Gordonton School Quiz Week 12 Term 2

New Zealand has just been confirmed as joint hosts of which future sporting event?

• Men's Football World Cup

• Women's Football World Cup

• Under-19 Football World Cup

Why is Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korea’s leader, threatening retaliatory measures against South Korea?

• balloons carrying rice and anti-North leaflets have been floated across the border to North Korea

• South Korea has been hacking government computers in North Korea

• they are blaming South Korea for an outbreak of coronavirus

Which tennis star has tested positive for COVID-19?

• Serena Williams

• Roger Federer

• Novak Djokovic

Which of the following is set to undergo a name change?

• Pascall Party Pack

• Pascall Pineapple Lumps

• Pascall Eskimos lollies

What did Donald Trump say he was doing to decrease the numbers of people testing positive for COVID-19?

• he is going to make wearing masks in public compulsory across the US

• he is going to ban all public gatherings

• he is telling his people to carry out less tests

New Zealand company, Treasures, has announced it is shutting down production. What product is made by Treasures?

• Confectionery (Lollies)

• Nappies

• Jewellery

Which New Zealand sporting league has signed a deal with American sports broadcasting giant ESPN?

• New Zealand Rugby League

• New Zealand National Basketball League

• New Zealand National Hockey League

An entrepreneur is installing "free ATMs" across Vietnam to help those affected by the coronavirus. What do the “ATMs” give out?

• money

• rice

• soft drink

Why are Timaru police urging the public to be vigilant?

• someone has been laying spikes on busy roads

• a famous signed rugby shirt was stolen from a Timaru Rugby Club

• counterfeit money has been found in Timaru and surrounding districts

Who has been given the right to vote under new laws?

• prison inmates

• New Zealand citizens who are living overseas

• people over sixteen that are living independently