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Current Events 8 August 2016
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1
According to a survey last week- what are the easiest sports to win gold at the Olympics?
Shooting
Trampolining
Archery
Rugby 7's
2
How many Olympic Games has shot-putter Valerie Adams participated in?
2
3
5
4
3
NZ's first medal at the Rio Olympics is a silver in what?
Rowing
Equestrian
Swimming
Shooting
4
The building marked with red arrow is
officially
known as
Parliament
The Executive Wing
The Beehive
House of Representatives
5
There are 446,000 Pokemon in New Zealand. What is the best city to catch them?
Auckland
Wellington
Dunedin
Hamilton
6
How many people are in the Refugees Olympic team?
10
12
8
14
7
Where did a baby orca nicknamed 'Bob' die last weekend
Napier
Tauranga
Auckland
Dunedin
8
This man,Jim Furyk, scored the lowest ever PGA golf round. It was ____ strokes
57
58
59
56
9
An Olympic kayaker may have capsized after hitting a submerged what?
TV set
Sofa
refridgerator
log
10
Who called New Zealand " a little bit boring" recently?
James Corden
James Blunt
Graham Norton
Taylor Swift
11
Hurricanes/Lions. What was the final score?
21 - 5
17 - 3
15 - 5
20 - 3
12
A New Zealand motorsport legend died last week. He was...
Chris Amon
Possum Bourne
John Britten
Bruce McLaren
13
What do the letters DC stand for in Washington DC
District of Columbia
Dead Centre
Domain Central
Dominion Capital
14
Greenland is a territory of which country?
Finland
Iceland
Denmark
Norway
15
Where in the world did conservationists attempt to kill 200,000 rats and mice recently?
Ross Island
Auckland Islands
Stewart Island
Antipodes Island
16
Rio de Janeiro is in which hemisphere?
Southern
Northern
17
How long have the Hurricanes waited to win the 'Super' rugby title
15 years
19 years
18 years
21 years
18
Ouch- what is the nationality of the gymnast who snapped his leg at the Olympics?
Japanese
Russian
Belgian
French
19
Which country led the athletes into the Olympic stadium?
Argentina
Greece
Brazil
Zambia
20
A truck fell off which ferry in heavy seas recently
Bluebridge
Interisland
21
Who led the Great Britain team into the Olympic Stadium?
Chris Froome
Prince Harry
Andy Murray
Adam Yates
22
This man received $1 million from the government last week. He is
David Bain
Al Brown
John Reid
Hector Dolfin