THE CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ - 3rd July 2020 - John Smeaton Academy

THE
CURRENT EVENTS
     QUIZ
     3rd July 2020

Current Events Quiz: Question 1
Q1) What was the name of the famous building in Liverpool in which a small fire
was started by a firework set off by fans celebrating Liverpool winning the Premier
League?

Current Events Quiz: Question 2
Q2) In which Scottish City were six people, including a policeman, horrifically
  stabbed in a hotel housing asylum seekers last week?

Current Events Quiz: Question 3
Q3) From what role in the Shadow Cabinet was Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked
by Sir Keir Starmer, the labour leader for retweeting an article by actress
Maxine Peake which was deemed anti-Semitic?

Current Events Quiz: Question 4
Q4) Micheál Martin has been elected as the new Taoiseach at a special meeting of
  the Irish parliament in Dublin, what is the equivalent position in the UK?

Current Events Quiz: Question 5
Q5) Australia and New Zealand re to co-host which world cup in 2023?

Current Events Quiz: Question 6
Q6) Which Iconic British band have warned US President Donald Trump that he
could face legal action if he continues using their songs at his campaign rallies?

Current Events Quiz: Question 7
Q7) From which African desert did a huge cloud of dust blow over the Atlantic
and darken the skies over parts of the Caribbean last week?

Current Events Quiz: Question 8
Q8) Politicians in which US state have taken a major step towards removing the
Confederate emblem from the state flag, the last US state to do so?

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Current Events Quiz: Question 9
Q9) Which soft drinks company has said they will suspend advertising on social
  media globally for at least 30 days, as pressure builds on platforms to crack
  down on hate speech?

Current Events Quiz: Question 10
Q10) Which British Seaside resort was so packed with visitors last week that it
  prompted the Prime Minister to tell people to stop 'taking too many liberties' on
  lockdown easing?

Current Events Quiz:

   The Answers

Current Events Quiz: Question 1
Q1) What was the name of the famous building in Liverpool in which a small fire
was started by a firework set of by fans celebrating Liverpool winning the Premier
League?
The Liver Building

Current Events Quiz: Question 2
Q2) In which Scottish City were six people, including a policeman, horrifically
  stabbed in a hotel housing asylum seekers last week?
 Glasgow

Current Events Quiz: Question 3
Q3) From what role in the Shadow Cabinet was Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked
by Sir Keir Starmer, the labour leader for retweeting an article by actress
Maxine Peake which was deemed anti-semitic?
Shadow Education Secretary

Current Events Quiz: Question 4
Q4) Micheál Martin has been elected as the new Taoiseach at a special meeting of
  the Irish parliament in Dublin, what is the equivalent position in the UK?

Prime Minister

Current Events Quiz: Question 5
Q5) Australia and New Zealand re to co-host which world cup in 2023?
 Womens football

Current Events Quiz: Question 6
Q6) Which Iconic British band have warned US President Donald Trump that he
could face legal action if he continues using their songs at his campaign rallies?
Rolling Stones

Current Events Quiz: Question 7
Q7) From which African desert did a huge cloud of dust blow over the Atlantic
and darken the skies over parts of the Caribbean last week?
 Sahara

Current Events Quiz: Question 8
Q8) Politicians in which US state have taken a major step towards removing the
Confederate emblem from the state flag, the last US state to do so?
Mississippi

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Current Events Quiz: Question 9
Q9) Which soft drinks company has said they will suspend advertising on social
  media globally for at least 30 days, as pressure builds on platforms to crack
  down on hate speech?
  Coca-Cola

Current Events Quiz: Question 10
Q10) Which British Seaside resort was so packed with visitors last week that it
  prompted the Prime Minister to tell people to stop 'taking too many liberties' on
  lockdown easing?
 Bournemouth