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Room 4 Quiz Week 8 Term 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the religion followed by muslims?

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

2.

True or false, New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern announced last week that New Zealand will ban military-style semi-automatic weapons?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Who is the current Mayor of Christchurch?

a)

Phil Goff

b)

Lianne Dalziel

c)

Dame Patsy Reddy

4.

Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robinson, spoke last week about the possibility of renaming which rugby team?

a)

The Crusaders

b)

The Chiefs

c)

The Highlanders

d)

The Blues

5.

Cyclone Idai has taken the lives of hundreds of people when it hit the southern coast of which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

6.

Which city’s main public library is closed indefinitely, after the city council were told the building would have significant weaknesses in an earthquake?

a)

Napier

b)

Wellington

c)

Christchurch

d)

Hamilton

7.

Who has recently been fined 1.49 billion euros ($2.38 billion) for disadvantaging rivals on its search platform?

a)

Facebook

b)

Microsoft

c)

Google

8.

Why have US actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin been in the news?

a)

they have been charged with bribing their children into top American universities

b)

they have been charged with purchasing thousands of tickets to make their films seem more successful

c)

they have been charged with paying cash to secure top television acting roles

9.

World sporting legend Kelly Slater, shocked a crowd of locals when he paid a surprise visit to Mangawhai Heads last week. What sport is Kelly Slater involved in?

a)

football

b)

surfing

c)

basketball

d)

rugby

10.

A US jury has found Roundup was a major factor in a man developing cancer. What is Roundup?

a)

an insecticide

b)

a herbicide

c)

vermicide

11.

What did British Prime Minister Theresa May announce last week?

a)

a Brexit deal has been signed and the UK has left the European Union

b)

a Brexit deal has not been signed and she is seeking to postpone Brexit

c)

she has quit her role as Prime Minister

12.

True or false, Air New Zealand has just been voted the world’s cleanest airline?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What was found washed up in a Canterbury bay last week?

a)

an old WWll submarine

b)

a fossilised dinosaur skull

c)

the 200kg body of an endangered turtle

14.

What is the main language spoken in the city of Toronto?

a)

English

b)

German

c)

Russian

d)

Swedish

15.

Australia researchers have found a blood test that could provide early diagnosis of Celiac disease. What do people with Celiac disease have severe reactions to?

a)

salt

b)

gluten

c)

nuts

d)

lollies

16.

What is the Arabic name for the item the Prime Minister is wearing in this photo?

a)

Hijab

b)

Chador

c)

Burqa

17.

What rare type of fish is shown in this image from Australia last week?

a)

Moon Fish

b)

Sun Fish

c)

Jupiter Fish

18.

In which inner-city park was this photo taken?

a)

The Octagon

b)

Hagley Park

c)

Cornwall Park

d)

Eden Park

19.

Which eastern European country has this flag?

a)

Ukraine

b)

Poland

c)

Hungary

20.

In which American city was this photo taken?

a)

New York

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Las Vegas

d)

Washington