Weekly Quiz | Week 8

Question 1

Why were passengers on the Queen Anne cruise ship told to turn off their lights and close curtains last week?

Accepted Answer

Because of concerns about pirates in the area

Question 2

Why was Prince Harry in the news last week?

Accepted Answer

He resigned from a charity he founded after a governance row

Question 3

True or false, New Zealand Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson has been dropped from the top Red Bull team?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Where have at least 28 people lost their lives in the country's largest wildfires ever recorded?

Accepted Answer

South Korea

Question 5

What historic sporting achievement did New Zealand’s football team reach last week?

Accepted Answer

They qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Question 6

Why was the messaging app Signal in the news last week?

Accepted Answer

US officials were criticised for using it to share war secrets

Question 7

Why have concerns been raised about New Zealand’s new roadside drug-testing laws?

Accepted Answer

They may wrongly detect legal medication as illegal drugs

Question 8

What unusual experiment are astronauts conducting on the SpaceX Fram2 mission?

Accepted Answer

Creating artificial rain clouds

Question 9

A recently published study claims that by 2050 over 50% of the world's population will be...?

Accepted Answer

Overweight or obese

Question 10

Why have thousands of people been protesting in Turkey over the past week?

Accepted Answer

The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor

Question 11

What new feature has Apple recently added to its Maps app in Aotearoa New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

Māori place names, iwi and marae information

Question 12

Tragically six people died and nine were injured off the coast of Egypt last week after...?

Accepted Answer

a tourist submarine sank

Question 13

Why were people in the lower South Island warned to stay away from beaches and marine areas?

Accepted Answer

Due to dangerous currents after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake

Question 14

Last week, US President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on what being sold in America?

Accepted Answer

All imported cars

Question 15

Why was Green MP Tamatha Paul in the news last week?

Accepted Answer

She criticised police street patrols and called for their abolition

Questions 15