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15 June 2025 - AI News Quiz for Adults

This quiz brings you the most interesting and important AI news stories from the past 7 days. From forensic breakthroughs to music festivals, AI has been busy shaping the world around us.

This quiz is designed for adults and covers global and UK news. If you don’t know the answer, just guess! After each question, you’ll find out whether you were right—and learn something new along the way.

AI is no longer just a tech trend—it’s influencing education, safety, entertainment, and public policy. So let’s see how up to speed you are on what happened this week in the world of AI!

1 .
What odd way are UK AI data centres trying to keep cool?
Replacing servers with frozen peas
Putting giant fans on top of buildings
Using ice cream trucks for emergency cooling
Using over 5 billion litres of water per year
Some UK data centres are using over 5 billion litres of water each year to cool servers running powerful AI tools. That’s enough to fill 2,000 Olympic swimming pools! Environmental groups are raising the alarm and asking for greener solutions.
2 .
What new AI guidance did the UK government release for public services?
AI Guide to Winning Bake Off
"Robot Rules" for classroom assistants
AI Playbook for ethical use of technology
How to train chatbots to do karaoke
The UK’s Central Digital and Data Office has launched an "AI Playbook"—a guide to help government departments use AI responsibly. It includes advice on transparency, data protection, and risks. It’s aimed at improving how AI supports everything from social care to taxes.
3 .
Why is Ofqual warning schools about AI right now?
AI has become a maths teacher union rep
Students are using it to cheat in exams
Robots keep stealing PE kits
AI told students to cancel their homework
The UK’s exams watchdog Ofqual has warned that students using AI to do coursework or homework might be committing malpractice. Schools are being urged to update their policies to stop unfair advantages and promote proper learning.
4 .
How did Dutch police recently use AI in a cold case?
It interrogated a prime suspect via video call
It replaced all the officers with robots detectives
It guessed the motive using data from crime dramas
It reconstructed a suspect’s face from old DNA
Dutch police used AI to generate an image of a suspect’s face from DNA left at a 2003 crime scene. It’s one of the first real-world examples of AI helping in long-unsolved investigations, offering a new tool for forensic science.
5 .
What new AI feature did Google roll out across Android phones?
Mind-reading emoji predictions
Summarising text messages into quick bullet points
Replacing every ringtone with AI bird calls
Writing shopping lists in haiku form
Google launched a new “AI Overview” tool in its Android ecosystem that summarises long text messages or documents into short bullet-point highlights. It’s designed to help users process info quickly—but critics warn it could oversimplify or miss important details.
6 .
Why did a Scottish school cancel an AI-powered homework tool?
It gave wrong answers
It refused to do algebra
It turned homework into riddles
It tried to mark its own work
A school in Glasgow dropped an AI homework app after it repeatedly gave incorrect or confusing answers to students’ questions. Teachers said the tool wasn’t reliable enough and sometimes made up facts. It’s a reminder that even smart tech still needs human oversight.
7 .
What did OpenAI announce about its new video generator tool?
It creates TikToks with dance moves
It adds sunglasses to everyone in videos
It can only film in slow motion
It generates realistic video from just text descriptions
OpenAI revealed updates to its video-generation tool “Sora,” which can now turn plain text prompts into short, highly realistic video clips. While it’s not yet public, the preview showed advanced scene-building and animation from a single line of text—impressive and a little uncanny.
8 .
What did MPs in Westminster warn could happen if AI deepfakes aren’t tackled soon?
Robots might take over debates
Politicians would be cloned for TV
Fake videos could ruin elections
Everyone would get prank-called by AI
A UK parliamentary committee warned that AI-generated deepfake videos could seriously disrupt future elections if stronger rules aren’t put in place. These fake videos can mimic politicians’ voices and faces, tricking voters. The MPs say urgent regulation is needed before it gets out of hand.
9 .
What new rule is the BBC testing to help spot AI-written content?
Labelling AI-generated material in all broadcasts
Giving every chatbot its own theme music
Ending shows with “This was made by a robot”
Making reporters wear “Not AI” badges
The BBC is trialling a policy to clearly label any AI-generated text, images, or video in its programming and articles. It’s part of a broader effort to increase transparency and maintain public trust in news. The move comes as AI tools become harder to detect.
10 .
What role did AI play at this year’s Download music festival in the UK?
It DJ’d with glowsticks and laser eyes
It played triangle in a metal band
It helped plan traffic, toilets, and safety zones
It rewrote all the lyrics in pirate-speak
At Download Festival, AI wasn’t rocking out on stage—it was behind the scenes helping organisers manage traffic flow, emergency planning, toilet placements, and safety monitoring. By analysing past data and live info, it helped things run more smoothly for the 100,000+ fans.
Author:  Tara Kemp

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