Weekly Geography News Quiz for Schools

This weekly geography news quiz for students helps bring current events into the classroom in a quick and engaging way. Designed for KS3 and KS4, the quiz covers a range of topics including geography, environmental news, UK stories, science developments, and major global events. Each quiz contains a mixture of multiple-choice with map skills and global location questions to encourage students to think about where events are happening and why they matter.

The quiz is ideal for tutor time, form time, lesson starters, or end-of-week activities, and helps students build awareness of the world around them while developing their general knowledge. Topics often include natural hazards, climate and wildlife stories, major international developments, and unusual news from around the world.

Feel free to use the quiz as a short classroom activity lasting around 10–15 minutes, making it a simple way to introduce current affairs and geography into the school week.

What’s included:

20 question PowerPoint slide for whole class activity
A4 answer sheet
This week we cover:

London marathon
Eathquake Japan
Plate tectonics
El Nino warming phase
Sinking deltas due to water abstraction and urbanisation
Zebras with no stripes in Kruger National Park SA
Ocean circulation slows down in the Atlantic - European impacts
Warming waters in Alaska affect Salmon fish populations
Wildfires in Scotland
Urbanisation in Newport Wales the fastest growing city
Stowaway rabbits found in the North Sea

Curriculum areas:

Global location
Plate tectonics and natural hazards
Climate change
Ecosystems & habitats
Global location (Africa and North America)
Global development
Urbanisation

I hope you enjoy this quiz! Please feel free to leave a review and feedback and let me know what you thought of this resource or how it can be improved.

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