Issue 553 20th – 26th January, 2017
weekly news quiz IN THE KNOW PART A: WORDS
PART b: Pictures
A1 When is Donald Trump being inaugurated?
What news do these pictures tell us this week?
A2 What is the official name for the world’s ;ghtest knot?
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A2 Why are cameras being fi?ed to bin lorries? A4 What does ‘gull-muggings’ mean, and why is it in the news? A5 Which creature’s farts smell worse than a dog’s, according to a list compiled by scien;sts? A6 Which truck does a report in the ‘BMJ’ (the ‘Bri;sh Medical Journal’) say should be banned because it helps to promote and market an unhealthy drink to children? A7 Why is 12-year-old Jaden, from TheJord in Norfolk, in the news? A8 What have chimpanzees in Ivory Coast (a country in western Africa) been filmed doing? A9 Which UK city could have the world’s first lagoon power sta;on? A10 What’s unusual about the vehicles which car manufacturer Nissan plans to test drive in London next month?
PART C: PLACE The Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Fes;val is pictured in this week’s news. Where in the world does the fes;val take place?
PART D: PERSON
PART E: OBJECT
Who is this person and why is he in the news this week
What is this object and why is it in the news?
? PART F: STATISTICS What news do these numbers tell us this week? F1) 5 twists and 1.5 somersaults
F2) 2,500m (8,202B) up in the forests of
F3) 7,100 leB of the world’s fastest animal
the Gaoligong Mountains in China
F4) 24,791mph (11km per second)
F5) 73 hours in the extreme heat and the rain
F6) 1 in 20 of the 700,000 young carers in Britain
Issue 553 20th – 26th January, 2017
weekly news quiz L3 Part A: Words - Answers A1 Today (20th January, 2017), ‘Trump Takes Charge’, Special Report, page 9 A2 The microscopic circular triple helix, 4. ‘Knot A Record’, Quick News, page 2 A3 It is hoped that the cameras will be able to spot cracks in the road, so they can be fixed before they turn into potholes. 19. ‘Snap Cracks’, Quick News, page 2 A4 This is when seagulls steal food and even a?ack people. Scarborough Borough Council is planning to use birds of prey to scare the seagulls away from local seaside towns. ‘Stopping seagulls’, North Yorkshire, Home News, page 6 A5 A rat’s fart, so says David Benne?, a student at Queen Mary University London, ‘The “top trumps” of animals’, Science News, page 10 A6 Coca-Cola’s ‘Happy Holidays’ trucks, ‘Truck Stop’, Science News, page 10 A7 The Suffolk chess champion will find out this month if he has made it into the England chess squad! ‘Child chess champ’, Norfolk, Home News, page 6 A8 Making ‘drinking s;cks’ to help them get water! ‘Clever Chimps’, Animal News, page 11 A9 Swansea in Wales, ‘Tidal lagoon’, Swansea, Home News, page 6 A10 They are driverless cars. 6. ‘Self-Drive Car’, Quick News, page 2 PART B – The Pictures B1 It’s Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January, 2017. Interna;onal footballer Eric Murangwa, a survivor of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, shares his story in this week’s news. ‘Holocaust Memorial Day’, Special Report, page 12 B2 A grey seal pup, with an injured flipper, was rescued, aier being discovered outside Middlesbrough Football Club’s stadium! ‘Seal saved’, Middlesbrough, Home News, page 6 B3 At the Run For Your Bun cafe, which takes exercise as payment, you have to do a six-minute workout for your food! ‘Work To Eat’, Crazy But True, page 20 B4 Boats are pictured caught in the -0.10°C temperatures on the River Danube. Belgrade, Serbia, The Week’s News In Pictures, pg 5 B5 Ernie, an overweight turtle at Sea Life Manchester, has been put on a vegetarian diet to help him lose 5kg. ‘Turtle Training’, Big News, page 3 B6 23-year-old American golfer Jus;n Thomas won the Hawaii Open and set records on all four days of the compe;;on, including a 36-hole total! ‘Thomas On Top’, Sport, page 28 Part C: Places The Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Fes;val is pictured in this week’s news. Where in the world does the fes;val take place? Hwacheon-gun in South Korea, This Week’s News In Pictures, page 5 Part D: Person Who is this person and why is he in the news this week? It’s Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim, who is pictured ducking a bouncer on the final day of the Test against New Zealand, Sport, page 28 Part E: Object What is this object and why is it in the news? A group of explorers to the City of the Monkey God in Honduras, Central America, discovered statues, such as this one, but came away with bites from a rare, flesh-ea;ng bug! ‘Curse of the City of the Monkey God’, Honduras, World News, page 8 Part F: Sta`s`cs What news do these numbers tell us this week? F1 5 twists and 1.5 somersaults – these are included in the poten;al record-breaking new dive developed by Australian mathema;cians. Sport In Numbers, Sport, page 28 F2 2,500m (8,202i) up in the forests of the Gaoligong Mountains in China – that’s where you’ll find a brand-new species of gibbon called the Skywalker hoolock gibbon! ‘Furry Jedi!’, Science News, page 10 F3 7,100 lei of the world’s fastest animal – so says a Cheetah-popula;on study by the ZSL, WCS and Panthera. ‘Cheetahs’ Last Chance?’, Animal News, page 11 F4 24,791mph (11km per second) – those speeds were reached by the Apollo 10 crew, including the recently deceased astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, as they returned to Earth from the moon in 1969. This meant they have travelled faster than any other human being ever! ‘The Last Man On The Moon’, Science News, page 10 F5 73 hours in the extreme heat and the rain – that’s how long Shayne Barwick from Australia played bowls for to try and break the record for the longest game of bowls by a single player. Despite there not being a record to break aier all, he did raise lots of money for his club! ‘All bowled out’, Crazy But True, page 20 F6 1 in 20 of the 700,000 young carers in Britain – miss school because of having to care for a family member. Did You Know? ‘What Is A Young Carer?’, Special Report, page 7