Big Current Events Quiz August 2023

What state of America has been devastated by wildfires?

A ship is retracing the 200 year old journey that evolutionist, Charles Darwin, took. What is the name of this mission?

What iconic landmark was someone arrested for parachuting off?

Where was the Pokémon World Championships being held recently?

To what sporting body did Te Matatini, the national kapa haka festival, gift a waiata titled “Kia Kino Nei Hoki”?

Where is Fukushima nuclear power plant? This week it will release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean

What product has the Labour Party said they will remove GST from if re-elected?

Where did Roskosmos' Luna 25 crash into?

Where in space is Russia planning to launch a mission to?

What two teams made it to the final of the Women's FIFA World Cup?

Why has Queensland’s butt-breathing Mary River Turtle made news this week?

Who is this? He is Instagram’s top earner for the third consecutive year. He earns $6.5 million per Instagram post!

What major supermarket chain is rebranding as Woolworths?

Where is the World Athletic Championship currently being held?

What record levels have our oceans reached?

A study has found that an arrowhead dating back to the Bronze Age was made from what?

What South Island town has been named as one of the world's most beautiful?

Who won the Women's FIFA World Cup 2023?

What new category has swimming added for the Swimming World Cup?

What restrictions did the government announce the complete removal of recently?