First News Quiz – 21 March 2022

Question 1

What animal that was feared to be extinct has been spotted for the first time in 40 years in a forest in Rwanda?

Accepted Answer

A Hill’s horseshoe bat

Question 2

A man was arrested at the Mexico–United States border for trying to smuggle something under his clothing. What was it?

Accepted Answer

52 lizards and snakes

Question 3

Researchers have used an artificial intelligence translator to work out how pigs feel based on the noises they make.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

After 107 years under the sea, which famous shipwreck has finally been discovered in Antarctica?

Accepted Answer

Endurance

Question 5

The new longest car in the world has a swimming pool with a diving board, a jacuzzi, a mini-golf course and a helipad.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What has Microsoft promised it will do by 2030 to make Xbox consoles more environmentally friendly?

Accepted Answer

Make all Xbox products, accessories and packaging 100% recyclable

Question 7

Which country came top of the medal table at this year’s Winter Paralympics?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 8

What have scientists in the USA managed to do to mice using gene therapy?

Accepted Answer

Reverse their ageing to make them younger

Question 9

A woman in North Carolina, USA, is fighting for the right to keep her car number plate, which says 'COV1D19'.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Climbers have set a new world record by doing what on Mount Everest (the tallest mountain in the world)?

Accepted Answer

Hosting a tea party

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