Current Events Quiz Wednesday 2 September 2015

Question 1

Kiwi Scott Dixon just won which championship?

Accepted Answer

IndyCar

Question 2

Who is the odd one out?

Accepted Answer

Tiger Woods

Question 3

What breed of dog is this?

Accepted Answer

Maltese

Question 4

How many migrants died in the back of a truck in Austria?

Accepted Answer

71

Question 5

Lydia Ko recently won the Canadian Open in

Accepted Answer

Vancouver

Question 6

Who is this?

Accepted Answer

Sir Peter Jackson

Question 7

How many All Blacks have been picked to go to the World Cup

Accepted Answer

31

Question 8

Auckland house prices have risen by how much in the past year?

Accepted Answer

20%

Question 9

Whose new album has "Dead Petz"?

Accepted Answer

Miley Cyrus

Question 10

In which country is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 11

What is the name of this nz bird?

Accepted Answer

Takahe

Question 12

How many NZ flag finalists are there?

Accepted Answer

9, 8, 4, 6

Question 13

In which country has a suspected Nazi train full of gold been found

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 14

Kayne West has said he will run for what in 2020?

Accepted Answer

the Presidency

Question 15

September is what month?

Accepted Answer

Bee Aware

Question 16

What is the name of the Syrian city where ancient monuments are being destroyed by Isis?

Accepted Answer

Palmyra

Question 17

According to a recent study, what percentage of the world's seabirds have plastic in their guts

Accepted Answer

90%

Question 18

How many refugees does NZ take every year?

Accepted Answer

750

Question 19

In which city would you find this bridge?

Accepted Answer

Sydney

Question 20

The newer and brighter NZ bank notes that will be out soon are the

Accepted Answer

$5 and $10

Questions 20