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1
New laws have been introduced allowing the GCSB to spy on New Zealanders. What is GCSB?
Government Communications Security Bureau
Government Centralised Spying Branch
General Commission for Secure Banking
Growing Communities Security Board
2
A shark found in Greenland is thought to be the oldest living animal with a backbone. How old?
250 years old
185 years old
400 years old
423 years old
3
Which New Zealand town has been plagued by water quality issues recently?
Timaru
Te Awamutu
Havelock North
Marton
4
In which event did Kiwi athlete Eliza McCartney win a bronze medal?
Javelin
Pole Vault
Gymnastics
High Jump
5
Which two kayaking medals did Lisa Carrington win in Rio?
Gold in K1 200m and Bronze in K1 500m
She didn't win any medals
Gold in K1 500m and Bronze in K1 200m
Gold in K1 200m and Silver in K1 500m
6
How many Olympic gold medals does U.S.A swimmer Michael Phelps now have?
22
23
24
25
7
What is the most populated city in Africa?
Lagos, Nigeria
Johannesburg, South Africa
Accra, Ghana
Cairo, Egypt
8
US swimmer Ryan Lochte claimed that while in Rio he…?
suffered from food poisoning
was assaulted by another athlete
swam his best ever time
was robbed at gunpoint
9
Which country has this flag and has won five gold medals in athletics at the Olympics?
Kenya
Ghana
Jamaica
Uganda
10
This woman is one of the stars of the Rio Games. What is her name?
Simone Belis
Someni Biles
Simone Biles
Semino Blies
11
In which New Zealand city would you find this iconic railway station?
Christchurch
New Plymouth
Napier
Dunedin
12
Singer Adele has agreed to sing at the next American Superbowl
False
True
13
How many times has Usain Bolt won the gold medal in the 100m track event?
Twice
Four times
Three times
Five times
14
What is the name of the Kiwi athlete on the left?
Natasha Hansen
Andrea Hewitt
Nikki Hamblin
Lynne Reardon
15
Which American state has been hit by catastrophic flooding in the past week?
Louisiana
Ohio
Alabama
Tennessee
16
NZ has won gold at an international dance competition held in Las Vegas. Type of dance?
Disco
Ballet
Country Line Dancing
Hip-Hop
17
Lydia Ko became NZ's youngest female medallist when she won silver at the Olympic Games
True
False
18
What are the Aussies accused of doing to the All Blacks before the recent Bledisloe Cup match?
Arranging for water bottles to be filled with dirty water
Bugging their team hotel room with a listening device
Disrespecting the haka
Drugging some of the players food
19
What was special about the 400m women's track final race?
The athlete that won gold fell at the beginning of the race
One of the runners stopped to help one who had fallen over
The eventual winner threw herself over the line
The winner had been disqualified for leaving her lane
20
This man is set to shake up evening television. What is his name?
Rawdon Christie
John Campbell
Duncan Garner
Paul Henry
