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Kiwi Kids News Super Quiz 2017
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Kiwi Kids News super quiz 2017 #currentevents #newzealand #kiwikidsnews
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1
What sporting event was held in Auckland for over 20,000 people from around the world?
Left Handed Games
World Masters Games
Blind Olympics
2
Who in the royal family started school this year?
Prince George
The Queen
Princess Charlotte
Prince Harry
3
What 100-year-old item of food was found in Antarctica this year?
Apple
Fruit cake
Steak
Noodles
4
What planet have 6 people simulated living on this year?
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
Mars
5
Lisa Carrington won 4 medals at the world championships this year. What sport does she play?
Rowing
Yachting
Netball
Kayaking
6
Which team won the 2017 Super Rugby competition?
Chiefs
Lions
Blues
Crusaders
7
Who resigned as leader of the Labour Party just months before the General Election?
Jacinda Ardern
Andrew Little
Grant Robertson
Simon Bridges
8
What country have many politicians had to stand down after finding out they had NZ citizenship?
China
United Kingdom
Australia
America
9
What is the name of the process that is killing off some of the Great Barrier Reef?
Bleaching
Colouring
Respiration
Photosynthesis
10
What is the name of the tree disease affecting New Zealand natives?
Meaky Bug
Sooty Mould
Fire Blight
Myrtle Rust
11
Catalonia is trying to break away from what European country?
Italy
Poland
France
Spain
12
Which continent has declared a famine, with around 20 million people facing starvation?
Europe
Middle East
Africa
North America
13
Which film won best picture at the 2017 Oscar awards?
Moonlight
Sunlight
Frozen
Moana
14
On what continent is the pest, Armyworm, devastating crops and farms?
Oceania
Asia
Antarctica
Africa
15
What team knocked the All Whites out of the 2018 Football World Cup?
Australia
Fiji
Argentina
Peru
16
Where did the New Zealand Women’s Rugby Team finish at their Rugby World Cup?
1st
4th
3rd
2nd
17
Where is the submarine from that has been missing since November 15
th
?
Brazil
Peru
Mexico
Argentina
18
Who is the man? He is New Zealand’ undefeated heavyweight boxing champion.
Joseph Parker
David Tua
Tyson Fury
Mike Tyson
19
What items have Foodstuff supermarkets decided not to sell?
French Fries
Microbead cosmetics
Noodles
Rice Bubbles
20
Which planet did NASA’s space probe, Cassini, crash into having completed its 20 year mission?
Venus
Saturn
Earth
Pluto
21
What NZ city is getting a fuel tax to help pay for new roads and bridges?
Auckland
Tauranga
Hamilton
Wellington
22
Cadbury has said they are closing their factory in NZ. What city is the factory located in?
Christchurch
Dunedin
Auckland
Wellington
23
What items have companies agreed not to sell in New Zealand primary schools?
iPads
Fidget spinners
Lollipops
Sugary drinks
24
In which city did a high-rise building go up in flames due to unsuitable cladding?
Washington D.C.
London
Paris
Canberra
25
Which country is Emmanuel Macron the new President of?
France
United States
Australia
Zimbabwe
26
What language has the Disney film Moana been translated into?
Fijian
Tongan
Sign Language
Maori
27
What are the New Zealand men’s and women’s hockey team commonly known by?
Black Goals
White Sticks
Black Hits
Black Sticks
28
Taika Waititi was named New Zealander of the Year for 2017. What is his main job?
Musician
Sportsman
Film Director
Drain Layer
29
Who has Prince Harry recently got engaged to?
Meghan Markle
Kate Middleton
Cressida Bonas
Chelsey Davy
30
What bird has been named New Zealand Bird of 2017?
Kiwi
Moa
Kakapo
Kea
31
Which government agency recently conducted a country wide emergency test?
NZ immigration
DOC
Civil Defence
Labour party
32
Which country has the UN Security Council placed a ban on after they testing nuclear weapons?
South Korea
China
North Korea
Syria
33
Who is this man? He recently stood down as the president of Zimbabwe.
