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Current Events Quiz 23 October 2018
Current Events Quiz 23 October 2018
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1
Whose pregnancy sparked world wide attention last week.
Kate Middleton
Meghan Markle
Pippa Middleton
Princess Eugenie
2
Who is the person shown - he was in the news last week
Ayton Smythe
Winston Peters
Jami-Lee Ross
Simon Bridges
3
What teams are shown in the photo?
Kangaroos and Tonga
Samoa and Australia
Papua New Guinean and Kiwis
Australia and Mate Ma'a Tonga,
4
Where did a number of people die in a helicopter crash last week?
Wanaka
Taupo
Temuka
Rotorua
5
Where in NZ was surfer, Andrew 'Nugget' Brough, bitten by a shark over the weekend?
Paihia Northland
Baylys Beach near Dargaville
Piha - Out west Auckland
Mt Maunganui near Tauranga
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Where did a dad try to clear a car park so his son could do burnouts on Saturday?
New Plymouth
Timaru
Hornby, Christchurch
Hamilton
7
Lewis Hamilton is now one of only three people to win how many F1 World Championships?
Five
Six
Four
Seven
8
Who was the journalist allegedly killed at the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul recently?
Mohammed Kassegai
Jamal Khashoggi
Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb
Benjamin bin Hamal
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Mass rallies were held in the UK over the weekend to call for what?
An end to illegal migration into the UK
The death of the journalist in the Saudi embassy in Turkey
The return of the death penalty for hate crimes
Another BREXIT referendum
10
Air NZ is investing in a project to develop what?
Air taxi aircraft
Self - flying aircraft
All of the above
Electric aircraft
11
Whose mother was upset with his use of bad language last week?
Conor McGregor
Eddie Dawkins
Simon Bridges
Jami-Lee Ross
12
What did this stupid couple find they had purchased after they had drunk too much?
An abandoned yacht
A worthless Nigerian Lotto ticket
The hotel they were staying in.
A rusty 1972 Chrysler Valiant car
13
Wellington naturists celebrated what last Saturday?
Earthquake -Drop Cover and Hold Day
Aroaromahana (Spring) Festival
National Nude Gardening Day
Skin Cancer Awareness Day
14
Where is there a proposal for a 50,000 seat stadium for rugby, rock concerts and other events?
Hamilton
Christchurch
Auckland
Tauranga
15
What event did Harry and Meghan attend over the last weekend?
The Para-Olympic Games
The Commonwealth Games
The Pan-Pacific Games
The Invictus Games
16
What did NASA find in Antarctica recently?
Pyramidal shaped structures
That the Dry Valley isn't dry?
A perfectly square iceberg
Signs of oil from millions of years ago