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15 June 2025 - AI News Quiz for Children Aged 7-11 Years Old

Welcome to our weekly AI News Quiz for kids aged 7 to 11! This quiz is all about the amazing things happening in the world of Artificial Intelligence during the past week.

Don’t worry if you don’t know all the answers—just have a go and guess! You’ll be told if you’re right or wrong after each question. Whether it’s AI helping with weather, school, or silly animal adventures, there’s lots to learn and laugh about.

Ready to play? Let’s see how much AI news you know!

1 .
What did a research team teach an AI this week that sounds like it's powering up on its own?
Learn to dance in public squares
Cook delicious pancakes
Figure out how to improve its own code
Paint pictures of robots in space
Just this week, a team working on the “Darwin Gödel Machine” taught AI to analyse and improve its own programming—like it decided to level up all by itself! That’s a big step toward machines that can get smarter without help.
2 .
What did researchers discover UK data-centres have been “drinking” way more of this week?
Tea and biscuits
Water to keep AI servers cool
Fizzy drinks for robot parties
Orange juice for code energy
England’s Environment Agency warned that AI data-centres are using huge amounts of water to cool their servers. Experts say this could cause a shortage of up to 5 billion litres a day by 2055 if nothing changes!
3 .
What big UK plan aims to teach one million students new skills this week?
Building castles in Minecraft
Learning AI-powered job skills
Making robots from cardboard
Growing vegetables with robots
The UK government launched the “TechFirst” plan, to train 1million students in AI and tech skills. It also includes a £187million investment to boost computing power in the UK.
4 .
What did children in the Netherlands explore this week using a curious AI machine?
Magic drawings that come to life
Robot animals that dance
A virtual time-travel portal
A mysterious machine that asks them questions
At the NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam, children tried out the “AI machine” in a hands-on workshop. They asked it questions and helped teach it how to understand humans better.
5 .
What did a big UK poll this week show most people want when new AI apps are made for kids?
Special child safety checks before release
AI-powered storybooks for bedtime
Free robot pets for every child
AI tutors to give homework
Around 78% of people in the UK said they want extra safety checks before AI apps aimed at kids roll out—showing how important protecting children is as technology grows.
6 .
What did the UK’s Science & Technology Secretary say AI could help children with this week?
Make party balloons fly higher
Be a superhero trainer
Support dyslexic learners in school
Teach dogs how to read books
Peter Kyle, who is dyslexic himself, said AI can adapt to each student’s learning style—especially helping dyslexic children with reading and writing, like having a personal tutor!
7 .
What did the UK AI Security Institute publish this week to help keep the country safe?
A guide to secure AI use in public services
A new AI robot for police patrol
AI-powered jungle survival kits
A comic book about AI superheroes
The UK AI Security Institute released its research agenda, highlighting how to make AI safer for national security and cybersecurity. This helps protect important systems from digital risks.
8 .
What did a UK school try this week to help with messy handwriting?
Turning scrawls into typed text
Drawing stick-figure comics with AI
Creating robot pets for classrooms
Painting classrooms with AI-generated murals
A school tested an AI tool that reads messy handwriting and turns it into neat, typed text. It saves time and helps teachers read tricky scribbles more easily.
9 .
How is AI helping the Met Office this week?
Teaching weather pigeons to fly higher
Predicting the future of fashion
Making weather forecasts faster and more local
Turning rain into rainbow lights
The UK’s Met Office is using AI models to give super-accurate short-term weather forecasts—down to 100m—and to improve predictions two weeks ahead, making weather info faster and friendlier.
10 .
What AI tool did the UK AI Security Institute launch this week to promote safe AI in government?
A comic book about cyber aliens
A dancing robot that sings safety songs
An AI playbook for public sector use
A virtual guard dog app
The UK government published its “AI Playbook,” which gives guidelines on how public organisations should use AI responsibly—highlighting safety, security, and protecting people.
Author:  Tara Kemp

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