Use the internet, newspaper reports, dictionary or reference
materials to research and find the answers to as many of the
following questions as possible
1. Who did Julia Gillard meet in Perth
last week?
• a. Hilary Clinton
• b. Barack Obama
• c. David Cameron
2. Which country has bombed the
Hamas ruled Gaza Strip with
airstrikes?
• a. Israel
• b. Greece
• c. Iraq
3. What type of farm in NSW has been
quarantined due to a confirmed
presence of H7 Avian Influenza?
• a. a chicken farm
• b. a cattle farm
• c. a pig farm
4. In what country was there a tragic
crash between a train and a school
bus?
• a. Canada
• b. Vietnam
• c. Egypt
5. The long-term future of the echidna
is looking brighter with four new babies
being born in captivity on
Queensland’s Gold Coast. What are
baby echidna called?
• a. pups
• b. puggles
• c. chidnets
6. Which famous building has had to
change it’s locks after having its keys
stolen?
• a. the Sydney Opera House
• b. the White House
• c. the Tower of London
7. Leisel Jones is retiring from what
sport?
8. Animal rights groups are gravely
concerned about the number of
racehorses ending up at the knackery.
How many do they estimate get
slaughtered each year?
• a. 1000 b. 5000 c. 10,000
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9. Which country is David Beckham
rumoured to be interested in playing
football in this season?
• a. Brazil b. Australia c. Britain
10.Which early morning television
programme has been axed due to poor
ratings?
• a. Today on Channel Nine
• b. Breakfast on Channel Ten
• c. Sunrise on Channel Seven
11.Thousands of people across
Europe observed two minutes of
silence last week to remember those
who died in WWI.
What is this day known as in Britain?
• a. Remembrance day
• b. Armistice day
• c. Poppy day
• d. all of the above
12.Which northern hemisphere team
did the Wallabies beat in the
weekend?
• a. France
• b. Wales
• c. Ireland
• d. England
13.What happened to a Emirates
plane that was bound for Dubai?
• a. it had to land after an engine blew
up
• b. police boarded the plane to arrest
a wanted criminal
• c. the plane was evacuated after
airline staff received a tip off about a
bomb threat
14.Why was the South Australia town
of Tulka been in the news last week?
a. a fire was threatening the town
• b. severe winds devastated the town
• c. the Prime Minister was visiting to
present an award to one of the locals
15.Why do immigration authorities
have serious concerns about the
health of a man being held on Nauru?
•a. he has hepatitis c and is refusing
treatment
•b. he was attacked by another asylum
seeker
•c. he has not eaten for 33 days
Weekly Quiz
Use your internet to research one of the following topics from the quiz.
You must read each of the references you have found and make a
summary of the important information. This would include the What?
Why? Where? When? How? formula for making your summary. Your
research activity should be at least three quarters of a page. You must
acknowledge at least three sources from where you found your
information. You should use use pictures or maps if these are relevant.
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6.
7.
Gaza Strip
H7 Avian Influenza
Echidna
The Tower of London
Armistice Day
Hepatitis
Wales