In The Know Quiz FirstNews Issue 724 1 – 7 May 2020

A1 What is the F1 in Schools competition all about?

A2 Why are German doctors posing naked?!

A3 Who is quoted saying that they “play important roles in the ecosystems we’re dependent upon”, and about whom is he speaking?

A4 What have scientists discovered about the link between air pollution and deaths from COVID-19?

A5 Which illness is more infectious than COVID-19, leading doctors to urge parents to continue to ensure that their babies and children are vaccinated?

A6 What kind of reception met Samantha Sanderson, after she posted a message on social media about how much it costs to keep the dog rescue shelter where she works running?

A7 What is unusual about the vending machine in this week’s news, and why is it in action?

A8 Why is 14-year-old Arijan in the news?

A9 Which project is expected to create more than 5,000 jobs?

A10 According to Fortnite, how many people played at once in order to watch a special live in-game performance by rapper Travis Scott?

Who is this person, and why is he in the news this week?

Part B: Pictures What news do these pictures tell us?

What is this object, and why is it in the news?

Part F: Statistics What news do these numbers tell us this week?

F1 2,000 car park spaces F2 47 °C in summer

F3 25% increase; 30% longer F4 At 1,000 metres (0.6 miles) high

F5 Stuck at the bottom of a 3.5m-deep hole F6 160,000

Part C: Person Part D: Object Part E: PlaceWhere in the world has been devastated by floods?

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In The Know Quiz FirstNews Issue 724 1 – 7 May 2020

Part A: Words

A1 It is for schoolchildren who are currently at home due to the lockdown. They are asked to design and make their own Formula 1 car. ‘Sport in Numbers’, Sport, page 28

A2 They are protesting about the lack of PPE (protective personal equipment). They are lacking more than 100m single-use masks; 50m filter masks and around 60m single-use aprons. ‘Wow!’, Coronavirus News, page 2

A3 Chris Packham about primates, such as gibbons and spider monkeys. ‘Going wild’ Entertainment, page 18

A4 Eighty percent of deaths in Italy, Spain, France and Germany occurred in the most polluted regions, leading scientists to think that long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide, which is produced by diesel vehicles, makes people’s lung conditions worse, so more susceptible to COVID-19. ‘COVID-19 update’, Science News, page 9

A5 Measles. ‘Don’t miss jabs, say docs’, Coronavirus News, page 3

A6 That same night, about £5,000 had come through in donations to the rescue shelter, and £17,000 has been raised since. ‘News in Numbers’, Home News, page 6

A7 The train station vending machine sells face masks, instead of sweets and drinks, as part of Germany’s measures to ease restrictions on public life that were put in place weeks ago to try to slow the spread of coronavirus. News in Pictures, page 5

A8 As one of the children around the world who has been helping their communities to learn about and beat COVID-19, Arijan is helping to sew cloth masks for people who need them. ‘Kids against coronavirus’, Special Report, page 21

A9 SnOasis, a £500m winter sports centre near Ipswich. ‘Winter wonder’, Suffolk, Home News, page 6

A10 More than 12 million players! ‘Astronomical!’, Game Zone, page 16

Part B: Pictures

B1 Twenty two-year-old Paralympian Alfie Hewett has turned his mum’s conservatory into a home gym and has been going out for a push and doing sprints on the pathways during the COVID-19 lockdown. ‘“I’m in mum’s bad books!”’, Sport, page 28

B2 This is a member of the Black Mambas, an all-female anti-poaching team in South Africa. They help in the fight to save some of the world’s most endangered species. ‘Meet the women fighting for wildlife’, Special Report, page 11

B3 One farm in the USA has got creative to keep the money coming in by offering people the chance to have one of their animals, such as mini donkey Mambo, take part in a virtual meeting for the cost of $50 (£40)! ‘Surprise guest’, Crazy but True, page 26

B4 Nurse and firefighter João Alves from Portugal has been reunited with his missing Labrador after four years, when the dog’s microchip (which contains the details about him, such as his owner’s name and

address) was scanned! ‘8. Missing dog found’, Quick News, page 4

B5 Many thousands of what appear to be European chafer beetles have mysteriously washed up in Clayton Bay in Scarborough. ‘Bug mystery’, Crazy but True, page 26

B6 Here’s a chance to help out at home and have fun at the same time: Bin Isolation Outing is an online group giving people the chance to dress up and have fun during lockdown. ‘Take the bins out in style’, Crazy but True, page 26

Part C: Person

Who is this person, and why is he in the news this week? It’s keeper Glynn Hennessy, from ZSL London Zoo, who has written a diary entry about what it’s like working (and living) at a zoo during the lockdown. ‘Life at a zoo in lockdown’, Special Report, page 22

Part D: Object

What is this object, and why is it in the news? Created by Katy Ayers to show how we can help climate change by using natural resources instead of plastic, it’s a canoe entirely made from mycelium (mushrooms)! ‘Wow!’, Big News, page 7

Part E: Place

Where in the world has been devastated by floods? The city of Aden in Yemen, a country that has already been torn apart by a civil war. ‘Floods hit war-torn country’, World News, page 8

Part F: Statistics

What news do these numbers tell us this week?

F1 2,000 car park spaces – at Danish football club FC Midtjylland’s ground are being used for a “drive in”. This is so, from their cars, fans can watch the team play in the stadium and practise social distancing. ‘Sport in Numbers’, Sport, page 28

F2 47 °C in summer – That’s how high temperatures can reach in Abdoya, Djibouti, where parents are pictured in this week’s news washing their child’s hands using a Unicef-supported water point. ‘Valuable lessons’, Special Report, page 17

F3 25% increase; 30% longer – Phone company O2’s data shows that there has been a 25% rise in the number of phone calls, with the average call lasting 30% longer than before the lockdown. ‘9. Phone, don’t text’, Quick News, page 4

F4 At 1,000 metres (0.6 miles) high – the fjord walls that rose straight up from the water line were part of the photograph of an iceberg, captured by Craig McGowan, which won the Landscape category of the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards. The Big Picture, page 12

F5 Stuck at the bottom of a 3.5m-deep hole – a fox cub was found and rescued by the RSPCA. ‘Fox in a fix’, Animal News, page 10

F6 160,000 – Nintendo accounts have been hacked, leading to the company recommending its users to set up two-factor authentication. ‘Nintendo hacked’, Game Zone, page 16

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