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Current Events Quiz 10 September 2018
Current Events Quiz 10 September 2018
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1
What school won the NZ Barbarians National first XV rugby championships in the weekend?
St Peters College of Auckland
Nelson College
Napier Boys' High
Otago Boys' High
2
Where did the Pacific Islands Forum take place?
Fiji
Rarotonga
Solomon Islands
Nauru
3
The Prime Minister travelled to a meeting of what last week in an especially chartered flight?
Pacific Treaty Partners Forum
APEC
PPTA
Pacific Islands Forum
4
The selection of Colin Kaepernick sparked a boycott of what products last week?
Adidas
Nike
Lacoste
Reebok
5
What is the likely cause of the loss of air on the International Space Station recently?
It was hit by a meteor
Failure of a fuel cell
Sabotage
Hit by 'space junk'
6
What place in New Zealand was recently renamed Te Kauwae-a-Māui?
Cape Kidnappers
Cape Campbell
Cape Farewell
Cape Foulwind
7
Who argued that they 'were not a cheat' at an important public event in the USA in the weekend?
Elon Musk
Serena Williams
Simon Cowell
Donald Trump
8
What cereal brand has been forced to change its packaging after complaints of sexism?
Frosties
Honey puffs
Coco pops
Special K
9
The government recently announced that travelers...
would pay an additional tax on Airbnb
would have to pay a regional bed tax
no longer need departure cards
no longer need to use Customs travelling to Australia
10
What business has been told that it cannot employ migrant workers following a labour dispute?
Burger Fuel
Burger King
Hell's Pizzas
Dominos Pizza
11
Which car company unveiled plans for a self driving luxury car last week?
Rolls Royce
Mercedes Benz
Volkswagon
Volvo
12
Why were these two men in the news last week?
The use of Novichok nerve agent
The use of alias names to enter the UK
All of the above
The poisoning to two Russians in Britain
13
What Pacific nation had powerful earthquakes which triggered the collapse of buildings?
Hawaii
Chile
Taiwan
Japan
14
Several people were arrested last week after police investigations into what type of racing?
Pigeon racing
Harness racing
Greyhound racing
Motor racing
15
This famous movie star died last Friday. Who is he?
Joe Bandit
James Dean
William Shatner
Burt Reynolds
16
Moto x rider Carey Hart was in Timaru recently. Who is his wife?
Pink
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande-Butera
Katy Perry