QUIZ

5) Which 2 musicians did Prince William perform with recently at Kensington Palace?

a) Katy Perry & Tom Jones b) Lady Gaga & Bruce Springsteen c) Demi Lovato & Elton John d) Taylor Swift & Jon Bon Jovi

3) Which English cricketer quit the Ashes tournament due to stress?

a) Stuart Broad b) Jonathan Trott c) Alastair Cook d) James Taylor

4) The world record for the largest human Christmas tree was just set in which country?

a) Argentina b) The United States c) Thailand d) China

2) A helicopter crashed into the roof of a pub in which country recently?

a) Scotland b) Australia c) Ireland d) Canada

9) A train derailed near which city last week?

a) San Francisco b) Paris c) New York d) Berlin

6) Last week, children at a Syrian refugee camp were entertained by…

a) Clowns b) A skateboarding display c) A magician d) Bruno Mars

7) What is the name of the dragon that appears in the latest Hobbit movie?

a) Puff the Magic Dragon b) Windwalker c) Dragonheart d) Smaug

10) What has recently been used to make cheese in Ireland?

a) Saliva and snake venom b) Tears and belly button bacteria c) Sweat and pig milk d) Toe jam and fish eggs

1) Anti-apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela, died last week. He was the former president of which country ?

a) India b) South Africa c) United States of America d) Kenya

8) According to Britain's Oxford University Press, what is 2013’s word/phrase of the year?

a) Carbon footprint b) Google c) Credit crunch d) Selfie

QUIZ ANSWERS

1) B. South Africa

The 95-year-old former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner died in Johannesburg after fighting a lung infection. He had been ill for nearly a year, however his death still sent shockwaves throughout the world. Tributes flooded in immediately and U.S president, Barack Obama said the world had lost "one of the most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth".

2) A. Scotland A police helicopter crashed into the roof of a busy pub in Glasgow, Scotland. Over 100 people were in the pub at the time watching a live band and two police officers and a pilot were on board the helicopter. 32 people were taken to hospital.

3) B. Jonathan Trott England must prepare for the second Test in Adelaide without Trott, who has quit the touring party immediately to address stress issues which are affecting his cricket. He was twice dismissed by Mitchell Johnson in the opening Test, prompting Australian opener Warner to describe his performance as "pretty poor and pretty weak", however Trott denies Warner’s comments were behind him quitting the test.

4) C. Thailand A group of 852 students in Thailand created the shape of a festive tree in a shopping mall in Bangkok. They wore green, red and brown hoodies and managed to beat Germany’s previous record of 672.

5) D. Taylor Swift & Jon Bon Jovi Swift and Bon Jovi were guests at Kensington Palace where William was hosting an event in honour of his youth homelessness charity, Centrepoint. The prince has been a patron of Centrepoint since 2005 and his late mother, Princess Diana, was also a patron of the charity. The trio sang ‘Living On A Prayer’.

6) A. Clowns Clowns performed for Syrian children living in a refugee camp near the Syrian border. More than 100,000 people live at the camp. More than 2 million Syrians have fled their country's civil war, now in its third year. At least half of these refugees are children, many of whom are missing out on education and turning to manual labour. They often work in dangerous conditions and become the main earner for their family.

7) D. Smaug ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ premiered on 2 December 2013 in Los Angeles and was released internationally on 11 December 2013. Smaug, the dragon, features on an Air NZ plane as the movie was produced in New Zealand.

8) D.Selfie. "Selfie", the smartphone self-portrait, has been declared word of the year for 2013. It has experienced a huge jump in usage to become mainstream shorthand for any self-taken photograph. Researchers pick a prominent word or expression in the English language each year that best reflects the mood of the times.

9) C. New York A train bound for New York City derailed along the Hudson River, killing four people and injuring 63. The train was en route to New York's Grand Central Station from Poughkeepsie, N.Y. when it derailed.

10) B. Tears and belly button bacteria Cheese made from human tears and belly button bacteria were part of a science experiment called ‘Self- made’. 11 cheeses were made when scientists took sterile swabs and used the bacteria to produce cheese.

QUIZ FOLLOW-UP

A) READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AND CIRCLE THE WORD(S) THAT MAKE THE SENTENCE TRUE:

1) A police helicopter / motorcycle crashed into a pub in Ireland / Scotland last week.

2) Students made a giant human Xmas tree / Xmas stocking in a school / shopping mall in

Thailand.

3) Recently, selfie / google was announced as the official word of the year by Britain's Oxford University Press.

4) A train bound for New York City derailed near the Hudson River / Mississippi River, Killing 4 people and injuring 63 / 163.

5) Dragonheart / Smaug is the dragon in the 2nd installment of The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

6) Jonathan Trott quit the Ashes cricket / football test due to stress / a hamstring injury.

7) Prince William performed at Buckingham / Kensington Palace with Taylor Swift and Jon Bon Jovi.

8) Clowns recently performed for children at a refugee camp in Syria / Afghanistan .

9) Nelson Mandela died last week aged 85 / 95 years. He was the former president of

South America / South Africa and had also won the Nobel Peace prize.

10) In Ireland, cheese / yoghurt has been made from tears / sweat and belly button bacteria.

B) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1) What is the name of the charity Prince William is a patron for? _______________________

2) Which country previously held the record for the world’s largest human Christmas tree?

________________

3) What is the name of the second movie in The Hobbit trilogy? ________________________

QUIZ FOLLOW-UP ANSWERS

A) READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AND CIRCLE THE WORD(S) THAT MAKE THE SENTENCE TRUE:

1) A police helicopter crashed into a pub in Scotland last week.

2) Students made a giant human Xmas tree in a shopping mall in Thailand.

3) Recently, selfie was announced as the official word of the year by Britain's Oxford

University Press.

4) A train bound for New York City derailed near the Hudson River, killing 4 people and injuring 63.

5) Smaug is the dragon in the 2nd installment of The Hobbit Trilogy.

6) Jonathan Trott quit the Ashes cricket test due to stress.

7) Prince William performed at Kensington Palace with Taylor Swift and Jon Bon Jovi.

8) Clowns recently performed for children at a refugee camp in Syria.

9) Nelson Mandela died last week aged 95 years. He was the former president of

South Africa and had also won the Nobel Peace prize.

10) In Ireland, cheese has been made from tears and belly button bacteria.

B) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1) What is the name of the charity Prince William is a patron for? Centrepoint

2) Which country previously held the record for the world’s largest human Christmas tree?

Germany

3) What is the name of the second movie in The Hobbit trilogy? The Desolation of Smaug