14/11/11 weekly quiz. question 1 where has prince william been deployed for 6 weeks as part of his...
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Question1
Where has Prince William been deployed for 6 weeks as part of his service in the
Royal Air Force?
a. Gibraltar b. Antarctica
c. Falkland Islands
Question2
What event has London just won the rights to host in 2017?
a. The World Athletics Championships b. The Rugby World Cup
c. The European Football Championship
Question5
What has West Hollywood become the first US city to ban?
a. taking photos of strangers b. selling fur coats
c. chewing gum
Question6
What have thousands of university students been protesting against in
central London?
a. increasing course feesb. stricter entry requirementsc. decreasing student benefits
Question7
Which country has just passed a carbon emissions tax to try and combat global
warming?
a. Australia b. United States
c. China
Question9
Tributes have flowed for which heavy-weight boxer that recently passed away?
a. Joe Frazier b. Muhammad Ali c. George Foreman
Question10
Designers of a new poster promoting a festival for the 2012 London Games have
got in trouble for...
a. accidentally using a picture of Paris instead of London
b. erasing a battleship from a photo of London and the River Thames
c. spelling ‘Olympics’ incorrectly
Question11
Why are many world leaders concerned about the government of Iran?
a. it is using force to stop its people protesting b. rioters have been attacking the government
buildings c. they think it is developing nuclear weapons
Question13
Which country has been in our news recently for devastating earthquakes and
a ferry hijacking?
Question14
Why were FIFA officials unhappy with the shirts that England wanted to wear in last
Saturday’s match against Spain?
a. they promoted the 2012 London Gamesb. they had mini cameras on them to get a
new camera angle for TV broadcastersc. they had Remembrance Day poppies on
them
Question15
What has the Government suggested to workers that plan to strike later this month over changes to Government
pensions?
a. it is illegal for them to strike b. they should only strike for 15 minutes
c. striking will not make a difference
Question17
Which city have organisers of the Commonwealth Games announced will
host the event in 2018?
a. Glasgow, Scotland b. Hambontota, Sri Lanka
c. Gold Coast, Australia
Question18
What major attraction was closed for the day after rumours that groups would try
to hold special rituals on 11/11/11 at 11:11?
a. The Pyramids of Giza b. Stonehenge c. The Coloseum
Question19
An aircraft had to ditch into the English Channel near the island of Guernsey last weekend. Is Guernsey closer to France or
England?
Answer1
Where has Prince William been deployed for 6 weeks as part of his service in the Royal Air Force?
c. Falkland Islands - He will spend six weeks at the British outpost 460 kilometres east of Argentina's coast in the Atlantic Ocean in a search and rescue role.
Answer2
What event has London just won the rights to host in 2017?
a. The World Athletics Championships - The World Athletics Championships will be held in the United Kingdom for the first time after London was selected ahead of Doha to host the 2017 event.
Answer3
The sub-unit of the British Pound is pence. What is the sub-unit of the Euro?
cents - Financial difficulties in several Eurozone countries including Greece and Italy are threatening the currency. The strong economies of Germany and France may have to bail the others out.
Answer5
What has West Hollywood become the first US city to ban?
b. selling fur coats - the ban is because many furs are produced from animals that are inhumanely killed for their pelts.
Answer6
What have thousands of university students been protesting against in central London?
a. increasing course fees - the march set off from the University of London at midday on Wednesday with chants of "No ifs, no buts, no education cuts". Organisers estimated the crowd at 10,000. About 4000 police officers were deployed along the route.
Answer7
Which country has just passed a carbon emissions tax to try and combat global warming?
a. Australia - Australian PM Julia Gillard said "This is about what's right for the nation's future.” It has been a highly contentious issue in Australia.
Answer9
Tributes have poured in for which famous heavyweight boxer that recently passed away?
a. Joe Frazier
Answer10
Designers of a new poster promoting a festival for the 2012 London Games have got in trouble for...
b. erasing a battleship from a photo of London and the River Thames - London 2012 organisers have apologised for airbrushing the historic World War II ship HMS Belfast from an official poster depicting the capital's skyline.
Answer11
Why are many world leaders concerned about the government of Iran?
c. they think it is developing nuclear weapons
Answer12
What special day does this scene relate to?
Armistice Day (Employees gather to observe 2-minutes silence in the Under-writing room at Lloyd’s of London)
Answer13
Which country has been in our news recently for devastating earthquakes and a ferry hijacking?
Turkey - Turkey has been rocked by two major earthquakes just weeks apart. On Saturday Turkish soldiers apprehended the lone hijacker of a ferry that had held more than 20 passengers hostage.
Answer14
Why were FIFA officials unhappy with the shirts that England wanted to wear in last Saturday’s match
against Spain?
c. they had Remembrance Day poppies on them - After pressure from the PM and Prince William, Fifa finally relented and allowed the players to wear a black armband with a poppy on it. Fifa policy states that shirts should not carry political, religious or commercial messages
Answer15
What has the Government suggested to workers that plan to strike later this month over changes to
Government pensions?
b. they should only strike for 15 minutes - With pension negotiations ongoing, Cabinet Minister Francis Maude suggested "token action" on 30 November meant workers could avoid losing pay.
Answer16
What is the building in the background of this photo?
The National Gallery (The peaceful Occupy London protest has been going for more than a month now)
Answer17
Which city have organisers of the Commonwealth Games announced will host the event in 2018?
c. Gold Coast, Australia
Answer18
What major attraction was closed for the day after rumours that groups would try to hold special
rituals on 11/11/11 at 11:11?
a. The Pyramids of Giza - The pyramid is the biggest and most famous of the Giza monuments and is the last of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing. Egypt's antiquities authority said the pyramid had been closed until Saturday morning for "necessary maintenance" only
Answer19
An aircraft had to ditch into the English Channel near the island of Guernsey last weekend. Is
Guernsey closer to France or England?
France - It lies just 48 km west of France's Normandy coast and 121 km south of England