Gordonton School Quiz Week 7 Term 1

It has been confirmed that Television New Zealand (TVNZ) will merge with …?

• TV3

• Prime

• Radio New Zealand (RNZ)

The Queen is leaving Buckingham Palace permanently. Where will she be living?

• Balmoral Castle

• Windsor Castle

• Kensington Palace

In which event did New Zealand win their first Gold at this Winter Paralympics?

• Men’s para alpine skiing, downhill

• Women’s para alpine skiing, giant slalom

• Wheelchair curling

What was recognised on Tuesday, March 8?

• International Women’s Day

• International Cheese Day

• Earth Day

The isolation length for COVID-19 cases and household contacts has been decreased from 10 days to …?

• 3 days

• 5 days

• 7 days

What has McDonald’s announced recently?

• It will no longer offer kids meals

• It is introducing free soft drink with combos for anyone providing their own drink bottles

• It has closed 850 outlets across Russia

What did border agents in California find hidden in the clothes of a man trying to enter the US?

• A stolen artwork by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo

• Over 50 live lizards and snakes

• A puma cub

What sport does the Moana Pasifika team play?

• Softball

• Rugby union

• Rugby league

Why was the director of the film Black Panther, in the news last week?

• He has announced he is working on a sequel called Black Panther Rising

• He was mistaken for a bank robber

• He is running for position of Governor of California

Scientists say they have found the sunken wreck of polar explorer …?

• Francis Drake

• Walter Raleigh

• Ernest Shackleton