1. 30/01/12 Weekly Quiz

2. Question 1 In what country did two office buildings collapse last week due to suspected poor construction? a. Brazil b. Russia c. India

3. Question 2 The government has announced plans to make changes and reform the NHS. What does NHS stand for?

4. Question 3 What interesting discovery did engineers working on Big Ben recently make? a. that it is slow by 20 seconds b. that is contains a time capsule from the year 1700 c. that it is on a lean

5. Question 4 What country has this flag?

6. Question 5 Britain has joined with other European countries to ban oil trading with which country in the Middle East? a. Iran b. Syria c. Iraq

7. Question 6 What US contest will Romney and Gingrich be facing off in? a. The Superbowl b. Republican Presidential Primaries c. American Idol

8. Question 7 100 years ago, Roald Amundsen beat Robert Scott to the South Pole by just 4 weeks. What country was Amundsen from? a. Germany b. Norway c. Denmark

9. Question 8 This photo shows a Prime Minister being protected last week. What country was it taken in?

10. Question 9 "Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?" will be the question Scots answer in the 2014 ________. a. election b. census c. referendum

11. Question 10 Papua New Guinea currently has two men claiming to have won the recent election and declaring themselves Prime Minister. What part of the world is Papua New Guinea in? a. Africa b. Oceania c. South America

12. Question 11 What was found to be the source of infection that claimed the lives of three newborns at a Belfast Hospital? a. sink taps b. hospital sheets c. air conditioning units

13. Question 12 What will this tall building be commonly known as when completed?

14. Question 13 Which bank was highly criticised for the £1 million bonus it planned to give to its Chief Executive? a. Royal Bank of Scotland b. Barclays c. HSBC

15. Question 14 What city is considered the ‘capital’ of the European Union?

16. Question 15 What have authorities recently banned from Dublin’s social welfare offices? a. children b. pyjamas c. cellphones

17. Question 16 What two countries are playing in this recent match?

18. Question 17 What change was proposed in the The Daylight Saving Bill that was recently before parliament? a. canceling British Summer time b. Increasing BST by an extra 30 minutes c. moving UK time forward an hour

19. Question 18 Who was known as ‘The Iron Lady’?

20. Question 19 Who won the Australian Open tennis tournament?

21. Question 20 What is this man’s name?