November Topical test

Which of the following facts are known about the Omicron variant ?

• It is more resistance to vaccines

• It has more mutations than previous strands

• It originated in South Africa

• It causes more severe cases of COVid 19

France had to send more troops to French Guadeloupe in order to quell disturbances related to what?

• Inflation

• Anti - French (independence) movements

• Corruption

• Mandatory vaccination for health care workers

Which female leader had her leaving ceremony this week after being in power for 16 years?

• Theresa May

• Margaret Thatcher

• Ivanna Trump

• Angela Merkel

29 migrants died when trying to cross which stretch of water?

• Sunda strait

• Suez Canal

• River nile

• English Channel

Which state became the youngest republic in the world, after previously having Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state?

• Antigua

• Barbados

• The Falkland Islands

• Gibraltar

Why does a man in South Sulawesi plan to sue KFC?

• They have stolen his secret recipe for fried chicken

• His chicken burger was disappointing

• His meal took 24 hours to arrive via their delivery service

• Colonel Sanders was a racist

Which country has promised 1bn doses of vaccines to Africa in the next 6 months?

• U.S

• China

• India

• Russia

The first female prime minister was reappointed (after resigning days after being appointed!)

• Sweden

• Germany

• Finland

• Denmark

In Indonesia, a whistle blower ended up in hospital after being hit by a car in a hit and run attack. What were they a whistleblower about?

• Corruption

• Fake Covid tests

• Football match fixing

• Bribery of state officials

Troops were deployed to the border (for the second time in the last few months) as tensions escalated between which two countries?

• Israel - Palestine

• India - Pakistan

• India - China

• Russia - Ukraine