30 The Week Junior• 28 March 2020
Quiz of the week
Howmuchofthisweek’snewscanyouremember?
11 8 True orfalse? Scientists in the US have
createdagame-playingrobotthat
admits its mistakes.9 Acourt wasrecently discovered
in Mexicofor playing whichancient
ball game?10 What does the wordjudomean
in Japanese?a) Tough fighter
b) Gentleway
c) Big punch
a■ b■ c■11 True orfalse? Author Jacqueline
WilsonwritestheTracy Beakerbooks.12 How many actorsvoicedifferent
versionsofSpider-Man areinSpider-
Man: Intothe Spider-Verse?13 When wasthe firstAnimal Crossing
gamereleased?a) 2001b)2009
c) 2012
a■ b■ c■14 True orfalse? The wordbreakfast
meansto breakthe fast youobserved
overnight.15 Which type of animalwasspotted
stealing aman’smilk delivery?1 Which animal’s population numbers
have increased in Africa?a) Black rhino
b) Whiterhino
c) Sumatran rhino
a■ b■ c■2 True orfalse? On 29 March the clocks
go backby one hour.3 What sort of animal’s boneshavebeen
found inamysterious circle in Russia?4 What is AprilFool’s Daycalled
in France?a) La jour defoule
b) Jambon d’Avril
c) Poisson d’Avril
a■ b■ c■5 Trueorfalse?APsammeadis atype
of shellfish that lives in Madagascar.6 What is the world’s largest species
of parrot?7 What did SatoshiTajiricreate?
a) Sonic theHedgehog
b) Pokémon
c) Super Mario
a■ b■ c■REX SHUTTERSTOCK
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