Robert Mugabe
Jacob Zuma
Winston Peters
Nelson Mandela
34
A recent study has found that 77% of New Zealanders ______________.
are Maori
are male
live in North Island
are over the age of 50
35
Who is the New Zealand basketball player who plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder?
Tom Abercrombie
Steven Adams
Corey Webster
Steven Joyce
36
Who is this man? He is regarded as one of the best All Blacks ever, and passed away this year.
Sir Colin Meads
Jonah Lomu
Dan Carter
George Nepia
37
Who did Team New Zealand beat to win the America’s Cup
Oracle
Team Australia
Artemis
BAR
38
Who is the Prime Minister of New Zealand?
Bill English
Jacinda Ardern
Winston Peters
Jan Tinetti
39
What is the name of the hills by Christchurch where two fires broke out earlier in the year?
Southern Alps
Port Hills
Kaimais
One Tree Hill
40
What is the name of the kiwi race car driver that has secured a Formula One sport in 2018?
Lewis Hamilton
Brendan Hartley
Denny Holm
Earl Banber
41
What has been found in a sewer under London? It weighed 130 tonnes and was 250m long.
Iceberg
Fatberg
Blue Whale
Giant Rat
42
Who is the world’s fastest man and recently retired from international competition?
Osafa Powell
Usain Bolt
Craig Kirkwood
Warren Gatland
43
Who is this? She is the captain of the Silver Ferns.
Katrina Grant
Grace Rasmussen
Maria Tutaia
Bailey Mes
44
What competition do the NZ Breakers basketball team play in?
NZ Basketball League
NBA
3v3 Championship
Australian Basketball League
45
Which company stood down drivers if they weighed over 150kg due to safety concerns?
McLeod cranes
LinFox
Fonterra
NZ freight
46
Which ride at Rainbows End has been retired after 34 years at the theme park?
Gold Rush
Big Drop
Scorpion Karts
Pirate Ship
47
Which New Zealand city hosted the AIMS (Association of Intermediate and Middle Schools) games?
Nelson
Whangarei
Tauranga
Hamilton
48
What was the name of the rugby team that toured New Zealand this year for a 10-game tour?
The Tigers
The Lions
The Jaguars
The Cheetahs
49
What landmark in Australia will people no longer be able to climb after 2018?
Uluru
Opera House
Sydney Harbour Bridge
MCG
50
Which mine has the government announced they will look to re-enter?
Pike River Mine
Waihi Gold Mine
NZ Coal Mine
Huntly Mine
51
Which New Zealand river has been given the same rights as a person?
Avon
Waikato
Clutha
Whanganui
52
Who were the two boxers that took part in the richest boxing match in history?
Mayweather and McGregor
Parker and McGregor
Mayweather and Fury
Joshua and Mayweather
53
What caused the grounding of hundreds of flights out of Auckland Airport this year?
Food poisoning
Bird migration
Pilot strike
Fuel shortage
54
Which world leader invented the word ‘Covfefe’ this year?
Jacinda Ardern
Theresa May
Kim Jong-Un
Donald Trump
55
Who was the supreme winner at the 2017 Halberg Awards?
Eliza McCartney
Blair Tuke
Peter Burling
Lisa Carrington
56
Who is the captain of the New Zealand cricket team?
Kane Williamson
Ross Taylor
Trent Boult
Brendon McCullum
57
Where did the New Zealand Women’s Rugby League side finish in the 2017 World Cup?
2nd
4th
1st
3rd
58
Which NZ city has decided to stop all future Guy Fawkes displays and instead promote Matariki?
Christchurch
Auckland
Tauranga
Wellington
59
Thousands of people in Bali have been evacuated due the potential eruption of what volcano?
Mt Fuji
Mt Kilimanjaro
Mt Agung
Mt Everest
60
Who is the New Zealand tennis player that won the doubles at the French Open this year?
Pat Cash
Chris Lewis
Roger Federer
Michael Venus
