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1
‘Stop the plop’ and ‘say noo to poo’ were written on signs at a protest against what?
Water companies releasing sewage into the sea
Dog walkers not picking up after their pets
Using poo to fertilise crops
Water companies not filtering out fish poo from drinking water
2
The world's first fully biodegradable shoe just hit the market.
False
True
3
This week in history: 11th October, 1984, Kathryn Sullivan was the first ________.
woman to get elected as president.
american woman to walk in space.
person ever to fly around the world in 80 days.
4
M&M's is releasing a new flavor called
caramel cold brew
early 2023.
False
True
5
A nightclub in ________ now has a dancefloor that absorbs body heat from the dancers and converts it to thermal energy.
France
Canada
Poland
Scotland
6
It was announced that from 2025, people in _______ will be able to go swimming in the (once-polluted) Seine river.
Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Paris
7
Researchers in Spain found that __________ can break down polyethylene, a plastic used in food packaging and more.
spider venom
snail slime
wax worm saliva
frog bacteria
8
On Monday 26 September, NASA’s DART probe crashed into what?
An asteroid called Dimorphos
An alien
The International Space Station
Mars
9
What do you call a person who has won a Nobel Prize?
Laureate
Great Novelist
Nobel successus
Campionem
10
What are countries across Europe encouraging people to do this Christmas to save energy?
Use reusable wrapping paper
Go vegan for Christmas dinner
Travel by train to see family and friends
Switch off their Christmas lights
11
This country announced early this week that it will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games.
Saudi Arabia
Japan
China
South Korea
12
Google unveiled its first smartwatch this week.
True
False
13
Which UK city has been announced as the host city of Eurovision 2023?
Birmingham
London
Glasgow
Liverpool
14
The 2022 Nobel Prizes for literature, peace, & scientific fields were awarded this week.
False
True
15
How is theme park Chessington World of Adventures making its Vampire ride extra spooky for Halloween?
By releasing live bats as visitors go by
By adding foul scents to the ride, like rhino dung
By having people jump out at you
By making you go on the ride blindfolded
16
Researchers uncovered the fossil of a new mosasaur species that ruled the seas from 135 million to 66 million years ago.
True
False
17
A pumpkin weighing in at 2,554 pounds (1158 kg) set the record for the heaviest pumpkin ever recorded in the US.
True
False
18
Which popular videogame is being made into a film due out on 7 April 2023?
Minecraft
Roblox
Animal Crossing
Super Mario Bros
19
The F1 Motor Racing Championship has been won for the second year running by which Dutch racing driver?
Sebastian Vettel
Michael Schumacher
Max Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton
20
The charity Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has called for the European Union to ban the farming of what animal?
Chickens
Salmon
Octopuses
Cows
