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WorksheetsGordonton School Quiz Week 6 Term 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Trade Me has taken down a Hamilton boy’s listing after ‘outrageous bidding’ saw it hit over $100,000. What was his listing?
coronavirus preventing socks
a lunch date with his divorced mother
a COVID free bag of air
True or false, Donald Trump praised New Zealand’s COVID-19 response in a speech last week?
True
False
The Opposition Leader of which country is in intensive care after suffering symptoms of suspected poisoning?
China
Russia
Spain
The CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Auckland's Watercare has resigned as the city struggles with drought. How much was his salary?
$480,000
$775,000
$1,375,000
The BBC’s Planet Earth has released a short video aimed at “raising spirits” as the world continues to suffer from the Covid-19 pandemic. Who features in the film?
Benedict Cumberbatch
Prince Charles
Sir David Attenborough
What are scientists using as part of the ongoing efforts to trace the source of the latest Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland?
chromosome sequencing
genome sequencing
hormone sequencing
Why was Michelle Obama in the news last week?
She announced that she would run for President next election
She spoke against Donald Trump during the 2020 Democratic Convention
She has been announced as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Refugee Agency
What is the Cancer Society auctioning off as a fundraiser?
lunch in Wellington with Dr Ashley Bloomfield
a cake baked by Jacinda Ardern
a house in Wellington
According to recent research, Antartica’s melting ice shelves over the past 25 years have produced enough water to …?
Fill a 2 metre deep pool the size of the North Island
Fill the Grand Canyon
Fill Lake Taupo 2,000,000 times
Which seriously endangered animals did scientists extract eggs from last week, in an attempt to save them from extinction?
northern white rhinos
Bornean orangutans
Tasmanian devils
In order to improve security around managed isolation and quarantine facilities the Government is …?
adding a further 500 defence force personal into facilities
making COVID-19 testing compulsory for isolation facility staff
adding extra security systems in facilities
all of the above
What could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth - 54.4C - was recorded in …?
Alice Springs, Australia
Sahara Desert, Africa
Death Valley, United States
How many coronavirus vaccine doses has Australia secured?
2.7 million
12 million
25 million
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the country's general election will be moved from September 19 to …?
17 October 2020
19 November 2020
12 February 2021
What type of campaign has Chinese Xi Jinping introduced recently?
a ‘Clean Plate’ campaign
a ‘Clean Air’ campaign
a ‘Clean Car’ campaign
In which country would you find this statue?
(a)
Which team plays games at this stadium and has been in the news for breaking rugby league's strict coronavirus protocols?
Broncos
Eels
Panthers
In which island nation is this environmental disaster unfolding?
Samoa
Mauritius
Jamaica
Which country in northern Africa has this flag?
(a)
Which New Zealand politician is shown in this photo from when he first entered parliament?
(a)
