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Current Events Quiz Week 3 Term 3
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1
Which political party gave an election pledge to abolish fees in NZ Universities?
the Greens
Labour
United Future
NZ First
2
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has celebrated a milestone brithday. How old is he?
80
60
70
50
3
Who is shown in the centre of this photo?
Winston Churchill
Prince Charles
Prince William
Prince Philip
4
Footballer Neymar is joining a Paris club for a release fee $353 mil. What club is he leaving?
Barcelona
Arsenal
Manchester United
Real Madrid
5
What is the name of the sports team shown here?
The Crusaders
The Lions
The Warrior
The Hurricanes
6
What is the name of the politician on the right of this photo?
Grant Robertson
Kelvin Davis
Jim Bolger
Kevin Davison
7
4 former NZ Prime Ministers s are calling on the current government to...?
increase the number of refugees admitted to NZ.
put more funding into pest control.
charge commercial water companies for the water they take.
build more homes to house the homeless
8
Why did Lorde have to cut her performance short during Chicago's massive Lollapalooza Festival?
electricity cuts due to lightning
a fire forced an evacuation
severe weather forced an evacuation
she wasn't feeling well
9
Jacinda Adhern took over leadership of the Labour party after who stood down?
Grant Robertson
Andrew Little
Phil Goff
Metiria Turei
10
Peter Burling, the Emirates team New Zealand helmsman, won gold last week at the Moth Worlds.
FALSE
TRUE
11
In which NZ city were three beggars charged over breaking council bylaw by asking for money?
Wellington
Hamilton
Auckland
Napier
12
A game which recently sold for $37, 784 was an early copy of which games?
the first Super Mario Bros
the first Sonic Hedgehog
the first Space Invaders
the first Tomb Raider
13
Which country has this flag?
Soloman Islands
Samoa
Fiji
Rarotonga
14
What is the name of this famous sportsman?
Jesse Owens
Usain Bolt
Gail Devers
Carl Lewis
15
It has been predicted Auckland's traffic problems is costing NZ economy around...?
$28 million a year
$8 million each year
$2 billion each year
$234 million a year
16
What type of pie won NZ's top pie at the Bakels Pie Awards?
chicken, leek abd thyme pie
venison bacon, mushroom and cheese pie
steak, cheese and rosemary pie
feijoa , apple and ginger pie
17
Which NZ politician admitted minor electoral fraud registering a false address to vote?
Grant Robertson
Winston Peters
Metiiria Turei
Paula Bennett
18
Donald Trump has fired White House communications chief . How long did he hold this position?
six months
two months
28 days
10 days
19
The Education Minister announced the scraping of the decile system that ranks schools from...?
one to ten
one to seven
one to five
one to three
20
Where are the 2020 Olympics to be held?
Tokyo
Vancouver
Rome
Singapore
