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Current Events 2015 recap MAGS
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a recap of current events for our exam
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1
What yachting syndicate is Dean Barker now skipper?
Team Japan
Team America
Team NZ
Team China
2
Which city is holding the 2022 Winter Olympics?
Sapporo
Beijing
Sochi
Atlanta
3
Who has been NZ's opponent in all three 2015 World Cups?
Austrelia
Australia
Aestralia
Austrilia
4
What vegetable was grown in space?
lettuce
capsicum
carrot
broccoli
5
This year marked the 200th Anniversary of which great Napoleon Bonaparte battle?
Siege of Toulon
Waterloo
Battle of Rivoli
Laon
6
What was sent into space to give us these pictures?
Eyeshot Action
Contour 2+
GoPro
Sony Action
7
August 6th was the 70th Anniversary of what?
Ngasaki atomic bomb
Hiroshima atomic bomb
8
What is the symbol that appears on 3 of the 5 new flag designs?
red and black colours
silver fern
Union Jack
koru
9
Which party won the general election in the UK with overall majority?
Liberal Democrats
Conservatives
Green Party
BNP
10
Which country has the USA resumed full diplomatic relations with after 54 years?
Texas
Bahamas
Florida
Cuba
11
Name the flag that was added to our NZ Flag referendum.
Red Peak
Blue Peak
White Peak
The Peak flag
12
Who is the Prime Minister of Australia?
Malcolm Turnball
Malcolm Turbull
Malcolm Turnbull
Melcolm Turnbell
13
10th July saw the 30th Anniversary for the sinking of which boat?
Rainbow Werrior
Queen Mary
Titanic
Rainbow Warrior
14
Which country experienced flooding killing 27 and displacing 15000?
China
India
Laos
Burma
15
Who is this - a Democratic candidate wanting to be President of USA.
Hillary Clinton
Hilary Clinton
Hillary Clindon
Hilary Clinten
16
Which country has the longest serving monarch of the world?
Spain
Sweden
England
Thailand
17
Who is England's longest reigning monarch?
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Mary II
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth II
18
Who won the U20 FIFA World Cup in NZ?
Argentina
Serbia
Brazil
Croatia
19
Where was the chemical warehouse explosion killing 112?
Thailand
China
India
Japan
20
What type of brutality in the USA has made major headlines in 2015?
Racial
Gun
Police
Prejudice
21
Who is this?
Cicil the Lion
Cocil the Lion
Cecil the lion
Cacil the lion
22
Who is this - a Republican candidate wanting to be President of USA?
Donald Trump
Donnald Trump
Donald Trimp
Doneld Trump
23
What possible natural disaster could strike NZ after an Earthquake at sea?
Tsunami
Volcanic Eruption
Flooding
Landslides
24
August 2015 is WHAT number anniversary of Hurricane Katrina?
10th
30th
20th
40th
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Les Munro (96) has died, in WWII what was he?
Dam destroyer
Dambuster
Dam breaker
Dam fixer