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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.
Meghan Markle
Kate Middleton
Pippa Middleton
Princess Eugenie
2
What did NASA find in Antarctica recently?
Signs of oil from millions of years ago
A perfectly square iceberg
That the Dry Valley isn't dry?
Pyramidal shaped structures
3
Where did a dad try to clear a car park so his son could do burnouts on Saturday?
New Plymouth
Timaru
Hornby, Christchurch
Hamilton
4
What event did Harry and Meghan attend over the last weekend?
The Commonwealth Games
The Invictus Games
The Pan-Pacific Games
The Para-Olympic Games
5
Mass rallies were held in the UK over the weekend to call for what?
The death of the journalist in the Saudi embassy in Turkey
Another BREXIT referendum
An end to illegal migration into the UK
The return of the death penalty for hate crimes
6
Air NZ is investing in a project to develop what?
Electric aircraft
All of the above
Self - flying aircraft
Air taxi aircraft
7
What teams are shown in the photo?
Kangaroos and Tonga
Papua New Guinean and Kiwis
Australia and Mate Ma'a Tonga,
Samoa and Australia
8
Who was the journalist allegedly killed at the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul recently?
Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb
Benjamin bin Hamal
Jamal Khashoggi
Mohammed Kassegai
9
Where did a number of people die in a helicopter crash last week?
Taupo
Wanaka
Rotorua
Temuka
10
Who is the person shown - he was in the news last week
Jami-Lee Ross
Ayton Smythe
Simon Bridges
Winston Peters
11
Whose mother was upset with his use of bad language last week?
Simon Bridges
Jami-Lee Ross
Conor McGregor
Eddie Dawkins
12
What did this stupid couple find they had purchased after they had drunk too much?
An abandoned yacht
A rusty 1972 Chrysler Valiant car
A worthless Nigerian Lotto ticket
The hotel they were staying in.
13
Where in NZ was surfer, Andrew 'Nugget' Brough, bitten by a shark over the weekend?
Paihia Northland
Mt Maunganui near Tauranga
Baylys Beach near Dargaville
Piha - Out west Auckland
14
Lewis Hamilton is now one of only three people to win how many F1 World Championships?
Five
Six
Four
Seven
15
Wellington naturists celebrated what last Saturday?
National Nude Gardening Day
Skin Cancer Awareness Day
Aroaromahana (Spring) Festival
Earthquake -Drop Cover and Hold Day
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Where is there a proposal for a 50,000 seat stadium for rugby, rock concerts and other events?
Tauranga
Hamilton
Christchurch
Auckland
