04/05/15

Weekly QuizWk 30

Question1

Which political party has been mocked on social media for presenting their key

policies as a list carved into a stone?

a. Labour Partyb. Conservative Party

c. UK Independence Party

Question2

Why have many relief planes not been allowed to land in the main airport of

Kathmandu, Nepal?

a. they have not applied for official permissionb. the runway is suffering damage

c. it was destroyed in the earthquake

Question3

True or false, the Nepal earthquake death toll has reached over 5000?

Question4

What is the name of the building in the background?

Question5

In which region is a major cycle race attracting hundreds of thousands of

spectators?

a. West Midlands b. Yorkshire and the Humber

c. The South West

Question6

True or false, the search for remains of Malaysian Airlines plane MH17 and

passengers is over?

Question7

Which football team won the English Premiership League title?

a. Arsenal b. Manchester City

c. Chelsea

Question8

At what location was this photo taken?

Question9

Which UK band has hit the top of the charts with a comeback album, since last

appearing in 2003?

a. Blur b. Oasis

c. Westlife

Question10

With which country has Australia recently reduced diplomatic ties, in protest to their dactions against two Australian prisoners?

a. United Kingdom b. Indonesia c. North Korea

Question11

Why was an unmanned NASA spacecraft called MESSENGER in the news last week?

a. it has found signs of past life on Mars b. it ran out of fuel and crashed

c. NASA doesn't know where it has gone as it has stopped transmitting messages

Question12

In which American city was this photo taken last week?

Question13

In which port did the Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and the Queen Mary 2 cruise liners gather at the weekend, to

mark the 175th anniversary of the Cunard shipping company?

a. Southampton b. Liverpool c. Felixstowe

Question14

What are some Apple Smartwatch users saying is an issue with the watch?

a. some applications don't work if your wrist is too hairy

b. the watch stops working if the wearer is particularly sweaty

c. some applications don't work when people have dark tattoos on their wrist

Question15

Of which country is Lima the capital city?

Question16

Which country has this flag?

Question17

Sadly, Ruth Rendell passed away on the weekend. What was he well-known as?

a. a crime writer b. a television script writer

c. a poet

Question18

Which country has the second largest area?

Question19

Which Grade 1 listed building in Surrey was gutted by a major fire recently?

a. Farnham Castleb. Clandon Park Housec. Outwood Windmill

Question20

What is the last name of the man on the right?

Answers

Answer1

Which political party has been mocked on social media for

presenting their key policies as a list carved into a stone?

a. Labour Party - The Labour leader unveiled an eight-foot limestone monolith to show his vows are "carved in stone" and pledged to install it in the Downing Street garden.

Answer2

Why have many relief planes not been allowed to land in the main airport of Kathmandu, Nepal?

b. the runway is suffering damage - Nepal's only international airport has banned larger aircraft carrying aid from landing because of concerns over its runway. About 100 US marines, two helicopters and four Ospreys capable of vertical take-off are now there.

Answer3

True or false, the Nepal earthquake death toll has reached over 5000?

True - The mood in Kathmandu has become increasingly grim since Saturday's magnitude-7.8 quake, the deadliest in Nepal for more than 80 years. The latest official toll from Nepal's National Emergency Operation Centre put the number of dead at 5,489 and more than 10,000 are known to have been injured.

Answer4

What is the name of the building in the background?

Buckingham Palace - The palace posted a birth announcement for the new royal princess

Answer5

In which region is a major cycle race attracting hundreds of thousands of spectators?

b. Yorkshire and the Humber - The Tour de Yorkshire has proved incrediby popular. Streets were lined by thousands of fans in scenes reminiscent of last year's Grand Depart of the Tour de France. It is estimated that over 1 million people turned out to watch the race.

Answer6

True or false, the search for remains of Malaysian Airlines plane MH17 and passengers is over?

True - Dutch and international investigators have finished recovering remains and wreckage from the MH17 plane crash site in eastern Ukraine, the mission's head has announced.

Answer7

Which football team won the English Premiership League title?

c. Chelsea - They won the title after defeating Crystal Palace at the weekend. The team has now won 4 premierships, putting them ahead of Arsenal on 3, but still a long way behind Manchester United with 13.

Answer8

At what location was this photo taken?

Mt Everest - a massive emergency response to rescue climbers was initiated following avalanches triggered by the Nepal earthquake

Answer9

Which UK band has hit the top of the charts with a comeback album, since last appearing in 2003?

a. Blur - The Magic Whip, which was partly recorded in Hong Kong, saw the four-piece back together to record for the first time since 2003's Think Tank.

Answer10

With which country has Australia recently reduced diplomatic ties, in protest to their dactions against

two Australian prisoners?

b. Indonesia - Australia has recalled its diplomat to Indonesia after recent executions of two Australian prisoners were carried out by the Indonesian government.

Answer11

Why was an unmanned NASA spacecraft called MESSENGER in the news last week?

b. it ran out of fuel and crashed - An unmanned NASA spacecraft crashed after completing a successful 11-year mission, the US space agency said. The MESSENGER probe — short for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging — was the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury, and issued a final farewell on Twitter before it crashed.

Answer12

In which American city was this photo taken last week?

Baltimore - there has been a great deal of civil unrest in the city after Freddie Gray died while in police custody

Answer13

In which port did the Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and the Queen Mary 2 cruise liners gather at the weekend, to mark the 175th anniversary of

the Cunard shipping company?

a. Southampton - The Queen Mary 2 led the procession down Southampton Water and the River Solent to pay homage to the city which is the fleet's home port.

Answer14

What are some Apple Smartwatch users saying is an issue with the watch?

c. some applications don't work when people have dark tattoos on their wrist - some users claimed that applications misfired or stopped working when Apple watch heart rate sensors had trouble with darkly tattooed skin.

Answer15

Of which country is Lima the capital city?

Peru

Answer16

Which country has this flag?

Nepal

Answer17

Sadly, Ruth Rendell passed away on the weekend. What was he well-known as?

a. a crime writer - She wrote more than 60 novels in a career spanning 50 years, her best-known creation being Inspector Wexford, which was turned into a highly successful TV series.

Answer18

Which country has the second largest area?

Canada - it also has the largest amount of coastline in the world

Answer19

Which Grade 1 listed building in Surrey was gutted by a major fire recently?

b. Clandon Park House - The 18th Century stately home near Guildford has been left a "shell" after a devastating after a fire began in the basement and spread quickly to the roof last Wednesday.

Answer20

What is the last name of the man on the right?

Mayweather - Sunday's welterweight fight between winner Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao was the most lucrative fight in history and generated over $250m.