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Current Events 27 February 2017
Current Events 27 February 2017
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1
Who is the New Zealander of the Year
Karen Walker
Taika Waititi
Stephen Tindall
Minnie Baragwanath
2
Caitlin O'Reilly became the youngest female to swim Cook Strait on Friday. She is aged
12 years
11 years
10 years
13 years
3
The ex-All Black at the centre of a cocaine bust in Paris is
Andrew Mehrtens
Ali Williams
Byron Kelleher
Dan Carter
4
Where in the world did a town stage the biggest watermelon fight last week?
Australia
Alabama USA
Turkey
Greece
5
NASA announced the discovery of what last week?
Seven new planets
A new comet
The existence of former life on Mars
A new moon around Uranus
6
An Australian boy was bitten by a deadly ____ spider hiding in his shoe last week. See photo.
White tail
Red Back
Funnel web
Wolf
7
A small-town eatery in France that usually serves tradesmen has been accidentally awarded a
AirBnB Best Restaurant Award
Michelin Star
Pinterest Crown
TripAdvisor Excellence Award
8
Which country according to Trump, had a terrorist attack recently- and they didn't know it!
Sweden
Iceland
Morocco
Argentina
9
The president of what country said he would ban pineapple on pizza if he could?
Afghanistan
Bolivia
Iceland
Italy
10
Australian Marty Filipowski became the 100th person to do what last week?
Swim Cook Strait
Freedive to 100 metres
Father quintuplets
Climb K2 in the Himalayas
11
The American talk show host visiting NZ at the moment is
Jon Stewart
David Letterman
Oprah Winfrey
Ellen DeGeneres
12
What award ceremony occurs in Los Angeles this week?
The Oscars
The Academy Awards
The Golden Globe Awards
The Grammy Awards
13
What percentage of eligible voters actually voted in Mt Albert on Saturday
41.6%
16.7%
37.3%
29.9%
14
The Deputy Prime Minister is
Gerry Brownlee
Paula Bennett
Annette King
Steven Joyce
15
The Boss was in town last week. Who is 'The Boss?
Donald Trump
Bill English
Bruce Springsteen
Hugo Boss
16
Broadcaster Willie Jackson is standing for which party in this year's general election
NZ First Party
Maori Party
Labour Party
Green Party
17
Who is Mt Albert's new MP following Saturday's by-election
Jacinda Ardern
Phil Twyford
Julie Anne Genter
Annette King
18
Black Cap Ross Taylor broke the NZ ODT record for test centuries. How many has he achieved?
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