3. CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (20 marks) Time recommended: 25 minutes Attempt all the questions. Write your answer on the paper. Do not use a red pen or calculator. In popular US TV series did Meghan Markle appear? Who is the European Commission’s chief negotiator in the talks about the UK leaving the European Union? British political consulting firm filed for bankruptcy in May 2018 following a data privacy scandal? Which city is scheduled to host the 2020 Olympics? What is the name of the husband of Kim Kardashian? Who announced that they would stand down as editor of the Daily Mail in 2018 after more than a quarter of a century at the helm? Name any of the celebrities on the 2018 series of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1? Who is the President of France? Who won a privacy case against the BBC in 2018 over its coverage of a police raid on his home? What is the capital of the USA? Why is American Mark Zuckerberg famous? Donald Trump starred in which US TV show before running for president? The Manchester Arena was the scene of a terrorist suicide bomb attack on May 22, 2017. Which pop star had the fans gone to see? Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned with what nerve agent in Salisbury in March 2018? Why did many of the stars on the red carpet at the 2018 Golden Globes wear black? Where is the European Court of Human Rights based? Who is the first minister of Scotland? In terms of the Middle East, what do you understand by the word Daesh? Which English football club do you associate Pep Guardiola with? The UK Monetary Policy Committee is part of which organisation?
3. CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (20 marks) Time recommended: 25 minutes Attempt all the questions. Write your answer on the paper. Do not use a red pen or calculator. In popular US TV series did Meghan Markle appear? Who is the European Commission’s chief negotiator in the talks about the UK leaving the European Union? British political consulting firm filed for bankruptcy in May 2018 following a data privacy scandal? Which city is scheduled to host the 2020 Olympics? What is the name of the husband of Kim Kardashian? Who announced that they would stand down as editor of the Daily Mail in 2018 after more than a quarter of a century at the helm? Name any of the celebrities on the 2018 series of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1? Who is the President of France? Who won a privacy case against the BBC in 2018 over its coverage of a police raid on his home? What is the capital of the USA? Why is American Mark Zuckerberg famous? Donald Trump starred in which US TV show before running for president? The Manchester Arena was the scene of a terrorist suicide bomb attack on May 22, 2017. Which pop star had the fans gone to see? Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned with what nerve agent in Salisbury in March 2018? Why did many of the stars on the red carpet at the 2018 Golden Globes wear black? Where is the European Court of Human Rights based? Who is the first minister of Scotland? In terms of the Middle East, what do you understand by the word Daesh? Which English football club do you associate Pep Guardiola with? The UK Monetary Policy Committee is part of which organisation?
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