is problems in the world. The last four years, the former First Lady Hillary Clinton, has been Foreign Minister. She resigned and a new American Foreign Minister took over. What's his name?

• 1. John Kerry• X. Mitt Romney• 2. Thomas Jefferson

Page 3: Newsweek 09

2. Local news: The largest zoo for Nordic animals have problems. On the 5th of March the money will run out. It is needed a new, rich and great animal lover who is willing to buy and operate the zoo. The address is Jularp, but at what larger place in Skåne do we say Skånes Djurpark is located?

• 1. Hörby• X. Höör• 2. Åhus

Page 4: Newsweek 09

3. International news: Last Sunday there was an election in the country of the Castro brothers. It was an uninteresting result, because there is only one party to choose from. There is room for 612 people in the government called the National Assembly. For these places, there were 612 people to choose from. The country was taken over by a revolution in 1959 by Fidel Castro. When he became ill in 2008 his brother Raul took over. What country?

• 1. Mexico• X. Cuba• 2. Argentina

Page 5: Newsweek 09

4. Google:On Wednesday, February the 6th , Google had this "doodle". If you clicked on the image you came to a page with facts about Mary Leakey. She was born 100 years ago. She became known when she ad her husband 1978 found the footprints of a creature that walked on two legs. Footsteps that was proved to be 3.5 million years old. In this part of the world there have also been found what is considered to be the first creature that is close to a human being. She is known as Lucy and is as old as the footprints Mary Leakey found. In which continent was these discoveries made?

• 1. America

• X. Asia

• 2. Africa

Page 6: Newsweek 09

5. National news: There has been much written about Findus lasagna in the past week. Findus has called back all its lasagna from Swedish shops and other countries that sell their lasagna. The packets are told to consist of pasta, white sauce, cheddar cheese and meat sause of beef. It has been shown that the meat that comes from a slaughterhouse in Romania is not beef. What kind of meat has been in the lasagna?

• 1. Horsemeat

• X. Dogmeat

• 2. Catmeat

Page 7: Newsweek 09

6. Sport: American Football.Last Sunday in January or the first Sunday in February is the time for the grand finale of American Football. It's called the Super Bowl. This year was the final XLVII, and it was played in New Orleans at the Louisiana Superdome. The final was between Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49 ers. What is the number XLVII and who became this years champions?

• 1. 67 and Baltimore Ravens• X. 47 and Baltimore Ravens• 2. 47 and San Francisco 49:ers

Page 8: Newsweek 09

7. Dead: Heavy snowstorms has hit the eastern United States. A dozen people have died and 700,000 households are without electricity. What two cities located in the eastern United States has been hit the worst?

• 1. San Francisco, Los Angeles• X. New York, Boston• 2. Dallas, Houston

Page 9: Newsweek 09

8. Entertainment: New Year is always a time for entertainment. It can be celebrated in many ways. One is to send up fireworks. Perhaps you saw such fireworks in Malmö on Saturday night. Then the Chinese New Year was celebrated. A Chinese year is always a year of an animal. The Chinese Year of the Dragon ended and went on into the new year. What animal represents the Chinese year lasting between 10 February 2013 to 30 January 2014?

• 1. Year of snake

• X. Year of monkey

• 2. Year of rat

Page 10: Newsweek 09

9. The words of the week: This question is about the two teams in the Super Bowl. San Francisco 49ers is called so because the National Football League started in 1949. Baltimore Ravens is called so because a raven is their mascot. But what kind of bird is a raven in Swedish?

• 1. Vråk

• X. Nötskrika

• 2. Korp

Page 11: Newsweek 09

10. Born this week: On Thursday, the 7th of February 201 years ago (1812) Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England. He would become one of England's most famous writers. The Book of Ebenezer Scrooge who hates Christmas called "A Christmas Carol". The book has been filmed many times. "David Copperfield," "Pickwick Club" and "A Tale of Two Cities" are some other famous books Dickens wrote. There is a book that is also filmed many times and that is about an orphan boy who ends up in a thief gang in London. The book has the same name as the boy in the book. What's his name and the book?

• 1. Huckleberry Finn

• X. Oliver Twist

• 2. Hugo Cabret

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11. This week in history:On Saturday the 9th of February 44 years ago (1969) the first test flight of the airplane Boeing 474 was made. The test pilots Jack Waddell and Brien Wygle had prepared themselves for months and the flight went so well that the aircraft first trip with passengers was able to start January the 15th , 1970. Boeing 474 is known by another name. What do we call this aircraft?

• 1. Herkules• X. Concorde• 2. Jumbojet

Page 13: Newsweek 09

12. This week in TV:Saturday's TV show Melodifestivalen continues. The second program from Gothenburg had much more surprises than the first program. A real "adult performer" Louise Hoffsten went directly to the final. So did and small childrens favorite Sean Banan. Then I ask a similar question as I did last week. What is Sean Banans real name?

• 1. Sina Samadi

• X. Jason Diakité

• 2. Uzoma Nwapa

Page 14: Newsweek 09

13. Sport: World Championship Right now there is a number of World Championships where participants use skis. Last week there were three competitions for the men. Emil Hegle Svendsen from Norway became the world champion in all three. Which ski World Cup is it?

