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WorksheetsGordonton School Quiz Week 1 Term 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister recently announced that from October 16, Kiwis will be able to travel to parts of Australia without having to quarantine there. Which two areas were named?
Queensland and Tasmania
Western Australia and South Australia
New South Wales and the Northern
Territory
What was unusual about the 2020 Emmy Awards held recently?
It was decided that no show deserved the Best Comedy Award
The award for Best Drama Series was given jointly to three shows
The awards show was recorded without an audience
Why did astronauts on board the International Space Station get woken up last week?
They were asked to record a deep space eclipse
They had to change their orbit to avoid a small asteroid
They were asked to hunt for an air leak
Donald and Melania Trump tested positive to COVID-19 recently. Approximately how many Americans also tested positive to COVID-19 on that same day?
14,000
43,000
104,000
What is the name of the US Vice-President that would take over if Donald Trump needed to step down while dealing with the illness?
Joe Biden
Mike Pence
Nancy Pelosi
What caused the middle lanes of the Auckland Harbour Bridge to close at the start of the holidays?
it was damaged when a truck flipped over in strong winds
a minor earthquake caused damage to the road surface
a bus hit an oil tanker causing it to leak oil on the road
The British Government has launched an investigation into a computer glitch that led to …?
PM Boris Johnson’s phone number being
published online
nearly 16,000 new coronavirus infections
going unreported
private information of 120 Government
officials being included on a public website
Which of the following people is currently a coleader of the Māori Party?
John Tamihere
Shane Reti
Kelvin Davis
Armed forces in Armenia and Azerbaijan have clashed in a border region. Where in the world are the countries of Armenia and Azerbaijan?
Western Asia
Northern Africa
The Middle East
NASA is getting ready to land a spacecraft on …?
Jupiter
the Sun
an asteroid
The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), claim they have busted a plot by a militia group to …?
hack US Government security systems
kidnap a US State Governor
attack the Whitehouse
Which royal has joined forces with Sir David Attenborough to launch what will be the largest environmental prize ever, the ‘Earthshot’ prize?
Prince Harry
Prince Charles
Prince William
The average asking price for a house in Auckland has reached approximately …?
$780,000
$1 million
$1.5 million
Why has the new James Bond film No Time To Die, been in the news?
its release has been postponed
it broke box office records for earnings
it has been announced that this will be the final Bond film
True or false, the world’s billionaires have seen their fortunes drop by 32% this year?
True
False
In which city was this marathon raced recently?
(a)
These animals have been in the news recently. By what name are they known?
Wombat
Tasmanian Devil
Honey Badger
At which South Island lake have emergency workers been dealing with this situation?
Lake Wakatipu
Lake Ohau
Lake Dunstan
Which Pacific Island nation has this flag?
(a)
What is the name of this famous building?
(a)
