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1
Which fast food company has the go-ahead to trial delivering food to New Zealanders via drones?
McDonalds
KFC
Dominos
Hill Top Takeaways
2
Why are coffee ‘pods’ causing controversy?
The coffee used, is grown using slave labour.
The leftover plastic is creating an environmental issue.
The plastic taints the flavour of the coffee
People are flushing them down the toilet
3
Which country has this flag?
Vanuatu
South Africa
Bali
Siberia
4
What went missing from a Canterbury farm last week?
A milk tanker
500 Cows
A steam engine worth $100,000
A batch of piglets
5
Name this New Zealander
Sandra MacIntosh
Elizabeth Shepherd
Katherine Mansfield
Lisa Carrington
6
The cost of the EpiPen has recently risen 400 per cent in the US. What is an EpiPen?
an anti-allergy device
A new toilet paper made from stinging nettles.
An infrared pen for identifying snot samples
A new red inked pen from Epic and Co.
7
New Zealand’s six Orions are getting a $36 million upgrade. What are Orions?
Engines for water treatment
Containers holding the Treaty of Waitangi
Time travelling space vessels
Planes
8
Which monetary note are police warning to watch for forgeries?
50
20
5
100
9
On which ski field were more than 170 skiers rescued after a chairlift broke down last week?
Cardrona
The Remarkables
Treble Cone
Mt Hutt
10
What has recently been banned from the forecourt and lawns of Parliament?
Filming equipments and Cameras
Politicians
Smoking
Dog Poo
11
The United States Government has helped out their country’s dairy industry recently by …?
Buying milk powder for children in Kenya
Selling shares to Mexico
Buying cheese for foodbanks
Selling beetroot flavour milkshakes
12
Proxima b was in the news last week. What is Proxima b?
A larvae that grows in your intestine
A planet in a galaxy far, far away...
The new record from Taylor Swift
A rare disease that infects your sweat glands
13
Name the tractor type that is raising money for the Sir Edmund Hillary’s Hut Restoration
Fendt 930 Vario
John Deere
Massey Fergusson
Ford 3600
14
How long had a tourist been missing for when she was found in a hut on the Routeburn Track?
48 Hours
A week
A fortnight
A Month
15
Which country did this happen in last week?
Nepal
Italy
Japan
Guatemala
16
How many medals were won by NZ Olympians at Rio?
15
9
4
18
17
Which New Zealand Olympians have recently published an autobiography?
Hamish Bond and Eric Murray
Hamish Bond and Lisa Carrington
Lisa Carrington and John Walker
John Walker and Murray Halberg
18
This was found in the Philippines last week, what is it?
A pearl
Petrified chewing gum from a US Soldier in WWII
Petrified brain of a stegosaurus
A shell
19
True or false:NZ will be getting a new public holiday to commemorate the New Zealand land wars.
False
True
I have issues
I'm an idiot
20
Which charity’s appeal involves the sale of daffodils?
Heart Foundation
The Cancer Society
The Tropic of Cancer
Save the teacher foundation
