News quiz - December 1

Where has the year gone? December 1. Here's an online ADVENT calendar.


Here's a story to warm your heart.
Fishermen rescue wombat hundreds of metres offshore in Tasmanian lake


Shoe power!
How about the powerful message created in Paris.
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Here is the official website for Paris 2015.
France is chairing and hosting the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11), from 30 November to 11 December 2015. The conference is crucial because the expected outcome is a new international agreement on climate change, applicable to all, to keep global warming below 2°C.


Today's quiz:


1. See page 2. What are Australia's carbon reduction targets?
2. Do you think that Australia should increase its carbon reduction targets? Justify your response.
3. Who is the Royal featured on page 3. Who took the photo?
4. Name the Australian celebrity who has just returned home to Queensland.
5. What has she recently achieved?
6. Do you think that local councils should ban the use of drones in public areas? Justify your response.
7. See page 14. What is baby formula?
8. Why has it dramatically increased in price?
9. What advice does Trevor Long have for surfers? (Page 15)
10. Name the famous NZ rugby player who recently died.
11. See pages 26 and 43. List six facts that you learn about gorillas by reading these pages.
12. Name the gorillas that are housed at Taronga Zoo.
13. Who was Nefertiti? Name her husband.
14. Who succeeded Tutankhamen?
15. Where was the famous bust of Nefertiti discovered?

News quiz - November 30

1. Page 3. Why is the mayor of Sydney being parodied?
2. What is the latest news about how our quota of Syrian refugees will be processed? (page 2)
3. Page 7. How did Taylor Swift surprise a young fan in Sydney on the weekend?
4. What is the OPAL card and how is it used?
5.See page 11. Why are many teachers leaving their profession?
6. What can you do to make this week special for your teacher?
7. See page 17. What do the latest scans reveal about King Tutankhamun's Tomb?
8. See page 26. What is the name of Tom Robert's famous painting featured on this page?
9. What did miners at Eureka do on this day in 1854?
10. Name the song that was first performed on this day in 1878? Who wrote it?

Extra news links:

Secrets of King Tutankhamun's tomb
New bid to discover secrets of hidden chambers
Nefertiti

News quiz - November 27

1. Name the teams playing on the Adelaide Oval today.
2. Which anniversary will be remembered there today?
3. What will the new NRL deal mean for spectators?
4. Name the species of monkey featured on page 3.
5. See page 4. What is the purpose of ASIO?
6. Name the head of ASIO.
7. List the new terror alert categories.
8. Name the music awards that were held last night.
9. How many sales are required for someone to win a Diamond ARIA Award?
10. Do you think the $150,000 spent on a Christmas tree for the Sydney CBD can be justified?
11. What is a congestion tax?
12. Do you think one should be introduced in Sydney? Justify your response.
13. How have numerous shark attacks impacted on local businesses in NSW?
14. How is running helping Pip Candrick?
15. See page 22. What is the ACCC?
16. See page 35. What is parechovius? What are some of its symptoms?
17. How have students at Ingleburn High School assisted to create a new canteen at their school?
18. Are there gender differences in pay? List some statistics to support your response.
19. Do you think that all classrooms should have air-conditioning? Justify your response.
20. Why were police called to a house at Wollstonecraft yesterday?

News quiz - November 26

1. What does the word RORTING mean?
2. How much money has the government lost because of welfare cheating?
3. How do you think this dilemma can be minimised?
4. Name the President of Russia.
5. What is his reaction to the Russian jet being shot down?
6. What was President Obama's response?
7. Name six of Syria's neighbours.
8. See page 13. Name the big event being held in Paris next week.
9. What is the purpose of this meeting?
10. Who will be attending?
11. What is currently happening in the Barossa Valley in South Australia?
12. Why did people wear white ribbons yesterday?
13. Why are so many of the world primate species in danger of facing extinction?
14. What is the Presidential Medal of Freedom? Name some of the 2015 recipients.
15. What are your predictions for Best Female and Best Male Artist of the Year?

News quiz - November 25

1. Name the cruise vessels that are currently visiting Sydney.
2. How many passengers collectively are on board?
3. When did P&O's first steamer sail into Sydney?
4. Why was a Russian fighter jet shot down yesterday?
5. Name the Premier of NSW.
6. What will the government install to thwart off sharks?
7. What is a gyros? See page 3.
8. Do you think that they should be banned on streets? Justify your response.
9. What does INXS rocker Chris Murphy do in his spare time?
10. How is Bindi Irwin doing in the the US version of Dancing with the Stars?
11. What has happened to a number of graves at the Harefield cemetery in London?
12. How should the culprits be treated?
13. See page 17. Why is Ahmed Mohamed and his lawyers making a claim for $21 million?
14. See page 56. Who is Albert Einstein? List some of his achievements.
15. Name the two of the First Fleey vessels that sailed from England in 1787.

Some news links:

P&O liners
X Factor winner
Digital driving licences
Einstein

News quiz - November 24

1. What is the purpose of the National Terrorism Public Alert system? When should it be activated?
2. Why has Arnott's biscuits been fined?
3. What is the ACCC? What is its purpose?
4. Name the big event happening in Paris next week.
5. Desribe the daredevil stunt that occured on one of the northern beaches in Sydney yesterday.
6. See page 13. List the names of three terrorist groups.
7. List six terrorist incidents that have occured since World Trade Centre bombings in 2002.
8. List some facts that you learn about the northern white rhinos from reading the article on page 14.
9. How many albums did Adele sell in two days last week.
10. What was published on this day in 1859. Who was the author?
11. Who patented barbed wire? When?
12. What was Tasmania's original name?
13. See Classmate - Pages 24 and 53. What are "green spaces"? Draw a map of your school. Incude all your green spaces. What could be done to add more green spaces to your school?
14. See page 70. What is the Sea Eagles Foundation?
15. What is the purpose of the snake pendant designed by Brett Stewart?

News quiz - Monday, November 23

November 23

 

1. What is Uber?

2. How is it being legalised?

3. What has been the reaction of the Taxi Council?

4. Who has won the Masters golfing title?

5. Who is the Federal Minister for Heath?

6. What is the purpose of the RECLAIN AUSTRALIA protests?

7. Why is the Mayor of Sydney being parodied on page 7?

8. How did skydiver Tony Rokov save a boy’s life?

9. See page 11. What does MANPR stand for?

10. What is the purpose of MANPR units in police cars?

12. Which countries will Pope Francis be visiting this week?

13. Who is the President of France?

14. Name the actor who currently portrays Dr Who?

15. What is your response to today’s STREETTALK?

16. Name the famous author who died on this day in 1990?

17. Who was the first woman executed in Australia? Why?

18. Name the now famous jockey who will riding at the Royal Randwick meeting next month?

19. Why is this jockey famous?

20. Which record does golfer Peter Senior now hold?

News quiz - Sunday, November 22.

News quiz:
1.    Who are the men featured on the front page and why have they been banned?
2.    See page 7. How were a number of people killed in New Zealand on Saturday?
3.    Name the African country which experienced a terrorist attack on the weekend.
4.    Name the countries that share a border with this country.
5.    Name some of the country towns in NSW that will be soon welcoming Syrian refugees.
6.    Why are wild brumbies becoming a problem in the Mt Kosciuszko National Park?
7.    What do you think is the possible option for dealing with this problem?  
8.    What is the latest research revealing about how babies are fed in their early months?
9.    Name the species featured on page 31. Why is Moth in the news?
10. See page 94. What did the United Nations authorise recently?

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