The week’s B1 news quiz — 9–15 October 2026
Weekly news quiz — 9–15 October 2026
Friday, 16 October 2026
Warm-up
- Which of this week’s stories do you remember best?
- Which story surprised you most, and why?
- Did you talk to anyone about one of these stories this week?
Vocabulary
- survey
- a study that collects information by counting or asking questions
- estimate
- a number that is close to the real amount, not exact
- astronomer
- a scientist who studies space, stars and galaxies
- detect
- to find or notice something using special equipment
- cyber attack
- a harmful online action that tries to damage or control computers or networks
- hacker
- a person who uses computers to get into systems without permission
Reading
This quiz has 10 questions on this week’s B1 stories: Aldabra giant tortoise numbers hit record; Record-breaking fast radio burst found; Cyber attack heats French supermarket freezers. Every question comes from one of those lessons, and each one names its story. Answer from memory first, then go back to the lesson to check.
Comprehension
- Aldabra giant tortoise numbers hit record: Where is the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population?
- Aldabra giant tortoise numbers hit record: About how many tortoises live on Aldabra, according to the estimate?
- Aldabra giant tortoise numbers hit record: Who led the survey that produced the new figure?
- Aldabra giant tortoise numbers hit record: What protections were given to Aldabra in 1981 and 1982?
- Record-breaking fast radio burst found: How long did the FRB travel before reaching Earth?
- Record-breaking fast radio burst found: Which instruments were used to find the burst and its host galaxy?
- Record-breaking fast radio burst found: What is special about the host galaxy where the burst began?
- Cyber attack heats French supermarket freezers: What systems did the cyber attack take control of?
- Cyber attack heats French supermarket freezers: Name two supermarket chains mentioned in the report.
- Cyber attack heats French supermarket freezers: How hot did some units get, and for how long?
Discussion
- Which of this week’s stories would you most like to read more about?
- Which story would people where you live find most interesting? Why?
- If you could ask someone in one of these stories a question, what would you ask?
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