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Gordonton School Quiz Week 9 Term 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to new research, what percentage of people infected with COVID-19 will never develop symptoms?

a)

5 percent

b)

15 percent

c)

30 percent

2.

Who was included in the Queen’s Birthday honours list?

a)

Taika Waititi

b)

Rhys Darby

c)

Cliff Curtis

3.

What change has Coca-Cola NZ reported to its sales during the lockdown period?

a)

decreased by 35%

b)

decreased by 85%

c)

increased by 10%

4.

Which of the following will no longer be a requirement under Alert Level 1?

a)

border restrictions

b)

New Zealanders returning home needing to quarantine for 14 days

c)

gatherings being restricted to 100 people

5.

Why has Russian President Vladimir Putin, declared a state of emergency in a region of Siberia?

a)

20,000 tonnes of diesel has spilled from a storage facility

b)

an earthquake has caused massive destruction

c)

temperatures have dropped so low

6.

Microsoft is set to replace dozens of the journalists who select the news stories that go on its popular MSN website. How will the journalists be replaced?

a)

with robots

b)

with retired teachers

c)

the stories will be voted onto the website by the public

7.

This year’s AIMS Games that were to be held in Tauranga have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. What does AIMS stand for?

a)

Achievement Inspiration and Motivation in Sports

b)

Association of Intermediate and Middle Schools

c)

Association of Innovative Marketing of Sports

8.

Tesla boss Elon Musk and his partner Grimes have changed the name of their baby because it wasn’t acceptable under California law. The baby was originally called X Æ A-12 and is now called …?

a)

T-Esla

b)

Zippy

c)

XÆ A-Xii

9.

What new feature of NRL Rugby League games has been controversial with fans?

a)

games are 10 minutes shorter

b)

fake crowd noise has been added to broadcasts

c)

half-time has been increased by 5 minutes

10.

Which NZ city is known as an ‘art deco capital’?

a)

Dunedin

b)

Napier

c)

Christchurch

11.

Which city has the new marketing campaign slogan, ‘A pretty good Plan D’?

a)

Hamilton

b)

Nelson

c)

Dunedin

12.

Multi-national company, Hertz, has filed for bankruptcy in the US. In what industry is Hertz one of the largest operators?

a)

food production

b)

hotel chains

c)

rental cars

13.

Which athlete has topped the Forbes list of top female sports earnings for the past year?

a)

Maria Sharapova

b)

Naomi Osaka

c)

Serena Williams

14.

What is the capital city of Belgium?

a)

Brussels

b)

Antwerp

c)

Amsterdam

15.

In a promising step for the future, the world's largest fully electric plane conducted a successful flight recently. Apart from the pilot, how many passengers can it take?

a)

zero

b)

three

c)

nine

16.

In which US city did the mayor have this street sign painted?

a)

Minneapolis

b)

Chicago

c)

Washington DC

17.

What is the last name of this surprise addition to the Auckland Blues rugby squad?

(a)  

18.

What is the name of this story that recently celebrated its 120th anniversary?

(a)  

19.

Which country has this flag?

(a)  

20.

What is the last name of is this celebrity and business woman who has been in the news?

(a)