• 1. Cross-country skiing• X. Alpine skiing• 2. Biathlon

Page 15: Newsweek 09

1. International news: USA always has a finger were something is going on the world. It´s usually the Foreign Minister who has to travel and participate in meetings where there is problems in the world. The last four years, the former First Lady Hillary Clinton, has been Foreign Minister. She resigned and a new American Foreign Minister took over. What's his name?

• 1. John Kerry• X. Mitt Romney• 2. Thomas Jefferson

Page 16: Newsweek 09

2. Local news: The largest zoo for Nordic animals have problems. On the 5th of March the money will run out. It is needed a new, rich and great animal lover who is willing to buy and operate the zoo. The address is Jularp, but at what larger place in Skåne do we say Skånes Djurpark is located?

• 1. Hörby• X. Höör• 2. Åhus

Page 17: Newsweek 09

3. International news: Last Sunday there was an election in the country of the Castro brothers. It was an uninteresting result, because there is only one party to choose from. There is room for 612 people in the government called the National Assembly. For these places, there were 612 people to choose from. The country was taken over by a revolution in 1959 by Fidel Castro. When he became ill in 2008 his brother Raul took over. What country?

• 1. Mexico• X. Kuba• 2. Argentina

Page 18: Newsweek 09

4. Google:On Wednesday, February the 6th , Google had this "doodle". If you clicked on the image you came to a page with facts about Mary Leakey. She was born 100 years ago. She became known when she ad her husband 1978 found the footprints of a creature that walked on two legs. Footsteps that was proved to be 3.5 million years old. In this part of the world there have also been found what is considered to be the first creature that is close to a human being. She is known as Lucy and is as old as the footprints Mary Leakey found. In which continent was these discoveries made?

• 1. America

• X. Asia

• 2. Africa

Page 19: Newsweek 09

5. National news: There has been much written about Findus lasagna in the past week. Findus has called back all its lasagna from Swedish shops and other countries that sell their lasagna. The packets are told to consist of pasta, white sauce, cheddar cheese and meat sause of beef. It has been shown that the meat that comes from a slaughterhouse in Romania is not beef. What kind of meat has been in the lasagna?

• 1. Horsemeat

• X. Dogmeat

• 2. Catmeat

Page 20: Newsweek 09

6. Sport: American Football.Last Sunday in January or the first Sunday in February is the time for the grand finale of American Football. It's called the Super Bowl. This year was the final XLVII, and it was played in New Orleans at the Louisiana Superdome. The final was between Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49 ers. What is the number XLVII and who became this years champions?

• 1. 67 and Baltimore Ravens• X. 47 and Baltimore Ravens• 2. 47 and San Francisco 49:ers

Page 21: Newsweek 09

7. Dead: Heavy snowstorms has hit the eastern United States. A dozen people have died and 700,000 households are without electricity. What two cities located in the eastern United States has been hit the worst?

• 1. San Francisco, Los Angeles• X. New York, Boston• 2. Dallas, Houston

Page 22: Newsweek 09

8. Entertainment: New Year is always a time for entertainment. It can be celebrated in many ways. One is to send up fireworks. Perhaps you saw such fireworks in Malmö on Saturday night. Then the Chinese New Year was celebrated. A Chinese year is always a year of an animal. The Chinese Year of the Dragon ended and went on into the new year. What animal represents the Chinese year lasting between 10 February 2013 to 30 January 2014?

• 1. Year of snake

• X. Year of monkey

• 2. Year of rat

Page 23: Newsweek 09

9. The words of the week: This question is about the two teams in the Super Bowl. San Francisco 49ers is called so because the National Football League started in 1949. Baltimore Ravens is called so because a raven is their mascot. But what kind of bird is a raven in Swedish?

• 1. Vråk

• X. Nötskrika

• 2. Korp

Page 24: Newsweek 09

10. Born this week: On Thursday, the 7th of February 201 years ago (1812) Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England. He would become one of England's most famous writers. The Book of Ebenezer Scrooge who hates Christmas called "A Christmas Carol". The book has been filmed many times. "David Copperfield," "Pickwick Club" and "A Tale of Two Cities" are some other famous books Dickens wrote. There is a book that is also filmed many times and that is about an orphan boy who ends up in a thief gang in London. The book has the same name as the boy in the book. What's his name and the book?

• 1. Huckleberry Finn

• X. Oliver Twist

• 2. Hugo Cabret

Page 25: Newsweek 09

11. This week in history:On Saturday the 9th of February 44 years ago (1969) the first test flight of the airplane Boeing 474 was made. The test pilots Jack Waddell and Brien Wygle had prepared themselves for months and the flight went so well that the aircraft first trip with passengers was able to start January the 15th , 1970. Boeing 474 is known by another name. What do we call this aircraft?

• 1. Herkules• X. Concorde• 2. Jumbojet

Page 26: Newsweek 09

12. This week in TV:Saturday's TV show Melodifestivalen continues. The second program from Gothenburg had much more surprises than the first program. A real "adult performer" Louise Hoffsten went directly to the final. So did and small childrens favorite Sean Banan. Then I ask a similar question as I did last week. What is Sean Banans real name?

• 1. Sina Samadi

• X. Jason Diakité

• 2. Uzoma Nwapa

Page 27: Newsweek 09

13. Sport: World Championship Right now there is a number of World Championships where participants use skis. Last week there were three competitions for the men. Emil Hegle Svendsen from Norway became the world champion in all three. Which ski World Cup is it?

• 1. Cross-country skiing• X. Alpine skiing• 2. Biathlon

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