Norman Darlo
How much attention have you been paying to domestic and international events during the last few days? When the TV news was on, was it a case of “in one ear, out the other”? Or are you a news junkie? Take this quiz and find out!
Please share your reactions below, as well as any suggestions for improving future versions. And don’t forget to have fun 🙂
Note: photos are only indicative. Don’t pay too much atention to the detail in them.
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A town in which country refused to remove swastikas from a public park?
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Canada
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Austria
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Australia
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Question of
In which country was the torso of a journalist found after she disappeared on a homemade submarine?
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Scotland
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Denmark
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South Africa
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Which war-torn country’s cholera epidemic is currently the largest in the world, with over half a million cases?
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Somalia
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Syria
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Yemen
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Question of
Google is teaming up with which retail giant to offer voice-enabled shopping?
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Costco
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Walmart
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Home Depot
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Last week, a van was driven down a boulevard in Spain, killing 13 people and injuring more than 100. In which Spanish city did this attack take place?
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Barcelona
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Malaga
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Madrid
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Which country saw more than 100 train accidents since the start of last year, and over 200 injuries in train crashes in the last week?
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South Africa
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China
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India
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Jose Eduardo dos Santos, the world’s second-longest serving president is stepping down. Which country has he led for the last 38 years?
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Portugal
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Mozambique
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Angola
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What happened on the Italian island of Ischia a few days ago?
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Outbreak of bubonic plague
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Earthquake
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Thousands witness religious statues moving
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6/8 not so bad
You did very well. Especially considering this is mostly old news now!
3 out of 8….I don’t really watch the news. Great quiz though!
Well I’m glad you enjoyed! Thanks for playing 🙂
5 out of 8. I found this very interesting indeed. Thank you
Thank you, Meshack!
Great challenging quiz. Many of these stories didn’t make headlines in my country. I think those who follow BBC or CNN might have more chance of getting a better score. 5/8
Yes, I agree. I’m a BBC man, myself. If I listened/read only what makes headlines in Ireland, I’d be dangerously ignorant of the world around me 🙂
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5/8 I had not heard of some of these but others familiar.
Unless you’re a total news junkie, I think that’ll be how it is 🙂 Not bad at all, Carol!
5/8 here!
Good score, Kim!
6/8
nice quiz~
Nice score!
got 4 out of 8 right!
That’s a reasonable score, I reckon!
4 out fo 8 – think I might avoid trains while in India this year!
Ah, now I wouldn’t take it that far! If you compare that to the number of train journeys taken every day there, it might be equivalent to one injury in the last week in Ireland!
Ok, that’s a little relief 🙂
OMG. I got half of it correct.
Half is not bad, Muhammad. See if you can improve your score in my next new quiz!
3/8 I need to start watching the news
Hey – you can only get better! Thanks for playing, Jack 🙂
One of the most interesting and useful quiz I have seen on here so far. I got 5/8 right
Thanks very much, Gina 🙂 Somehow the idea just came to me last night!
8 out of 8.
Amazing!