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29 June 2025 - AI News Quiz for Children Aged 14-17 Years Old

AI isn’t just for sci-fi anymore—it’s shaping real life, right now. In this quiz, you’ll explore 10 fascinating real news stories from the week of 23–29 June 2025. From AI that helps solve cold cases to robots that write poems, you’ll discover just how far tech has come—and where it might be going next.

This quiz is made for curious minds aged 14 to 17. Each question is based on actual AI news, and even if you’re not sure of an answer, take a guess! You'll be told right away whether you got it right, and a short explanation will help you learn something new with each click.

Let’s see how well you can keep up with the world of smart machines!

1 .
What did AI recently help a musician do using actual brainwaves?
Sell a track that only cats can hear
Turn his dreams into a musical composition
Translate brain signals into pop lyrics
Record a duet with his own sleep talking
An experimental artist used AI to translate his brainwave activity during dreams into sound. The result? An eerie, ambient song that came straight from his subconscious. AI didn’t just help write the music—it helped read his mind.
2 .
Why is the NHS expanding its “AI Airlock” programme?
To test new AI tools in a safe environment
To teach AI how to run entire hospitals
To scan nurses’ brains for coffee cravings
To trap chatbots that won’t stop talking
The UK’s “AI Airlock” programme creates a secure test space for new health technologies. AI tools are evaluated in a sandbox before being used in real NHS hospitals. The goal is to make healthcare safer, smarter, and more trustworthy.
3 .
What unexpected problem has Google’s AI been causing lately?
It's been auto-generating pizza orders
It massively increased Google’s energy use
It accidentally deleted Google Maps
It tried to redesign the Chrome logo as a taco
Google revealed that its AI tools caused a 51% rise in the company’s carbon emissions, mainly from energy-hungry data centres. While AI can be smart, it turns out it can also be seriously power-hungry. Tech giants now face growing pressure to go greener.
4 .
What real-world mystery is AI now being used to help solve in the UK?
Why socks disappear in the laundry
What happened to the Princes in the Tower
Cold cases and unsolved crimes
Where the Loch Ness Monster might be hiding
UK police are starting to use AI tools to review cold cases by scanning old files, re-analysing evidence, and identifying patterns humans might miss. It’s like giving detectives a super-smart digital sidekick that never forgets.
5 .
What unusual role did AI play in a UK school poetry project?
It corrected Shakespeare’s grammar
It turned rap lyrics into sonnets
It helped students write eco-themed poems
It wrote a poem from a cat’s perspective
Students in a UK classroom used AI to brainstorm and refine poems about the environment. The AI suggested rhymes and helped structure verses, but the creativity stayed in human hands. It’s a new way for tech to support expression, not replace it.
6 .
Why are UK researchers using AI to analyse satellite images?
To detect secret carbon emissions
To find UFO landing sites
To train AI to draw space art
To build a solar-powered treasure map
AI is being used in the UK to detect carbon emissions that go unreported. By analysing climate data from space, it helps researchers uncover pollution that’s hidden or underestimated. It’s a clever way to make climate promises more honest.
7 .
How is the UK helping students prepare for AI careers?
By launching a national AI summer school
By making coding part of PE
By replacing teachers with chatbots
By giving every teen a robot mentor
To grow tech talent, the UK is piloting summer schools that teach AI skills to young people. These crash courses introduce teens to how AI works, what it’s used for, and why understanding it now could shape their futures.
8 .
What did a UK university team use AI to investigate?
Why students fall asleep in history class
How to reduce exam stress using playlists
Bias in school exam grading
Whether lunch choices affect maths scores
A university team used AI to study grading fairness in UK schools. By spotting patterns linked to gender, region, or school background, they hope to ensure assessments are more objective. AI won’t replace teachers—but it can help them do better.
9 .
Why are artists raising concerns about AI in music?
It might win a BRIT Award
It could copy real artists without credit
It sings in binary
It only writes songs about tech support
As AI-generated tracks grow more popular, musicians are calling for clear rules to stop their voices or styles from being copied without permission. The debate over copyright in the AI era is heating up fast.
10 .
What’s one way UK police are starting to use predictive AI?
To decide which cases detectives take first
To forecast areas at higher risk of crime
To write crime reports in rhyme
To test lie detectors on pigeons
UK police forces are exploring how AI can analyse crime trends to predict where incidents might occur. Supporters say it could improve resource planning, but critics warn it must be used carefully to avoid bias or discrimination.
Author:  Tara Kemp

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