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Current Events Quiz 13 August 2018
Current Events Quiz 13 August 2018
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1
Where did a NZ teacher recruitment advertisement place NZ on a map recently?
Near Africa in the Indian Ocean
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Almost connected to Australia
Near Taiwan China
2
Ford recently celebrated the manufacture of how many Mustang cars?
10 million
15 million
5 million
20 million
3
Thai football team members were granted citizenship recently. What was the name of the team?
Man U Minotaurs
Wild Boars
Chiang Rai Cheetahs
Young Lions
4
Alan Cotter resigned last week amid bullying claims. What was he?
NZ Swimming coach
NZ Gymnastics
NZ Rowing coach
NZ Cycling coach
5
What did PM Jacinda Ardern and environment minister Eugenie Sage announce last Friday?
ban on single-use plastic bags
ban on 'open' wood or coal fires
cleanup of the dairy industry
nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations
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Who was 'uninvited' from Massey University speaking event last week?
Stefan Molyneux
Boris Johnson
Don Brash
Jacinda Ardern
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Hawke's Bay marketing guru Tim Baker has sold over 7000 what in the UK recently?
Trump handcuffs
Trump 'baby' balloons
Trump gobstoppers
Trump toilet paper rolls
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Who is this?
Dillian Whyte
Steven Adams
Drake
LeBron James
9
Complete the actual headline... "bigger crowd than...
the city of Auckland
Mount Smart Stadium
whole population of New Zealand
Ben-Hur
10
Where in the world did a series of severe earthquakes hit major tourist resorts recently?
Mexico
Indonesia
Vietnam
Jamaca
11
What sport does Peter 'Snakebite' Wright play?
Chess
Darts
Weightlifting
Wrestling
12
How many children been euthanised in Belgium since euthanasia for children was legalised?
2
4
3
6
13
Where in the world did an airline worker steal a Q400 aircraft and crash it over the weekend?
Hamburg, Germany
Perth, Australia
Vancouver, Canada
Seattle Washington
14
This organisation has been around for 30 years. What is it called?
Educating Harold
Learning with Harold
Life Education Trust
Happy Harold
15
Why was Tauranga's Pat Lam in the news recently?
He is NZ's best pie maker
He led protests against a Treaty of Waitangi claim
He proposed renaming Bethlehem to Ngatai
He is coach of the NZ Underwater Hockey Team
16
What species of whale was stranded at Ripiro Beach in Northland last week?
Sperm Whale
Humpback Whale
Pilot Whale
Blue Whale