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Current Events Quiz 5 November 2018
Current Events Quiz 5 November 2018
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1
Who threw the gumboot/welly the furthest?
Duke of Sussex
Meghan
Harry
The Duchess of Sussex
2
What occurred on 5 November 1605?
The Gunpowder Plot
The first Guy Fawkes night
Queen Elizabeth the First was born
The Spanish Armada attacked England
3
What colour are the collars in the new All Black tops used in the weekend?
Grey
White
Black
Black and white check
4
What race always takes place on the on the first Tuesday in November?
The Cox Plate
The Flemington Cup
The Melbourne Cup
The Caulfield Cup
5
What is the name given to a group of refugees headed toward the US from Central America?
A caravan
A tortilla
A flotilla
A truckload
6
Staff of what well know company walked off the job last week in protest at sexism and racism?
Briscoes
Amazon
Farmers
Google
7
Ross Edgley is nearly finished a swim around what?
The North Island
Tasmania
Great Britain
Cuba
8
What is the name of the film released about the rock band Queen released last week?
Killer Queen
I Want to Break Free
Who Wants to Live Forever
Bohemian Rhapsody
9
What did George Turner win last weekend?
NZ Go Cart Championship
The National Spelling Bee Competition
The U15 Downhill Mountain bike Companionship
The U18 NZ Youth Chess Championship
10
Who leads the Supercars championship - Shane van Gisbergen or Scott McLaughlin?
Shane van Gisbergen
Scott McLaughlin
11
The World Bank has rated which country as the easiest to do business in the world?
New Zealand
South Korea
Hong Kong
Singapore
12
The news network CNN has refused to air a Trump advertisement. Why?
Because CNN are fake news
Because they are anti-Trump
Because it was seen as racist
Because it is too close to the mid-term elections
13
Where in the world has an island disappeared, sparking and urgent hunt for it?
Japan
Bermuda
Philippines
Antartica
14
What is the common name given to the government's affordable housing programme?
Kiwibuild
Masterbuild
State Housing
Tiny Homes
15
What was the name of the airline whose craft crashed into the Java Sea last week?
Java Air
Lion Air
Tiger Air
Air Asia
16
What is the name of the Czech national causing headaches for the government at the moment?
Karel Sroubek
Karale Novichok
Caroll Kombucha
Karole Roebek