First News Quiz – 30 Aug 2021

Question 1

What does the 143-metre-long Great Tapestry of Scotland depict?

Accepted Answer

The history of Scotland

Question 2

Nearly half the world’s children live in one of 33 countries highlighted as at “extremely high risk” of ................

Accepted Answer

Climate change

Question 3

What natural disaster hit Haiti, an island country in the Caribbean earlier this month?

Accepted Answer

An earthquake

Question 4

How many children can families in China now have without getting into trouble?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 5

Which of these is known as the “lungs of the planet”?

Accepted Answer

The Amazon rainforest

Question 6

Why might turkey be off the menu in British households this Christmas?

Accepted Answer

There is a lack of staff and lorry drivers (due to Brexit) to deliver food

Question 7

Which of these sporting events make up a triathlon?

Accepted Answer

Swimming, cycling, and running

Question 8

The Changing of the Guard returned to …….......… Palace for the first time since the pandemic halted the daily ceremony.

Accepted Answer

Buckingham

Question 9

What hit planet Earth 66 million years ago, making almost all living things extinct?

Accepted Answer

An asteroid

Question 10

4,500 athletes with disabilities from more than 160 countries are currently competing in which global sporting event?

Accepted Answer

Paralympic Games

Question 11

Greenland’s ice cap has experienced what type of weather for the first time ever?

Accepted Answer

rain

Question 12

Capybaras are causing chaos on a posh estate in Argentina. What popular type of pet are capybaras related to?

Accepted Answer

guinea pig

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