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Current Events 8 August 2016
Current Events 8 August 2016
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1
NZ's first medal at the Rio Olympics is a silver in what?
Rowing
Swimming
Equestrian
Shooting
2
There are 446,000 Pokemon in New Zealand. What is the best city to catch them?
Wellington
Dunedin
Hamilton
Auckland
3
The building marked with red arrow is
officially
known as
House of Representatives
The Executive Wing
The Beehive
Parliament
4
Hurricanes/Lions. What was the final score?
15 - 5
20 - 3
17 - 3
21 - 5
5
An Olympic kayaker may have capsized after hitting a submerged what?
TV set
refridgerator
Sofa
log
6
According to a survey last week- what are the easiest sports to win gold at the Olympics?
Archery
Trampolining
Rugby 7's
Shooting
7
Rio de Janeiro is in which hemisphere?
Northern
Southern
8
How many people are in the Refugees Olympic team?
10
8
12
14
9
Which country led the athletes into the Olympic stadium?
Argentina
Greece
Zambia
Brazil
10
How many Olympic Games has shot-putter Valerie Adams participated in?
2
5
4
3
11
Who called New Zealand " a little bit boring" recently?
James Corden
Graham Norton
James Blunt
Taylor Swift
12
This man,Jim Furyk, scored the lowest ever PGA golf round. It was ____ strokes
56
57
58
59
13
This man received $1 million from the government last week. He is
Hector Dolfin
David Bain
John Reid
Al Brown
14
Greenland is a territory of which country?
Finland
Denmark
Norway
Iceland
15
Who led the Great Britain team into the Olympic Stadium?
Chris Froome
Prince Harry
Andy Murray
Adam Yates
16
Ouch- what is the nationality of the gymnast who snapped his leg at the Olympics?
Japanese
Belgian
French
Russian
17
A New Zealand motorsport legend died last week. He was...
John Britten
Bruce McLaren
Possum Bourne
Chris Amon
18
A truck fell off which ferry in heavy seas recently
Interisland
Bluebridge
19
How long have the Hurricanes waited to win the 'Super' rugby title
15 years
19 years
18 years
21 years
20
Where in the world did conservationists attempt to kill 200,000 rats and mice recently?
Antipodes Island
Ross Island
Auckland Islands
Stewart Island
21
Where did a baby orca nicknamed 'Bob' die last weekend
Auckland
Dunedin
Napier
Tauranga
22
What do the letters DC stand for in Washington DC
District of Columbia
Dominion Capital
Dead Centre
Domain Central