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Current Events 18 September 2017
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1
Where in the world was there a bomb blast on a commuter train last week?
San Francisco
Berlin
London
Paris
2
When is NZ's General Election?
It finishes on Saturday
23 September 2017
Voting is happening now
All of the above
3
What has caused fuel supplies to run low in Auckland?
Pre election jittters about price hikes
Z Energy promotions made the fuel run low
A farmer cut through the pipeline
Stockpiling of petrol by motorists
4
What has blocked an east London sewer?
Winston Churchill's secret sewage treatment station
A 'fatberg' two football fields long
A cache of Roman coins and pottery
An un-exploded Nazi doodle bomb
5
A US navy seal has proposed doing what as a solution to the North Korean problem?
Hack their media to play 'the wheels on the bus' endlessly
Put Roundup in rain and kill all their vegetation.
Drop millions of iPhone's over them with free wifi
Genetically modify the males so they are infertile
6
What type of yachts are likely to be sailed in the next Americas Cup in Auckland?
Fast 40's
Foiling catamarans
Foiling monohulls
Hyperloop AC75's
7
The price of what common household item rose 11% in August reaching record highs?
Vogel's bread
Butter
Toilet paper
Bananas
8
What was the half time score All Blacks vs Springboks on Saturday?
26 - 0
18 - 0
31 - 0
29 - 0
9
The X in iPhone X stands for?
It's the Roman numeral for 10
eXtraordinary
It's 10 years since the original iPhone
The X Factor
10
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is no more, it burned up as it headed into which planet on Friday?
Mars
Mercury
Saturn
Venus
11
What was unusual about these vehicles spotted in Christchurch last week?
They were different colours
They were battery powered
The were driverless
They were radio controlled
12
Why did hundreds of people meet in Kaikoura last Friday?
To see Whale Watch resume service
To watch a Picton to Chch freight train
It was an election rally for NZ First/ Winston Peters
To witness the last explosion at Ohau Point
13
How old was Violet Mosse Brown of Jamaica, the world's oldest person, when she died on Sat?
116
118
117
119
14
The $30 million Lotto Powerball jackpot was won by one lucky punter in which NZ town?
Timaru
Taupo
Blenheim
Te Puke
15
Wetas or pirates. Which party leader met wetas over the weekend?
Jacinda Ardern
Bill English
16
Where was an 11 year old boy spotted mowing the lawns by the world's media last week?
Buckingham Palace
The White House
The Eiffel Tower
The Vatican
