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Current Events Quiz 5 November 2018
Current Events Quiz 5 November 2018
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#Current Events Quiz
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1
The news network CNN has refused to air a Trump advertisement. Why?
Because it is too close to the mid-term elections
Because CNN are fake news
Because it was seen as racist
Because they are anti-Trump
2
What did George Turner win last weekend?
The National Spelling Bee Competition
NZ Go Cart Championship
The U18 NZ Youth Chess Championship
The U15 Downhill Mountain bike Companionship
3
Where in the world has an island disappeared, sparking and urgent hunt for it?
Philippines
Bermuda
Antartica
Japan
4
What is the name of the Czech national causing headaches for the government at the moment?
Karole Roebek
Caroll Kombucha
Karale Novichok
Karel Sroubek
5
What colour are the collars in the new All Black tops used in the weekend?
Black and white check
Grey
White
Black
6
What was the name of the airline whose craft crashed into the Java Sea last week?
Lion Air
Tiger Air
Air Asia
Java Air
7
What is the name given to a group of refugees headed toward the US from Central America?
A truckload
A tortilla
A caravan
A flotilla
8
What occurred on 5 November 1605?
The first Guy Fawkes night
The Spanish Armada attacked England
Queen Elizabeth the First was born
The Gunpowder Plot
9
What is the common name given to the government's affordable housing programme?
Masterbuild
State Housing
Tiny Homes
Kiwibuild
10
Who threw the gumboot/welly the furthest?
The Duchess of Sussex
Harry
Meghan
Duke of Sussex
11
Staff of what well know company walked off the job last week in protest at sexism and racism?
Farmers
Briscoes
Google
Amazon
12
What is the name of the film released about the rock band Queen released last week?
Who Wants to Live Forever
Bohemian Rhapsody
Killer Queen
I Want to Break Free
13
Ross Edgley is nearly finished a swim around what?
The North Island
Great Britain
Tasmania
Cuba
14
The World Bank has rated which country as the easiest to do business in the world?
Hong Kong
Singapore
New Zealand
South Korea
15
Who leads the Supercars championship - Shane van Gisbergen or Scott McLaughlin?
Shane van Gisbergen
Scott McLaughlin
16
What race always takes place on the on the first Tuesday in November?
The Flemington Cup
The Caulfield Cup
The Melbourne Cup
The Cox Plate