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Distance Learning Week 5 Current Events
Distance Learning Week 5 Current Events
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Current evens 17/08/2020
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1
Who is suing Apple after they were removed from the Apple's App store?
Fortnite
Netflix
Tik Tok
Minecraft
2
Which 2 countries did the UK take off their safe destinations to travel due to a rise in covid cases in both countries
New Zealand and Spain
China and Italy
France and Netherlands
Russia and Germany
3
A surfer recently rescued a woman from a shark. How many shark attacks have been recorded in Australia so far this year?
56
5
89
18
4
A police officer in California has been praised for her bravery after she...
rescued a man whose wheelchair was stuck on traintracks
rescued a toddler from a sunken car
rescued a child who was hanging off the sixth story of a building
rescued a man who was being attacked by a mountain lion
5
A new study has revealed three prehistoric 'terror crocodiles'. One of them is said to have teeth the size of...
Sabre-toothed tiger fangs
Woolly mammoth tusks
Bananas
Elephant tusks
6
True or False, these two people are both trying to become the next president of the United States of America
True
False
7
On Friday afternoon, Jacinda Ardern announced that Auckland would stay at Alert Level 3 for a further...?
5 Days
12 Days
7 Days
14 Days
8
Why has the school of Donald Trump's son (Barron) been in the news recently?
it was damaged by protesters
they had the best academic performance of any school in America
they recently suspended Barron Trump
the school remained closed despite Trump insisting schools reopening
9
Which country has approved the world's first coronavirus vaccine?
India
Russia
Brazil
China
10
Which European country has this flag?
Turkey
Ukraine
Austria
Croatia
11
In which city would you find this statue?
New York
San Fransico
Washington D.C.
Sacramento
12
Americold in Mt Wellington has been linked to several cases of COVID-19. What type of business is Americold?
a meat processing plant
A coolstore
whiteware manufacturer
an engineering firm
13
Why were Hong Kong residents lining up to buy newspapers last week?
it had been announced that all newspapers would be going online
to support free press after the owner of the newspaper was arrested
the newspaper had a funny cartoon of Donald Trump
a shortage of wood pulp means that newspapers are currently in short supply
14
The largest hospital ever built in New Zealand is almost ready to open to patients. Where is it located?
Christchurch
Wellington
Auckland
Dunedin
15
Residents of the island nation of Mauritius are desperately trying to stop an oil spill. Where is Mauritius located?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
16
What is this woman's name?
Judith Collins
Amy Adams
Ginny Anderson
Sarah Dowie
17
Which airline has cancelled all domestic flights across NZ until August 26, due to COVID-19 restrictions?
Virgin Australia
Jetstar
Qantas
Air New Zealand
18
Which political party plans on creating two new national parks if its elected into Government in October?
Greens
Labour
National
Act
19
Why was Bangladesh in the news last week?
a massive mudslide wiped out a hillside village
a fire broke out in a clothing factory injuring hundreds
their entire cricket team has caught covid
one third of the country was under water due to flooding
20
This trophy has recently been in the news. In which sport was it awarded?
Tenpin bowling
Netball
Rugby
Basketball