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Gordonton School Quiz Week 2 Term 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Three new spacecraft from NASA, China and the United Arab Emirates are due to lift off on their journey to the Red Planet. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

2.

Why has The Warehouse been in the news?

a)

it is being sold to a US retail company

b)

they opening a new range of stores called Warehouse Furniture

c)

they are cutting around 750 jobs

3.

Which Australian city has made it compulsory to wear masks in public?

a)

Brisbane

b)

Hobart

c)

Melbourne

4.

Who has the UK accused of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research?

a)

Chinese hackers

b)

Russian hackers

c)

the terrorist group, ISIS

5.

Which political party is pushing for Matariki, or Māori New Year, to become a public holiday in New Zealand?

a)

the ACT Party

b)

the Green Party

c)

the NZ First Party

6.

Walt Disney World has reopened to the public recently. Where is Walt Disney World located?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Arizona

c)

Florida

7.

Which NFL (American football) team, has announced it will retire the name and logo that it has used since 1933?

a)

Washington Redskins

b)

Minnesota Vikings

c)

Dallas Cowboys

8.

Public consultation has begun on a proposal that could see mining in the Hauraki District town of Waihi, continue for 15 more years. What sort of mining occurs in Waihi?

a)

iron ore

b)

silver

c)

gold

9.

According to new Canadian research, what may be wiped out by 2100?

a)

fish

b)

butterflies

c)

polar bears

10.

University of Otago zoologists are calling for seasonal closures of some Otago beaches because of declining numbers of …?

a)

New Zealand fur seals

b)

hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin)

c)

kōkako

11.

The fast-food chain KFC has announced …?

a)

it is changing their secret herbs and spice recipe

b)

it no longer wants to be associated with Colonel Sanders

c)

it wants to create the world’s first laboratory produced chicken nuggets

12.

Who made the following comment last week? “Let’s be clear, mate. This is not Syria mate. It’s not that hard”.

a)

Steven Adams

b)

Winston Peters

c)

Australian PM Scott Morrison

13.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has announced that new figures show mycoplasma bovis is all but eradicated in New Zealand. What does mycoplasma bovis affect?

a)

sheep

b)

pastures

c)

cows

14.

What is ‘We Love Aotearoa’?

a)

the name of Air New Zealand’s new ‘team of 5 million’ themed safety video

b)

a free concert organised by a group of overseas visitors who stayed in New Zealand when our borders shut pandemic

c)

the Green Party’s new campaign slogan

15.

A hiker in Mexico is being described as having nerves of steel after …?

a)

she managed to take a selfie with a wild bear that had climbed up on her

b)

she survived on her own in the wild for 2 weeks after becoming lost

c)

she chased off a pack of wolves with a hiking pole

16.

Who has this one-of-a-kind Barbie doll been modelled on?

(a)  

17.

What is the name of the world's most smuggled animal that is shown here? Who has this one-of-a-kind Barbie doll been modelled on?

a)

Armadillo

b)

Mongoose

c)

Pangolin

18.

Which country has this flag?

(a)  

19.

This factory has been in the news a lot recently. Of which product is it the largest New Zealand producer?

a)

cheese

b)

aluminium

c)

paper

20.

What is shown on Mount Rushmore

(a)