Gordonton School Quiz Week 7 Term 4

Why did Iceland declare a state of emergency recently?

• A storm caused flash flooding in multiple villages

• An magnitude 6.9 earthquake caused a lot of damage in the capital city

• A volcano was threatening to erupt

Christopher Luxon couldn't attend APEC due to ongoing coalition talks with ACT and New Zealand First. What does APEC stand for?

• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

• Agricultural Productivity and Emissions Committee

• Australasia and Pacific Environmental Council

Which New Zealand town is likely to still have a boil water notice in place till next month?

• Queenstown

• Te Awamutu

• Greytown

Which airline has said it will honour customer's tickets after a glitch saw consumers snapping up airfares for just $2?

• Emirates

• China Southern Airlines

• Singapore Airlines

Who did New Zealand lose to in their Cricket World Cup semi-finals match?

• Australia

• India

• England

Why is the world’s second biggest food company PepsiCo, being sued by New York state?

• For underpaying staff

• For creating an obesity epidemic

• For creating plastic pollution

Surgeons have performed the world's first transplant of …?

• An entire human eye

• A functioning hand

• A spine

How many Auckland businesses were found to be breaching migrant worker standards during a recent investigation?

• 9

• 85

• 210

Which of the following is now orbiting the Earth after an astronaut accidentally dropped it?

• A camera

• A tool bag

• An oil can

One of the world's most modern passenger jets, a Dreamliner 787, has landed for the first time in which location?

• Antarctica

• Africa

• Australia