First News Quiz – 14 February 2022

Question 1

An eight-year-old boy from America has become a local celebrity after sneaking his handwritten book into a library.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

The security of the Pentagon in America was questioned when a cunning pigeon managed to sneak its way in.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

First News has launched a campaign called Look Up! to warn children about the dangers of what?

Accepted Answer

Crossing the road while using a mobile phone

Question 4

6 February 2022 marked what important date for Queen Elizabeth II?

Accepted Answer

70 years since she became Queen

Question 5

Which country won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations this week after Liverpool star Sadio Mané scored the winning penalty?

Accepted Answer

Senegal

Question 6

Why are locals in the Netherlands angry about the building of a giant $500 million (£369m) super yacht?

Accepted Answer

A historic bridge may need to be dismantled to allow the yacht to pass

Question 7

What is the Swedish city of Södertälje recruiting crows to do to help their local environment?

Accepted Answer

Pick up the cigarette butts that litter its streets and parks

Question 8

Researchers working in Loango National Park in Gabon were surprised to observe chimpanzees ‘treating’ wounds with what?

Accepted Answer

Insects

Question 9

A gecko travelled 4,800 miles (7,725km) from China to England, stowed away in a box of musical instruments.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What "exceptional" discovery was made in a cave in Devon, UK, due to building work on a new town nearby?

Accepted Answer

The remains of several Ice Age creatures

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