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Current Events Quiz 18 February 2019
Current Events Quiz 18 February 2019
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What 'caused' a woman to smash up a restaurant with a baseball bat in the US recently?
The toilets were unclean
The chef was rude to a waitress
It ran out of beef patties for hamburgers
It overcharged her for a 'Happy Meal'
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Which country is looking at bringing back supersonic commercial aircraft?
United States
China
France
Russia
3
Major changes to what organisation were announced by the government last week?
Polytechnics
The defense forces
The court system
The health sector
4
Which political party had a disastrous poll result last week?
NZ First
National
The Greens
Labour
5
What country was found to be missing from an Ikea map recently?
Madagascar
New Zealand
Cuba
Japan
6
The UK government have issued health warnings about what recently?
Synthetic cannabis
Vitamin C
Scones
Spicy Chorizo 'sausages'
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What country is planning to disconnect itself from the internet and world communications?
Russia
North Korea
Taiwan
Cuba
8
What did President Trump announce on Friday?
National 'Emergency' to build the wall
Plans to invade Venezuela
That he was standing again for President in 2020
That he was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize
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Who was named "New Zealander of the Year" last week?
Annah Stretton
Mike King
Andrew Becroft
Sir Peter Gluckman
10
NASA's rover died last week. What celestial object is it on?
Venus
The moon
Betelgeuse
Mars
11
Members of the Chinese community celebrated their New Year recently. What is this year?
The Year of the Dragon
The Year of the Ox
The Year of the Rat
The Year of the Pig
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What has sparked an emergency on Russia's northern Novaya Zemlya archipelago?
Gas escaping from melting permafrost
A Polar Bear invasion
Fear of American ice owls eating vital food supplies
Glacial melt swamping several towns