1

Who is Zinedine Zidane and why has he been in the news?

a. He is a Russian billionaire who has gained UK citizenship

b. He is a famous footballer who has retired from coaching

c. He is an artist who just had a painting sold for a world

record price

b. He is a famous footballer who has retired from coaching -

The former French international says he is stepping down as

Real Madrid boss, five days after leading them to a third

straight Champions League triumph, claiming the club needs "a

different voice".

2

Which of these areas in the UK have NOT experienced

significant flooding in the last week?

a. Birmingham

b. London

c. Edinburgh

c. Edinburgh - Birmingham, London and parts of Kent all

suffered significant flooding last week as some places received

a month's worth of rain in a few hours.

3

In which European country has the Prime Minister had to step

down after other politicians voted them out?

a. Spain

b. Ireland

c. Greece

a. Spain - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been

forced out of office by a no-confidence vote in parliament.

The vote was initiated after Mr Rajoy’s party was implicated in

a corruption scandal.

Which building is shown in this 'striking'

image from last week?

a. The Burj Khalifa b. Canary Wharf c.

The Shard

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c. The Shard - Around 15,000 lightning strikes were recorded in

four hours on Saturday 26th May. Some of which struck the

distinctive commercial building in London.

5

Which US television show has been cancelled after the main

star was accused of making racist tweets on twitter?

a. Ellen

b. Roseanne

c. Gotham

b. Roseanne - America's ABC network cancelled the new series

of Roseanne after Ms Barr made derogatory remarks about a

former Obama administration official. The show, a revival of

the 1990s hit Roseanne, was ABC's most widely watched show

for the TV season that ended last week, drawing more than 18

million viewers on average each week.

6 Why has Vogue magazine been criticised for its latest Vogue Arabia

cover?

a. It is the first ever to show a swimsuit

b. It shows a women behind the steering wheel of a car

c. It shows a model wearing the United Nations flag over her

shoulders

b. It shows a women behind the steering wheel of a car - The

edition features Princess Hayfa Bint Abdullah Al Saud in the

driving seat of a car. A ban on women driving in the country is

due to be lifted on June 24.

7

Which of the following escaped a German zoo last week?

a. Lions

b. Tigers

c. Jaguars

d. all of the above

d. all of the above - Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar escaped

from a zoo in Lünebach in western Germany after flooding

undermined their enclosures.

What are these people chasing in this

famous annual ‘sporting’ event held in

Gloucester?a. a rabbit b. a bottle of

beer c. cheese

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c. cheese - The 8lb Double Gloucester is chased 200 yards

down the 1:2 gradient Cooper's Hill in the annual Cheese

Rolling event.

9

Which European country has just banned the wearing of face

veils in public?

a. Sweden

b. Netherlands

c. Denmark

c. Denmark - It becomes the latest in a number of EU

countries to pass such a ban, which mainly affects Muslim

women wearing a niqab or burka. Those violating the ban will

be forced to pay 1,000 kroner (£118; $157), with fines ten

times higher for repeat offenders.

10

Which multinational company recently shut thousands of their

stores in order to give their staff anti-discrimination training?

a. Starbucks

b. McDonald’s

c. Nike

a. Starbucks - Coffee chain Starbucks has shut all 8,000

company-owned branches in the US for an afternoon to carry

out "racial bias" training. About 175,000 employees are taking

part. The aim is to prevent discrimination in Starbucks cafes.

11

England footballer, Rajeev Sterling, has defended his choice to

get a tattoo on his leg. Why has the tattoo caused controversy?

a. It is a tattoo of a gun

b. It is an aggressive quote

c. It shows England as the winners of the upcoming World Cup

a. It is a tattoo of a gun - Anti-gun campaigners criticised the

Manchester City forward after he shared a photo of himself

with the tattoo of an M16 assault rifle on his leg. But Sterling

said it reflects a vow he made to "never touch a gun" after his

father was shot dead when he was a boy.

In which country did this expensive fire

occur?

a. Germany b. Poland c. Russia

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a. Germany - Thousands of visitors were evacuated when a

blaze engulfed part of Europa-Park in Rust, southern Germany

13 Why did Britain’s Got Talent temporarily go off-air during an episode

last week?

a. One of the acts was too dangerous and the show had to be

stopped

b. The weather interfered with the broadcast

c. Two of the judges had a heated argument

b. The weather interfered with the broadcast

14

Iconic singer Kylie Minogue has just celebrated a milestone

birthday. How old it the Australian performer?

a. Forty

b. Fifty

c. Sixty

b. Fifty - The teenage soap icon turned global popstar has sold

over 80m records in her three-decade career. Now she's

celebrating her 50th birthday.

15

Which team dashed Liverpool’s dreams by defeating them in

the Champions League final last week?

a. Manchester United

b. Real Madrid

c. AC Milan

b. Real Madrid - Liverpool lost 3-1 in the final. Gareth Bale

scored one of European football's great goals to help Real

Madrid overcome Liverpool and win their third successive

Champions League title.

Which country has this flag?

16

Turkey

17

Why was Mamoudou Gassama, a migrant from Mali, awarded French

citizenship last week?

a. He protected French soldiers who were fighting in Mali

b. He has been waiting for French citizenship since his parents brought him to

France forty years ago

c. He rescued an infant by climbing several floors up the outside of a building

c. He rescued an infant by climbing several floors up the

outside of a building - The Malian migrant has been hailed a

hero after he scaled the front of a building in Paris to save a

child hanging from a fourth-floor balcony. Video of Mamoudou

Gassama's spectacular rescue went viral on social media.

18

What have Hawaiians near the erupting Mt Kilaeau been

warned not to do?

a. Toast marshmallows over lava flows

b. Float down lava flows on boats or kayaks

c. Take photographs of the lava flows at night

a. Toast marshmallows over lava flows - The US Geological

Survey's Volcanoes Twitter account responded to public query,

saying that such an experiment would lead to a "bad taste" and

a "pretty spectacular reaction". They said it would not be safe

and advised people not to try to do so. Last week, people in

Hawaii were warned about toxic fumes produced when molten

rock flows into the ocean.

19

What are some UK politicians suggesting should be done to help

reduce childhood obesity?

a. Ban cartoon characters to advertise unhealthy food

b. Make it compulsory for young people to join a sports team

c. Ban food manufacturers from adding sugar to cereal products

c. Ban food manufacturers from adding sugar to cereal

products - Cartoon or fictional characters, like Tony the Tiger

and the Milky Bar Kid, should no longer be used to promote

unhealthy food, a group of MPs says. The proposed ban would

also mean that film or TV characters like superheroes could no

longer appear on such foods. The recommendation was

submitted with several others aimed at curbing childhood

obesity.

What is the name of this threatened

species?

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Puffin - Puffins are among four UK bird species now at risk of

extinction, according to the latest revision of a global

conservation database.

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