Weekly Quiz T3 Wk08

A NASA project hopes to bring back supersonic flights. What was the name of the last commercially flown supersonic aircraft? 

• Concorde 

• Tomahawk 

• Zephyr 

What did Japan’s Prime Minister do to convince the public that treated water being released into the ocean from Fukushima is safe? 

• He drank a glass of the water 

• He swam in the area where the water is being released 

• He ate fish caught in the area where the water is being released 

Christchurch Airport has unveiled more detail for its controversial proposal to …? 

• Expand the current airport 

• Buy the Queenstown Airport 

• Build a new airport in Central Otago 

The Barbie movie has become Warner Bros' highest-grossing film of all time. Which film previously held the title? 

• Jurassic World 

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II 

• Aquaman 

A crowd of 92,003 for a University sports match in the US has set a world record for women’s sport. Which sport was being played? 

• Ice hockey

• Football

• Volleyball

Who has stepped in to end controversial plans to develop Shelly Bay in Wellington? 

• Former prime minister Sir John Key 

• Filmmakers Sir Peter Jackson and Dame Fran Walsh 

• Steven Adams 

What was successfully removed from a women’s brain in Australia last week? 

• A plant root that had sprouted from a pea stuck up the women’s nose 

• A live 8cm python parasite 

• 35 human teeth that had grown in the wrong place 

The central and lower North Island has halved the daily catch limit of …? 

• Snapper

• Crayfish

• Pāua 

Which of the following will be translated into a te reo Māori version?

• Edmond’s My First Cookbook 

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 

• The Luminaries 

Which of the following celebrated their 50th birthday last week? 

• Auckland’s Sky Tower 

• Mt Hutt ski field 

• The Ohakune carrot