So here we are,at the beginning of March 2026, the bulbs are sprouting the sap is rising and the GCSE pressures will never let up!

2026 begins with ever more testing, increasingly expensive, unpredictable, record-breaking and emotional times we’ve seen recently with a variety of stories from around the world!

What a week once again - league leaders hold on, Middle East war, Fashion Week, 30th anniversary of franchise, social media consultation, restaurant tracks friendliness, Actor Awards, full moon, Brit Awards, Elimination Chamber, more Brit Awards and superhero props sale ?!??!! What’s all that about, then? Only one way to find out! The Neeeewwwwsss Quuuiiiizzzz! :)

New quiz uploaded each week of the term, ALL YEAR LONG! Over fifteen years now and still going strong :) Many thanks to everyone who downloads this, it is very much appreciated and I’m glad it is useful for your form groups!

13 topical questions of the past week’s news, across the UK and the world.

Designed to be used as a 10-20 minute activity in formtime - you could make it a little longer by talking about and discussing some of the questions.

ANY MIS-SPELLINGS/MISSING CAPITALS ETC. IN THE PREVIEW ARE INTENTIONAL AND LINK TO THE LITERACY QUESTIONS IN THE REST OF THE QUIZ!

Powerpoint so can be used on a standard whiteboard.

Includes 2 literacy and 1 numeracy questions based on the other questions.

Works well as a form group activity in registration time - I give sweets to the winning team (we’re not supposed to give sweets out, so it’s a nice ‘naughty’ reward and makes (some of) them watch and check their apps about the news in the week. :)