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First News Quiz - 25 October 2021
First News Quiz - 25 October 2021
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Chloë McCardel has now swum the English Channel 44 times! The English Channel is an arm of which ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
2
This is a picture of ‘Jenny’ in the Pacific Ocean. What do you think Jenny is?
a fishing boat
a newly discovered species of whale
an enormous artificial floating structure that catches plastic
a newly discovered island
3
After years of being killed for their tusks, elephants are evolving and being born without them. What are tusks for?
to scratch other elephants
to dig for food
to peel bark from trees
to help with their breathing
4
This photo (taken on Oct 15) shows the launch of NASA probe, Lucy. It’s on its way to Jupiter where it will study WHAT?
Moons called the Greeks
Asteroids called the Trojans
An ocean called the Mediterranean
Aliens called the Horses
5
A study of very old WHAT revealed that people living 2,700 years ago had a very “sophisticated” diet?
ancient poo
ancient clothing
ancient wee
ancient recipe books
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A gecko has regrown its severed tail perfectly for the first time ever, thanks to WHAT?
a skilful vet
a rare genetic mutation
stem cells
artificial intelligence
7
This is Harry Potter. He just sold his very rare hardback
Harry Potter
book for £27,500 ($37,993 USD). True or false?
True
False
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The Simpsons
has predicted several major events, most notably, Donald Trump becoming president.
False
True
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A diver pulled this sword from the Mediterranean seabed, covered in sea creatures. How old do you think it is?
around 90 years old
around 9 years old
around 9,000 years old
around 900 years old
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What object from space crashed into a Canadian woman's bedroom? (This is very rare and Ruth Hamilton wasn’t hurt.)
a moon
a comet
a meteorite
an alien
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What do you think took this incredible photograph of the ‘leftovers’ of a supernova (a star that has exploded)?
the Hubble Space Telescope
UFO (unknown foreign object)
iPhone 13
a pair of futuristic glasses
