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14/07/14
WK 392013/14
End of Year Review Quiz
Question1
Which province in Ukraine voted to become part of Russia in March?
a. Odessa b. Crimea c. Moldova
Question2
What kind of animal did a Danish Zoo put down earlier this year, causing an
international uproar?
a. elephant b. lion
c. giraffe
Question3
For which film did UK director Steve McQueen win an Oscar?
a. 12 Years a Slave b. Gravity
c. American Hustle
Question4
Name this British gold medalist from the Winter Olympics?
Question5
The Uk Independence Party had a surprising level of success in the recent
Local and European elections. What is the name of their leader?
Question6
In which state of America did a huge landslide destroy the village of Steelhead
Haven?
a. Colorado b. Washington c. West Virginia
Question7
Michael D Higgins made an historic visit to the UK earlier this year. Of which county is
he the president?
Question8
In which country was this photo taken in April?
Question9
In which UK city did a police helicopter crash through the roof of a nightclub in
December?
a. Edinburgh, Scotland b. Glasgow, Scotland
c. Belfast, Northern Ireland
Question10
From which NBA basketball team did the owner received a lifetime ban after he
was recorded making racist comments?
a. Chicago Bullsb. Miami Heat
c. Los Angeles Clippers
Question11
Which of the following counties suffered a great deal of flooding early in the school
year?
a. Norfolk b. Durham c. Somerset
Question12
At whose funeral was this photo taken earlier in the school year?
Question13
What is right has been given to internet users after a ruling by European Court of
Justice against Google?
a. the ‘Right to be forgotten’b. the ‘Right to be heard’
c. the ‘Right to be remembered’
Question14
In which African country has there been outrage after 234 girls were abducted
from a boarding school?
a. Nigeria b. Kenya
c. Zimbabwe
Question15
What group of people in the UK were granted minority status under European
rules for the protection of national minorities?
Question16
From which European country is this artist?
Question17
In which country did the world’s largest democratic elections take place in May?
a. China b. India
c. Germany
Question18
What type of disaster did Turkish emergency workers have to respond to
last term?
a. an 7.2 magnitude earthquake b. their worst flooding in 100 years
c. a coal mine explosion
Question19
Which country will host the next football World Cup in 2018?
a. Qatarb. Australia
c. Russia
Question20
This logo has featured in the news a lot this
year. Which company has this logo?
Answers
Answer1
Which province in Ukraine voted to become part of Russia in March?
b. Crimea - the vote occurred after Moscow deployed troops across the Black Sea peninsula, despite opposition from the international community.
Answer2
What kind of animal did a Danish Zoo put down earlier this year, causing an international uproar?
c. giraffe - Thousands of people signed online petitions appealing for a change of heart over the 18-month-old called Marius but to no avail. The zoo says it had no choice because of European rules to avoid in-breeding.
Answer3
For which film did UK director Steve McQueen win an Oscar?
a. 12 Years a Slave - The director of the movie that also won the Best Picture category, dedicated his award to all the people who have endured slavery. Click here for a 45sec video of his acceptance speech
Answer4
Name this British gold medalist from the Winter Olympics?
Lizzy Yarnold - won gold in Skeleton Racing at the Sochi Winter Olympics
Answer5
The Uk Independence Party had a surprising level of success in the recent Local and European elections.
What is the name of their leader?
Nigel Farage
Answer6
In which state of America did a huge landslide destroy the village of Steelhead Haven?
b. Washington - In March, a portion of an unstable hill collapsed, sending mud and debris across the Stillaguamish River, engulfing a rural neighborhood, and covering an area of approximately 1 square mile (2.6 km2). 40 lives were lost in the disaster.
Answer7
Michael D Higgins made an historic visit to the UK earlier this year. Of which county is he the
president?
Ireland - he became first Irish head of state to visit the United Kingdom in an official capacity when he visited in April.
Answer8
In which country was this photo taken in April?
South Korea - tragic sinking of a passenger ferry
Answer9
In which UK city did a police helicopter crash through the roof of a nightclub in December?
b. Glasgow, Scotland - A police helicopter crashed through the roof of a popular pub littering the roof with debris and forcing injured revelers to flee
Answer10
From which NBA basketball team did the owner received a lifetime ban after he was recorded
making racist comments?
c. Los Angeles Clippers - Donald Sterling may even be forced to sell the team by other owners in the NBA league.
Answer11
Which of the following counties suffered a great deal of flooding early in the school year?
c. Somerset - The Somerset Levels were badly hit by flooding. Villages such as Muchelney were cut off for around a month and about 11,500 hectares (28,420 acres) of the Levels were flooded.
Answer12
At whose funeral was this photo taken earlier in the school year?
Nelson Mandela - the former South African president
Answer13
What is right has been given to internet users after a ruling by European Court of Justice against
Google?
a. the ‘Right to be forgotten’ - The European court ruled that an people could force Google to remove "irrelevant and outdated" search results to protect the privacy of individuals.
Answer14
In which African country has there been outrage after 234 girls were abducted from a boarding
school?
a. Nigeria - government has faced increasing anger from the public over its poor response, with the President admitting that security forces still do not know where more than 200 abducted girls are being held.
Answer15
What group of people in the UK were granted minority status under European rules for the
protection of national minorities?
Cornish - The 532,300 people of Cornwall will gain the same status as other Celtic communities the Scots, Welsh and Irish.
Answer16
From which European country is this artist?
Austria - Conchita Wurst won the 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest with the song Rise Like a Phoenix.
Answer17
In which country did the world’s largest democratic elections take place in May?
b. India - More than 550 million votes were cast in India over five weeks, marking the largest democratic election in history.
Answer18
What type of disaster did Turkish emergency workers have to respond to last term?
c. a coal mine explosion - The disaster at the Soma mine was Turkey’s worst ever with the tragedy claiming 301 lives
Answer19
Which country will host the next football World Cup in 2018?
c. Russia
Answer20
This logo has featured in the news a lot this year.
Which company has this logo?
Malaysian Airlines