Gordonton School Quiz Week 3 Term 3

What is the nickname of the New Zealand women's football team?

• White Boots

• White Ferns

• Football Ferns

Elon Musk is replacing Twitter’s famous bird logo with …?

• An ‘X’ logo

• A dog logo

• An earth logo

Around 35,000 people have announced they will walk off the job for a 24-hour strike on August 9 over unsafe staffing levels. What profession is involved?

• Teachers

• Nurses

• Bus drivers

What caused commuters to flee a train carriage in the UK last week?

• An orange snake was seen

  on board

• A wild boar had entered the

  train

• A suspicious ticking package was found on board

Plans are being made to make it easier to …?

• Travel by plane within New

  Zealand

• Travel to Australia

• Travel to Europe

A recent report found that roughly 13 out of 17,000 people living in Mount Maunganui die prematurely every year due to …?

• Boating accidents

• Surfing accidents

• Poor air quality

Who held a Winter Art Deco Festival last week?

• Hamilton

• Napier

• Arrowtown

Why was NBA legend LeBron James in the news recently? a. b. c.

• His son had a heart attack

  during basketball practice

• He announced his retirement

• He has been charged for

  failing to pay taxes

An Auckland man has been fined $4000 and had his equipment seized after being seen fishing in a reserve five times. How many

marine reserves are there in New Zealand?

• 8

• 44

• 87

Which of the following was among the more unusual items seized recently by NZ biosecurity agents at our border?

• A collection of taxidermy rats

• A 5 cm live adult pygmy

  possum

• A box of dried tarantula

  spiders