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Duplicate of First News Quiz – 23 January 2023 + Duplicate of Good news of the week: January 20
Duplicate of First News Quiz – 23 January 2023 + Duplicate of Good news of the week: January 20
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1
Scientists were finally able to use a laser and divert lightning's direction.
True
False
2
On Friday January 13, Boston unveiled a monument to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It depicts the moment MLK ______.
started the protest that was later called "the Montgomery Bus Boycott"
embraced his wife after winning the Nobel Peace prize in 1964
stood on the Lincoln Memorial and called for an end to racism in the US
3
Chinese New Year was on 22 January. Each year is represented by an animal in the zodiac. What is this the year of?
The Ox
The Dog
The Snake
The Rabbit
4
AI wrote the front page in
First News
this week. What does AI stand for?
Artificial Intelligence
Audio Identifier
Adaptive Interface
Apple Internet
5
Which country has said goodbye to its last king after he passed away at the age of 82?
Turkey
New Zealand
Greece
Thailand
6
A study has shown that it is safe to grow food fertilised with products taken from what?
Human wee and poo
Plastic
Camel spit
Fish bones
7
What has Oxford University Press said is the Children’s Word of the Year for 2022?
Happy
Football
Queen
Chaos
8
Scientists have found the first known microbes that can eat only ______.
bacteria
viruses
9
Why have the BRIT Awards come under fire this week?
No female singers were nominated for the Artist of the Year award
The same presenter as last year is returning to host the ceremony
Harry Styles’ album Harry’s House has been nominated for too many awards
They have taken half of the awards away
10
WWF and the British Antarctic Survey are asking members of the public to help them spot walruses using what?
Satellite images taken from space
Telescopes positioned in Antarctica
A new virtual reality experience
Underwater footage
11
A critically endangered chimpanzee was born at a Zoo in England.
False
True
12
According to new research, Echidnas, an Australian mammal, survive the hot temperatures by ___________.
blowing snot bubbles
urinating on themselves
spitting
sweating through their spikes
13
A nine-year-old from the USA has discovered the huge tooth of a Megalodon, which is what type of extinct creature?
A crocodile
A hippo
A bear
A shark
