Year 10 Tutor Quiz- Term 2, Week 3

Question 1

A British inventor has set a Guinness World Record by …?

Accepted Answer

Fastest flight in a body controlled jet engine powered suit

Question 2

What type of animal escaped from Borth Wild Animal Kingdom recently?

Accepted Answer

Lynx

Question 3

Priti Patel, has been in the news a lot lately. From which role has she resigned?

Accepted Answer

International Development Secretary

Question 4

Where was a 'selfie' by Captain Robert Scott taken in 1912 taken?

Accepted Answer

Antarctica

Question 5

There are concerns about the increasing tensions between Saudi Arabia and which other country?

Accepted Answer

Iran

Question 6

The Paradise Papers have been in the news a lot recently. What are the Paradise Papers?

Accepted Answer

Leaked financial information of many wealthy & famous people

Question 7

An automatic weather station has been put on the highest peak in the UK What's the peak called?

Accepted Answer

Ben Nevis

Question 8

Twitter has announced it's increasing its character limit. What is the current character limit?

Accepted Answer

240 characters

Question 9

A new documentary series Blue Planet II has been released. Who is Blue Planet II narrated by?

Accepted Answer

David Attenborough

Question 10

What happened to the Mercedes Formula 1 team in the build up to the Brazilian Grand Prix?

Accepted Answer

The team was robbed at gunpoint outside the racing circuit

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