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31 Weekly Quiz: Current Events 19 May 2025
31 Weekly Quiz: Current Events 19 May 2025
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31 Weekly Quiz: Current Events 19 May 2025
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1
Donald Trump signed a $219b arms deal with Saudi Arabia. What was included as part of this major military agreement?
A $20 billion investment in artificial intelligence
The purchase of 10 US made nuclear submarines
Deployment of US troops to the Saudi-Yemen border
2
Ukrainian President Zelensky and Russian President Putin met in Turkey for face-to-face peace talks last week.
False
True
3
How many countries have managed to send people to walk on the Moon?
1
4
2
3
4
The UK’s longest direct train service had its final journey. Which two places did the 775 mile journey connect?
Aberdeen and Penzance
Glasgow and Dover
Edinburgh and Plymouth
5
David Attenborough has celebrated his recent birthday by releasing a new documentary called Ocean. How old is he?
80
101
99
88
6
More than 1,000 Starbucks workers in the United States went on strike last week. What were they protesting?
A change in the company’s coffee bean suppliers
A new stricter dress code
A reduction of staff break times
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A supposedly fake Magna Carta document owned by Harvard has been confirmed as a lost original. What is the Magna Carta?
A play written by Shakespeare to celebrate the crowning of King Henry VIII
A medieval agreement that limited the powers of the English king
The first book ever printed in the English language
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This item got stuck under a bridge in Australia last week. What is it?
A rocket booster
A section of a wind turbine tower
A large petrol storage tank
9
What is this building known as?
The White House
The Congress
The Capitol
10
Which tech company does this man lead?
Apple
Amazon
Microsoft
11
There are plans to return this animal to the wild in Britain. What type of animal is it?
Yak
Reindeer
Elk
12
Where are the Shetland Islands located?
North of Scotland
West of Wales
East of England
13
Donald Trump has been offered what controversial gift from the government of Qatar?
A luxury Boeing 747 jet to be used as his presidential plane
A fleet of armoured vehicles for his security detail
A private island in the Persian Gulf
14
In which sport did the Dallas Mavericks win the Draft Lottery despite having just a 1.8% chance?
Basketball
Baseball
American football
15
Where was the United Kingdom placed in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest?
19th place
5th place
11th place
16
According to the list published last week of the richest people in the UK, where does King Charles III rank in the list?
238th
50th
13th
17
What discovery made in Australia last week has changed scientists' understanding of when reptiles first lived on land?
A fossilised egg containing a baby reptile found in Tasmania
Fossilised footprints found in Melbourne
A fossilised fish with legs discovered in the Great Barrier Reef
18
Why has the word ‘Bayesian’ been in the news?
It’s a new UK government cyber security programme
It’s the name of a luxury yacht that sank near Sicily
It’s a new AI model released by Google
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Which act won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest?
KAJ, Sweden
JJ, Austria
Yuval Raphael, Israel
