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:

• Scotland V Morocco in Boston but which state is it?
• The Barbie exhibition in Edinburgh
• Giant Manta rays in Japan (Okinawa)
• Soil erosion in Mokwa, Nigeria
• Global location Africa
• The summer solstice
• The ‘oracle’ world cup goldfish Swimbappe
• Polar bear warning systems tested in Canada
• Tomisato water melon road race in Tokyo Japan
• Flood warnings issued in Xinjiang, China from glacial melt and heavy rain
• The Swiss vote against the population cap
• Mt Semeru erupts with pyroclastic flows in Indonesia
• Major Oak the 1000 year old oak tree in Sherwood forest dies
• Ancient woodlands in the UK and their decline

Curriculum areas:
Global location
Volcanic hazards
Flood hazards
Geomorphology
Climate change
Weather
Global development
Ecosystems & habitats
Rivers
Population

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. Many thanks for your support.

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