Issue55320th–26thJanuary,2017
weekly news quiz
INTHEKNOW
PART A: WORDS
PART b: Pictures
A1WhenisDonaldTrumpbeinginaugurated?
Whatnewsdothesepicturestellusthisweek?
A2Whatistheofficialnamefortheworld’s;ghtestknot?
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
A2Whyarecamerasbeingfi?edtobinlorries?
A4Whatdoes‘gull-muggings’mean,andwhyisitinthe
news?
A5Whichcreature’sfartssmellworsethanadog’s,
accordingtoalistcompiledbyscien;sts?
A6Whichtruckdoesareportinthe‘BMJ’(the‘Bri;sh
MedicalJournal’)sayshouldbebannedbecauseithelps
topromoteandmarketanunhealthydrinktochildren?
A7Whyis12-year-oldJaden,fromTheJordinNorfolk,in
thenews?
A8WhathavechimpanzeesinIvoryCoast(acountryin
westernAfrica)beenfilmeddoing?
A9WhichUKcitycouldhavetheworld’sfirstlagoon
powersta;on?
A10What’sunusualaboutthevehicleswhichcar
manufacturerNissanplanstotestdriveinLondonnext
month?
PART C: PLACE
TheHwacheonSancheoneo
(MountainTrout)IceFes;valis
picturedinthisweek’snews.Where
intheworlddoesthefes;valtake
place?
PART D: PERSON
PART E: OBJECT
Whoisthispersonandwhyishe
inthenewsthisweek
Whatisthisobjectandwhyisitin
thenews?
?
PART F: STATISTICS
Whatnewsdothesenumberstellusthisweek?
F1) 5twistsand1.5somersaults
F2) 2,500m(8,202B)upintheforestsof
F3)7,100leBoftheworld’sfastestanimal
theGaoligongMountainsinChina
F4) 24,791mph(11kmpersecond)
F5)73hoursintheextremeheat
andtherain
F6) 1in20ofthe700,000youngcarersin
Britain
Issue55320th–26thJanuary,2017
weekly news quiz
L3PartA:Words-Answers
A1Today(20thJanuary,2017),‘TrumpTakesCharge’,SpecialReport,page9
A2Themicroscopiccirculartriplehelix,4.‘KnotARecord’,QuickNews,page2
A3Itishopedthatthecameraswillbeabletospotcracksintheroad,sotheycanbefixedbeforetheyturnintopotholes.19.‘Snap
Cracks’,QuickNews,page2
A4Thisiswhenseagullsstealfoodandevena?ackpeople.ScarboroughBoroughCouncilisplanningtousebirdsofpreytoscarethe
seagullsawayfromlocalseasidetowns.‘Stoppingseagulls’,NorthYorkshire,HomeNews,page6
A5Arat’sfart,sosaysDavidBenne?,astudentatQueenMaryUniversityLondon,‘The“toptrumps”ofanimals’,ScienceNews,
page10
A6Coca-Cola’s‘HappyHolidays’trucks,‘TruckStop’,ScienceNews,page10
A7TheSuffolkchesschampionwillfindoutthismonthifhehasmadeitintotheEnglandchesssquad!‘Childchesschamp’,Norfolk,
HomeNews,page6
A8Making‘drinkings;cks’tohelpthemgetwater!‘CleverChimps’,AnimalNews,page11
A9SwanseainWales,‘Tidallagoon’,Swansea,HomeNews,page6
A10Theyaredriverlesscars.6.‘Self-DriveCar’,QuickNews,page2
PARTB–ThePictures
B1It’sHolocaustMemorialDayon27thJanuary,2017.Interna;onalfootballerEricMurangwa,asurvivorofthe1994genocidein
Rwanda,shareshisstoryinthisweek’snews.‘HolocaustMemorialDay’,SpecialReport,page12
B2Agreysealpup,withaninjuredflipper,wasrescued,aierbeingdiscoveredoutsideMiddlesbroughFootballClub’sstadium!‘Seal
saved’,Middlesbrough,HomeNews,page6
B3AttheRunForYourBuncafe,whichtakesexerciseaspayment,youhavetodoasix-minuteworkoutforyourfood!‘WorkToEat’,
CrazyButTrue,page20
B4Boatsarepicturedcaughtinthe-0.10°CtemperaturesontheRiverDanube.Belgrade,Serbia,TheWeek’sNewsInPictures,pg5
B5Ernie,anoverweightturtleatSeaLifeManchester,hasbeenputonavegetariandiettohelphimlose5kg.‘TurtleTraining’,Big
News,page3
B623-year-oldAmericangolferJus;nThomaswontheHawaiiOpenandsetrecordsonallfourdaysofthecompe;;on,includinga
36-holetotal!‘ThomasOnTop’,Sport,page28
PartC:Places
TheHwacheonSancheoneo(MountainTrout)IceFes;valispicturedinthisweek’snews.Whereintheworlddoesthefes;valtake
place?Hwacheon-guninSouthKorea,ThisWeek’sNewsInPictures,page5
PartD:Person
Whoisthispersonandwhyisheinthenewsthisweek?It’sBangladesh’sMushfiqurRahim,whoispicturedduckingabounceron
thefinaldayoftheTestagainstNewZealand,Sport,page28
PartE:Object
Whatisthisobjectandwhyisitinthenews?AgroupofexplorerstotheCityoftheMonkeyGodinHonduras,CentralAmerica,
discoveredstatues,suchasthisone,butcameawaywithbitesfromarare,flesh-ea;ngbug!‘CurseoftheCityoftheMonkeyGod’,
Honduras,WorldNews,page8
PartF:Sta`s`cs
Whatnewsdothesenumberstellusthisweek?
F15twistsand1.5somersaults–theseareincludedinthepoten;alrecord-breakingnewdivedevelopedbyAustralian
mathema;cians.SportInNumbers,Sport,page28
F22,500m(8,202i)upintheforestsoftheGaoligongMountainsinChina–that’swhereyou’llfindabrand-newspeciesofgibbon
calledtheSkywalkerhoolockgibbon!‘FurryJedi!’,ScienceNews,page10
F37,100leioftheworld’sfastestanimal–sosaysaCheetah-popula;onstudybytheZSL,WCSandPanthera.‘Cheetahs’Last
Chance?’,AnimalNews,page11
F424,791mph(11kmpersecond)–thosespeedswerereachedbytheApollo10crew,includingtherecentlydeceasedastronaut
EugeneA.Cernan,astheyreturnedtoEarthfromthemoonin1969.Thismeanttheyhavetravelledfasterthananyotherhuman
beingever!‘TheLastManOnTheMoon’,ScienceNews,page10
F573hoursintheextremeheatandtherain–that’showlongShayneBarwickfromAustraliaplayedbowlsfortotryandbreakthe
recordforthelongestgameofbowlsbyasingleplayer.Despitetherenotbeingarecordtobreakaierall,hedidraiselotsofmoney
forhisclub!‘Allbowledout’,CrazyButTrue,page20
F61in20ofthe700,000youngcarersinBritain–missschoolbecauseofhavingtocareforafamilymember.DidYouKnow?‘What
IsAYoungCarer?’,SpecialReport,page7