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Current Events quiz spanning 2017
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1
Who won the premier league?
Chelsea
Liverpool
Newcastle
That one
2
On Feb. 17th what destroyed around 20,000 houses in Mozambique?
Toronado
Hurricane
Cyclone
Wind
3
Where did over a million people flee from their homes before a cyclone?
Fiji
Miami
Bangladesh
Florida
4
Which footballer has won the Ballon d'Or for the third year in a row?
Messi
Ronaldo
Rooney
Beckham
5
Typhoon _____________ in October was the most powerful in history.
Hato
Yolanda
Doksuri
Haiyan
6
Which app has been hit with a number of scams?
Instagram
Snapchat
Facebook
Twitter
7
What date did North Korea test their first ICBM?
4 June
4 July
1 June
1 July
8
When did Bill English become Prime Minister?
Is he Prime Minister?
2 December 2016
12th December 2016
20th December 2016
9
Who won the champions league?
Paris
Manchester United
Real Madrid
The champions?
10
How many people have died on NZ roads so far this year?
212
258
297
283
11
Girls are now allowed to join the Boy Scouts
False
True
12
When was Abur, the leader of ISIL, found dead?
March 6th
Feb 2nd
October 13th
June 16th
13
Which Hurricane was the worst storm to hit Ireland in 50 years?
Irma
Ophelia
Jack
Harvey
14
What country began a bid for independence in September?
Portugal
Catalonia
South Island
Madrid
15
What did a 16-year-old die of in 2017?
Watching It
Car accident
Heart attack
Caffeine
16
Where did a reporter overhear White House lawyer Ty Cobb discussing the Russia investigation?
KFC
Coles
McDonalds
The Steak House
17
Where was the coal mine explosion that killed 35 people?
China
Iran
Columbia
Japan
18
What Climate Agreement did the U.S pull out of?
Nato
Kyoto Protocol
The Paris Climate Agreement
United Nations
19
Which previously strong party got knocked out of Government?
Maori
TOP
Greens
Act
20
Where did millions of blue jellyfish-like creatures wash up on the 14th October?
Auckland
Wellington
Tauranga
Christchurch
21
Which party gained the most seats in the general election?
NZ First
National
Greens
Labour
22
On October the 13th a man got stuck up a tree. Where?
Christchurch
New Plymouth
Wellington
Rotorua
23
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump have started a new war?
True
False
24
When was the NZ election?
20th September
23rd September
21st September
22nd September
25
Which hurricane hit Houston?
Irma
Jose
Katrina
Harvey
26
Why did a man hide in the forest for 10 years?
Got Fired
Nagging children
Nagging wife
Doesn't want to adult
27
Who received an abusive letter from Trump in 2004?
Hilary Clinton
Richard Branson
Barak Obama
The Times
28
What month was the Ariana Grande concert bombed?
April
June
May
July
29
What volcano is about to erupt?
Agung
Yellowstone
Cook
Ruapehu
30
On 7th Feb. what made 15,000 people homeless in the Philippines capital?
Hurricane
Flood
Tornado
Fire
31
Who is the leader of the Green's party?
Jacinda Ardern
John Key
James Shaw
Metiria Turei
32
Which airline plummetted 20,000 feet mid-flight?
Qantas
Air Asia
Air NZ
Jet Star
33
How old is Winston Peters?
70
72
71
73
34
A group of disabled people is walking 1,400km to demand an end to discrimination in
Ukraine
The United States of America
Russia
Bolivia
35
Who is denying that they tried to buy weapons from North Korea?
Egypt
Syria
Iran
Iraq
36
Which country suspended trade with North Korea in September?
China
The Philippines
South Korea
India
37
Police release image of missing man from Dunedin. What was it of?
Slippers
Hat
Hands
Face
38
How much money was raised for Hurricane Harvey?
$48,000
$1.2 million
$143,000
$52,000
39
There is a shortage of food, what food is it?
Potato Chips
Marmite
Bacon
Avocado
40
Which country announced they were expanding their nuclear weapons program?
USA
Iran
China
North Korea
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What food is currently in a shortage in NZ?
Ghosts
Coffee
Chips
Potato