11/05/15 weekly quiz wk 31. question 1 which of the following politicians did not resign as leader...
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11/05/15
Weekly QuizWk 31
Question1
Which of the following politicians did NOT resign as leader of their party after the
election?
a. Ed Miliband (Labour) b. Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrats)
c. Natalie Bennet (Greens) d. Nigel Farage
Question2
UKIP received 13% of the vote in last week's election. How many seats in
parliament did they win?
a. 13 b. 5 c. 1 d. 0
Question3
What have the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge named their new baby
daughter?
a. Charlotte Diana Victoria b. Diana Elizabeth Victoria c. Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
Question4
What is being celebrated in this historic photo?
Question5
What did Spanish officials police find hidden in luggage when they stopped a
woman traveling from Morocco?
a. a live 6 metre long albino python b. plastic milk bottles filled with live endangered
fish c. a an 8-year-old boy hiding in a large suitcase
Question6
Why has Mhairi Black been in the news?
a. she has been confirmed as Scotland's separate entry in in the Eurovision Song
Contest b. she was injured after her parachutes failed
to open during a skydiving jump c. she is the youngest elected MP in more
than 300 years
Question7
True or false, the Nepalese government have announced that Mt Everest will be closed for the remainder of this climbing
season?
Question8
What is the name of this landmark?
Question9
In which country have over three hundred women reportedly been rescued from the
militant group Boko Haram?
a. Nigeria b. Egyptc. Iraq
Question10
Who has just lost his job as England's cricket coach?
a. Jonathan Trott b. Peter Moores c. Andrew Strauss
Question11
True or false, boxer Floyd Mayweather is willing to give Manny Pacquiao a rematch?
Question12
In which city was this photo taken at the weekend?
Question13
In which country has the football federation threatened to suspend all end-
of-season games in a dispute over funding?
a. Germany b. France c. Italy d. Spain
Question14
Ceremonies were held around the country to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day.
What does VE stand for?
Question15
What wether event badly affected the German town of Buetzow last week?
a. hail storm b. forest fire
c. tornado
Question16
Which country has this flag?
Question17
Which of the following is true about the UK's weather during April?
a. it was the windiest April on record b. it was the driest April on record
c. it was the sunniest April on record
Question18
Which ocean separates Africa from South America?
Question19
Which footballer has reportedly made a massive donation to help the aid effort in
Nepal?
a. Cristiano Ronaldo b. Wayne Rooney
c. Lionel Messi
Question20
In which country was this photo taken at the weekend?
Answers
Answer1
Which of the following politicians did NOT resign as leader of their party after the election?
c. Natalie Bennet (Greens) - She has condemned the first-past-the-post voting system after her party won just one seat in Westminster despite gaining more than a million votes.
Answer2
UKIP received 13% of the vote in last week's election. How many seats in parliament did they
win?
c. 1 - It was a disappointing night for the party. Only Douglas Carswell managed to win a seat. UKIP leader Nigel Faragae stood down after he failed in his bid to become MP for South Thanet.
Answer3
What have the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge named their new baby daughter?
c. Charlotte Elizabeth Diana - The names will be seen as a triple-homage to her grandfather Prince Charles, great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, and late grandmother Diana.
Answer4
What is being celebrated in this historic photo?
VE Day - the first VE Day was held on May 8 1945
Answer5
What did Spanish officials police find hidden in luggage when they stopped a woman traveling from
Morocco?
c. a an 8-year-old boy hiding in a large suitcase - The woman traveling into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta was not related to the boy. The boy's father had paid her to carry the suitcase through the border so he could reunite with his son.
Answer6
Why has Mhairi Black been in the news?
c. she is the youngest elected MP in more than 300 years - the 20-year-old SNP candidate secured the biggest upset of the 2015 general election so far by beating Douglas Alexander in Paisley and Renfrewshire South by more than 6,000 votes. She is the youngest MP since 13-year-old Christopher Monckton won in 1667
Answer7
True or false, the Nepalese government have announced that Mt Everest will be closed for the
remainder of this climbing season?
False - In spite of safety fears the Nepalese government will not officially announce the closure because permits have already been issued to climbers. However, most of the major climbing companies that operate on the mountain have cancelled all their planned climbs.
Answer8
What is the name of this landmark?
The Colosseum - The amphitheatre from Ancient Rome is now one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world.
Answer9
In which country have over three hundred women reportedly been rescued from the militant group
Boko Haram?
a. Nigeria - It does not appear that any of those released are from the group of more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram a year ago in a mass abduction that led to worldwide protests calling for the girls' release.
Answer10
Who has just lost his job as England's cricket coach?
b. Peter Moores - Moores was relieved of his duties following a dismal World Cup and the drawn Test series with West Indies.
Answer11
True or false, boxer Floyd Mayweather is willing to give Manny Pacquiao a rematch?
False - Floyd Mayweather says he will not fight Manny Pacquiao again after branding the Filipino a "coward" and a "sore loser" for claiming a shoulder injury affected his performance.
Answer12
In which city was this photo taken at the weekend?
Moscow - the massive military parade was held in Red Square to mark 70 years since the end of Russia's involvement in WWII
Answer13
In which country has the football federation threatened to suspend all end-of-season games in a
dispute over funding?
d. Spain - All matches will be suspended from 16 May, including the domestic cup final. It is part of a dispute with the government over TV rights and pools revenue
Answer14
Ceremonies were held around the country to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day. What does VE stand
for?
Victory in Europe - it marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.
Answer15
What wether event badly affected the German town of Buetzow last week?
c. tornado - the town was devastated by the tornado, which blew roof tiles off buildings and hurled cars 70m (230ft) through the air. Violent storms affected many parts of northern Europe, with over 230,000 lightning strikes recorded in a 24-hour period.
Answer16
Which country has this flag?
South Korea
Answer17
Which of the following is true about the UK's weather during April?
c. it was the sunniest April on record - Figures showed there was an average of 212 hours of sunshine last month. Making it the sunniest April in records dating back to 1929, beating the previous record in 1942 by seven hours.
Answer18
Which ocean separates Africa from South America?
Atlantic Ocean
Answer19
Which footballer has reportedly made a massive donation to help the aid effort in Nepal?
a. Cristiano Ronaldo - he has reportedly given £5 million to the charitable organisation Save the Children, which is helping survivors of the earthquake that struck the Asian country last month.
Answer20
In which country was this photo taken at the weekend?
New Zealand - The prince was welcomed to the country on Saturday with a Maori Powhiri