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News & Pics Quiz FirstNews Issue 726 15 – 21 May 2020
All these questions are about stories in the news this week. Can you find the article and the information? Write the answer, the section of the paper and the page number where you found the information.
A1 Who would have been 200 years old on 12 May 2020, and why was maths important in her career success?
A2 What is #Try20 all about?
A3 How has the traditional dress of Thai dancers in this week’s news been adapted to help prevent the spread of coronavirus?
A4 Why do rangers think that black rhinos in the Okavango Delta are now more at risk from poachers than ever?
A5 Why do potatoes, socks, toys and a tin of peaches feature in the same news story?
A6 Which children’s hospital is sharing fun play activities for you to do at home?
A7 Who could become the first actor to film in space on board the ISS (International Space Station)?
A8 How many of the people who have walked on the moon were once Scouts, and what has been Chief Scout Bear Grylls’ challenge to all Scouts?
A9 How was eight-year-old Max’s ‘heartiversary’ celebrated and why?
A10 How do Muslims mark the end of Ramadan, the time of fasting?
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News & Pics Quiz FirstNews Issue 726 15 – 21 May 2020
Part A: Words
A1 Florence Nightingale, the nurse who helped to transform hospital care. Her maths ability also helped her medical career, because she was able to use her data to improve the health of soldiers during wartime. ‘Science Museum Group’, Science News, page 9
A2 Living Streets are encouraging adults to walk for 20 minutes as part of their daily exercise for National Walking Month in May. ‘Walk this May’, Special Report, page 17
A3 The dancers are wearing face shields while performing. Bangkok, Thailand, News in Pictures, page 5
A4 Because there is a lack of safari trucks and visitors to the area. This is giving poachers more opportunities to find the black rhinos. ‘Rhino evacuation’, Animal News, page 10
A5 They have all been flushed down the toilet and found in sewers by Northumbrian Water. ‘Weird sewer finds’, Northumberland, Home News, page 6
A6 Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). ‘The Power of play’, Special Report, page 22
A7 Tom Cruise. ‘This week’, Entertainment, page 19
A8 11 out of 12! The Chief Scout challenge has been to ‘Hike to the Moon’ to raise money for Children In Need and Comic Relief, which Scouts around the country have done by covering the equivalent of the 240,000 miles to the moon in their walks around their gardens and houses. ‘Scouting siblings’, Your News, page 27
A9 With a celebration of the life-saving donation (when Max received nine-year-old Keira Ball’s heart) by both children’s families. They marked the anniversary with a big heart-shaped cake. ‘Max and Keira’s Law’, Special Report, page 11
A10 They celebrate with Eid (this year, it’ll be 23-24 May), when presents are exchanged and there is a feast. ‘A different Ramadan’, Special Report, page 20
Part B: Pictures
B1 A rare white squirrel has been spotted in Tayside in Scotland: it’s a native red squirrel with a condition called leucism, which makes it white. ‘19. Rare rodent’, Quick News, page 4
B2 Ten-year-old Maisie Catt has raised £10,000 for amputee charity LimbPower by walking a marathon on her blades (prosthetic legs) that allow her to walk. ‘News in Numbers’, Home News, page 6
B3 These layered rocks on Mars were formed by flowing rivers more than 3.7 billion years ago! ‘The rivers of Mars’, Science News, page 9
B4 Three rare first editions (original copies) of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which were discovered in a skip, are expected to sell for thousands of pounds at auction this month! ‘Potter book auction’, Birmingham, Home News, page 6
B5 Young elephant calf Lomunyak (‘Lucky’ in the Maa language) has found safety at an elephant orphanage in Kenya, after almost drowning in the Ewaso Nyiro River in Kenya. ‘Jumbo rescue’, Animal News, page 10
B6 During lockdown, some people have been getting creative by turning their leftover cardboard delivery boxes into tanks for cats! ‘Chaaaaaarge!’, Crazy but True, page 26
B7 With a 360° eye on people, this robot dog, named Spot, is patrolling a park in Singapore to ensure everyone is social distancing! ‘Innovations’, Science News, page 9
B8 Two packs of Top Trumps have been released to celebrate people helping to keep us safe during the coronavirus pandemic: Britain At Its Best – Key Workers and Britain At Its Best – Hospitals! ‘1. Hero Top Trumps’, Quick News, page 4
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