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© Simon Conway – Montsaye Academy

Mr Shaw’s big quiz of the

week


Q1) Peter Mayhew the actor had died aged 74, which science fiction

character is he best known for playing?

W E H C


Q2) From which ministerial post has Gavin Williamson

been sacked over the Huawei leak?


Q3) Maha Vajiralongkorn has this week been crowned

on the first of three days of coronation rites as king

of which country?


Q4) Tottenham beat Ajax 3-2 to reach the

Champions League final. Which player scored

a hattrick for spurs and which country is he

from?


Q5) Which city has become the first in the UK to

join the Open Streets movement with some

city centre streets being closed between

midday and 17:00 on the first Sunday of every

month as part of an 18-month trial?


Q6) Which country, the worlds most populous

democracy, is currently holding an election running

from 11 April to 19 May?


Q7) Which country has outlined a plan where

consumers will receive 20p back when they return a

single use drinks container?


Q8) Who won the Snooker world championship this

week? First and surname needed to get a mark


Q9) Which month long Muslim festival began this week?


Q10) Gurkha Soldiers are performing ceremonial

guard duties this month at the royal palaces, from

which country do the Gurkhas come?


Q11) A Sukhoi Superjet-100, operated by the Russian

airline Aeroflot crashed this week, what is reported to

be the cause of the accident?


Q12) The horse Maximum Security came first but

was then disqualified from which classic

American horserace?


Q13) What is the name of the Royal baby born this

week?


Q14) Why do the school day timings change in the

summer term?

A – So students get lunch earlier so to avoid being

out in the hottest temperatures

B – Evidence shows students do better in afternoon

exams

C – To allow students to complete the exams

without disruption


ANSWERS


Q1) Peter Mayhew the actor had died aged 74, which science fiction

character is he best known for playing?

CHEWBACCA

W E H C


Q2) From which ministerial post has Gavin Williamson

been sacked over the Huawei leak?

SECRETARY OF DEFENCE


Q3) Maha Vajiralongkorn has this week been crowned

on the first of three days of coronation rites as king

of which country?

THAILAND


Q4) Tottenham beat Ajax 3-2 to reach the

Champions League final. Which player scored

a hattrick for spurs and which country is he

from?LUCAS MOURA - BRAZIL


Q5) Which city has become the first in the UK to

join the Open Streets movement with some

city centre streets being closed between

midday and 17:00 on the first Sunday of every

month as part of an 18-month trial?

EDINBURGH


Q6) Which country, the worlds most populous

democracy, is currently holding an election running

from 11 April to 19 May?

INDIA


Q7) Which country has outlined a plan where

consumers will receive 20p back when they return a

single use drinks container?

SCOTLAND


Q8) Who won the Snooker world championship this

week? (First and surname needed to get a mark)

JUDD TRUMP


Q9) Which month long Muslim festival began this week?

RAMADAN


Q10) Gurkha Soldiers are performing ceremonial

guard duties this month at the royal palaces, from

which country do the Gurkhas come?

NEPAL


Q11) A Sukhoi Superjet-100, operated by the Russian

airline Aeroflot crashed this week, what is reported to

be the cause of the accident?

LIGHTNING


Q12) The horse Maximum Security came first but

was then disqualified from which classic

American horserace?

KENTUCKY DERBY


Q13) What is the name of the Royal baby born this

week?

ARCHIE


Q14) Why do the school day timings change in the

summer term?

A – So students get lunch earlier so to avoid being

out in the hottest temperatures

B – Evidence shows students do better in afternoon

exams

C – To allow students to complete the exams

without disruption

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