34 Weekly Quiz: Current Events 16 June 2025

Question 1

Disney will pay about US$439 million to take full control of which major streaming service?

Accepted Answer

Hulu

Question 2

In which country is Bogotá the capital city?

Accepted Answer

Colombia

Question 3

What surface is the French Open played on?

Accepted Answer

Clay

Question 4

What is ‘Sizewell C’, and why has it been in the news?

Accepted Answer

A new nuclear power plant in Suffolk

Question 5

Which two countries launched missiles at one another last week, prompting global leaders to urge calm?

Accepted Answer

Israel and Iran

Question 6

Why were two members of the K-pop band BTS in the news last week?

Accepted Answer

They completed their military service in South Korea

Question 7

True or false, The UK government has banned Uber from trialling autonomous taxis in Britain?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

What made the large prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine significant?

Accepted Answer

They were all under 25

Question 9

For how much was the Poundland chain sold after a slump in sales and increased financial pressure?

Accepted Answer

£1

Question 10

Oxford scientists have discovered series of “extraordinary” tremors felt around the world in 2023 were caused by what?

Accepted Answer

Two tsunamis trapped in a fjord

Question 11

Why has this object been in the news?

Accepted Answer

It was stolen by thieves

Question 12

Which airline was operating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed shortly after take-off last week?

Accepted Answer

Air India

Question 13

A Chinese ship captain has been sentenced to three years in prison for damaging a Taiwanese what?

Accepted Answer

Undersea cable

Question 14

In which sport did Bath defeat Leicester at the weekend to claim their first Premiership title?

Accepted Answer

Rugby union

Question 15

What is the name of the annual event held to celebrate the British monarch’s official birthday?

Accepted Answer

Trooping the Colour

Question 16

What was the name given to a special type of full moon that appeared last week?

Accepted Answer

Strawberry moon

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