The Legal Cheek-ULaw Virtual Vacation Scheme Quiz (Winter)
2010s
1. New five pound note, Pokemon Go released, David Cameron announces EU
referendum date
- 2016
2. Haiti Earthquake, Cheryl Cole splits with Ashley Cole, Gordon Brown called a lady
bigoted
- 2010
3. Osama bin Laden dies, Gaddafi dies, Kim Jong-Il dies
- 2011
4. Covfefe, Kaepenik kneels during national anthem, Nintendo switch released
- 2017
5. Pope Benedict resigns, the words ‘twerk’ and ‘selfie’ were added to the dictionary,
Kim and Kanye’s baby North West is born
- 2013
6. Amazon Rainforest fires, Area 51, Notre Dame Cathedral fire
- 2019
7. Australia's first appearance at Eurovision, Princess Charlotte born, Sepp Blatter
resigns from FIFA after years of corruption allegations
- 2015
8. Sainsbury’s rename tiger bread, Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Sweden win Eurovision
with Euphoria
- 2012
9. Trump meets Kim Jong Un, Stephen Hawking dies, Greta Thunberg first protests by
not attending school
- 2018
10. Sochi Winter Olympics, first gay weddings take place in England and Wales, Nicola
Sturgeon takes over from Alex Salmond
- 2014
Famous seconds
1. What is the Second highest mountain the world?
a. K2
2. If listed alphabetically what is the second country?
a. Albania
3. What is the second biggest county in the UK by area?
a. Lincolnshire
4. What is the Second Smallest country in the world, by area?
a. Monaco
5. What is the second word in the bible?
a. The
Left or Right?
1. Australia drive on which side of the road? left or right?
- Left
2. In what hand does the Statue of Liberty hold her torch?
- Right
3. Which side of the brain is the creative side?
- Right
4. In Peter Pan, on which hand is Captain Hook's hook on?
- Left
5. Batman villain Two-Face (Harvey Dent) has lost which side of his face?
- Left
Music in Space
1. In the popular Chris De Burgh Christmas song: A Spaceman Came Travelling. How
many times is the word ‘La’ said in the first Chorus (3 either side)?
a. 56 (53-59)
2. In the David Bowie song Starman, The Starman tells David to: ‘Let all the Children
lose it and let all the children use it’ but what final action does he want us to let the
Children do?
a. Boogie
3. In the opening Frank Sinatra classic ‘Fly me to the Moon’ Franks asks you to ‘fly him
to the moon’ so that he can ‘sing among the stars’, he also asks to be taken to two
other planets to see what spring is like on them. What are these two planets?
a. Jupiter and Mars
4. Who composed the seven-movement orchestral suite The Planets? And for an extra
point what planet is not a movement?
a. Gustav Holst and Earth
5. In the Theme to Flash Gordon by Queen. The lyrics go: Flash! Ah-ah, Saviour of the
Universe, Flash Ah-ah He’ll save every one of us, Flash Ah-ah He’s a miracle. What
follows the next Flash ah-ah?
a. King of the Impossible
Legal Cheek News Round:
1. As reported by Legal Cheek, the owner of a London law firm banned her lawyers
from wearing what item of clothing in the office?
a) Hats
b) Scarves
c) Cardigans
d) Flip flops
2. President-elect Joe Biden graduated from law school in 1968. Where did he
finish overall in his class of 85 students?
a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 76th
d) 85th
3. A London law firm posted a job advert seeking what earlier this year on a salary
of £30,000?
a) Paralegal
b) Barista
c) Security guard
d) Dog walker
4. Which City law firm offers the most training contracts?
a) Allen & Overy
b) Clifford Chance
c) Freshfields
d) Linklaters (100)
e) Slaughter and May
5. What judicial role does Lord Reed currently hold?
a) Lord Chief Justice
b) Supreme Court President
c) Chief Magistrate
d) District judge
6. When does the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam officially come into force?
a) 1 September 2021
b) 1 September 2022
c) 1 January 2021
d) 1 January 2022
7. This year saw Jason Raeburn, a senior associate in the London office of Baker
McKenzie, become one of the country’s youngest judges. What age is he?
a) 18
b) 32
c) 38
d) 45
8. Linklaters lawyer Peter Hudson appeared on the TV show Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire earlier this year. How much did he win?
a) £0
b) £32,000
c) £64,000
d) £1 million
9. A US law student was able to complete her online bar exam in October despite
what happening?
a) Fainting
b) Power cut
c) Giving birth
d) Losing her notes
10. A UK law firm opened a virtual what in response to the COVID-19 lockdown
measures?
a) Virtual office
b) Virtual pub
c) Virtual gym
d) Virtual canteen
11. An Irish solicitor hit headlines this year for giving CPR (cardiopulmonary
resuscitation) to a …
a) Paralegal
b) Pigeon
c) Bear
d) Cat
12. What do the letters ‘QC’ stand for in the legal profession?
a) Quality Counsel
b) Queen’s Counsel
c) Queen’s Chum
d) Quality Chinos
