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Gordonton School Quiz Week 5 Term 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is New Zealand’s new deputy prime minister?

a)

Grant Robinson

b)

Chris Hipkins

c)

Kelvin Davis

2.

Who set a new record last week with 102,591 new coronavirus cases recorded in one day?

a)

India

b)

United Kingdom

c)

United States

3.

South-east Queensland was recently hit by dangerous thunderstorms with hail as large as …?

a)

Golf balls

b)

Cricket balls

c)

Volleyballs

4.

Who will be Joe Biden's Vice-President?

a)

Mike Pence

b)

Kamala Harris

c)

Nancy Pelosi

5.

It has been reported that Prince William contracted coronavirus in April but hid the diagnosis from the public to avoid unnecessary alarm. Which other royal contracted COVID-19 in March?

a)

Prince Charles

b)

Princess Anne

c)

Queen Elizabeth ll

6.

South Island iwi Ngāi Tahu, is taking the Government to court over …?

a)

Freshwater issues

b)

Tourism issues

c)

Mining issues

7.

Why has Gabe Newell, a billionaire game developer who is currently living in NZ, been in the news?

a)

He is building a ‘gaming’ theme park in Auckland

b)

He is sending a gnome into space

c)

He is buying a private island in the Hauraki Gulf

8.

8. True or false, Scott Morrison has announced that the manufacturing of the first coronavirus vaccine for Australians will start this week?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is the name of the Japanese company behind Super Mario and Pokemon video games that recently reported a huge rise in profits?

a)

Nintendo

b)

Sony

c)

Tencent

10.

Which of the following is on a collision path with the remote island of South Georgia?

a)

An old space satellite

b)

A small meteor

c)

The world’s biggest iceberg

11.

Which flavoured ice-cream took out the Supreme Champion award at the NZ Ice cream Awards 2020?

a)

Peanut butter

b)

Vanilla

c)

Burnt caramel

12.

The Melbourne Cup was held last Tuesday. What is the Melbourne Cup?

a)

A yacht race

b)

A cricket match

c)

A horse race

13.

Last week the United States formally left the Paris Agreement. What is the Paris Agreement?

a)

a global pact to stop the production of nuclear weapons

b)

a global pact to fight food poverty

c)

a global pact to fight climate change

14.

Eminem’s song ‘Lose Yourself’ has recently featured in Joe Biden’s US Presidential campaign advertising. In 2014 the song was wrongly used by which New Zealand political party?

a)

Labour Party

b)

Green Party

c)

National Party

15.

Four Toi moko were returned to New Zealand last week from Germany. What are Toi moko?

a)

War weapons

b)

Ceremonial cloaks

c)

Tattooed preserved heads

16.

Which important role has this politician just been awarded?

a)

Minister of Finance

b)

Minister of Education

c)

Minister of Foreign Affairs

17.

Sadly, this well known actor passed away at the weekend. What character was he most famous for playing?

(a)  

18.

Which country is shown on the right of the wall in the centre of this photo?

(a)  

19.

Which country has this flag?

(a)  

20.

Who is represented by this news-making statue in Slovenia?

a)

Princess Diana

b)

Melania Trump

c)

Angelina Jolie