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Weekly Quiz - Current Events 24 February 2025
Weekly Quiz - Current Events 24 February 2025
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1
Who won the Supreme Halberg Award at New Zealand’s biggest sports awards last week?
Lydia Ko
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott
Kanye West
Lisa Carrington
2
How many of the 20,000 University of Otago students helped clean up the infamous party area, during Orientation Week?
1000
10 000
100
1
3
Which world leader did Trump call a "dictator" last week after they accused him of spreading Russian disinformation?
Xi Jinping
Chris Luxon
Emmanuel Macron
Volodymyr Zelensky
4
In which city were all the people involved lucky to escape this situation?
Toronto, Canada
London, United Kingdom
Auckland, New Zealand
5
How many students are currently receiving meals through New Zealand’s Healthy School Lunches programme?
1,300.000
244,000
52,000
127,000
6
The Government has already met its election promise to recruit 500 more police officers by the end of 2025?
False
True
7
Which country announced last week that refugees entering illegally on small boats, will be denied citizenship?
Australia
United Kingdom
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What did archaeologists discover in Egypt last week?
Alien Spacecraft
The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II
A collection of ancient scrolls detailing daily life in Egypt
A shipwreck from the time of Cleopatra
9
Authorities in Poland investigating an unidentified object last week believe it may be debris from what?
A SpaceX rocket
A downed satellite
A crashed military drone
Alien Spacecraft
10
Which country has this flag?
Zimbabwe
Lesotho
South Africa
Mozambique
New Zealand
Zambia
11
What is the main language spoken in the city of Amsterdam?
Dutch
Spanish
English
German
12
What is the Whangārei District Council refusing to put in its district's drinking water, despite a government order?
Electrolytes
Laxatives
Fluoride
Chlorine
13
Why was Pope Francis in the news last week?
He was hospitalised with pneumonia
He met with world leaders to discuss climate change
He announced his retirement as Pope
He was killed by an electric Eel
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Which country is increasing its nuclear power despite suffering a nuclear disaster which was triggered by a tsunami?
Japan
Russia
New Zealand
USA
15
This man won the 2025 Halberg Sportman of the Year award. In which event did he win gold at the Paris Olympics?
Skiing
High jump
1500m running
Triathlon
16
What is the name of New Zealand’s new tourism slogan that has attracted international attention and controversy?
You Won’t Want To Leave
Everyone Must Go
It is OK
Where the Grass Really Is Greener
17
What is the last name of the Kiwi sportsman?
Smith
Jones
Parker
Nonu
18
New records were set at the annual National Sales at Karaka, which was held last week. What is sold at the Karaka sales?
Fish
Horses
Art
Luxury Cars
19
Which world number one tennis player recently accepted a three-month ban after testing positive for a banned substance?
Carlos Alcaraz
Jannik Sinner
Novak Djokovic
20
In which Italian city did this unusual scene occur last week?
Athens
Paris
Venice
Rome