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WorksheetsGordonton School Quiz Week 5 Term 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Who is New Zealand’s new deputy prime minister?
Grant Robinson
Chris Hipkins
Kelvin Davis
Who set a new record last week with 102,591 new coronavirus cases recorded in one day?
India
United Kingdom
United States
South-east Queensland was recently hit by dangerous thunderstorms with hail as large as …?
Golf balls
Cricket balls
Volleyballs
Who will be Joe Biden's Vice-President?
Mike Pence
Kamala Harris
Nancy Pelosi
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?
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Queen Elizabeth ll
South Island iwi Ngāi Tahu, is taking the Government to court over …?
Freshwater issues
Tourism issues
Mining issues
Why has Gabe Newell, a billionaire game developer who is currently living in NZ, been in the news?
He is building a ‘gaming’ theme park in Auckland
He is sending a gnome into space
He is buying a private island in the Hauraki Gulf
8. True or false, Scott Morrison has announced that the manufacturing of the first coronavirus vaccine for Australians will start this week?
True
False
What is the name of the Japanese company behind Super Mario and Pokemon video games that recently reported a huge rise in profits?
Nintendo
Sony
Tencent
Which of the following is on a collision path with the remote island of South Georgia?
An old space satellite
A small meteor
The world’s biggest iceberg
Which flavoured ice-cream took out the Supreme Champion award at the NZ Ice cream Awards 2020?
Peanut butter
Vanilla
Burnt caramel
The Melbourne Cup was held last Tuesday. What is the Melbourne Cup?
A yacht race
A cricket match
A horse race
Last week the United States formally left the Paris Agreement. What is the Paris Agreement?
a global pact to stop the production of nuclear weapons
a global pact to fight food poverty
a global pact to fight climate change
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?
Labour Party
Green Party
National Party
Four Toi moko were returned to New Zealand last week from Germany. What are Toi moko?
War weapons
Ceremonial cloaks
Tattooed preserved heads
Which important role has this politician just been awarded?
Minister of Finance
Minister of Education
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sadly, this well known actor passed away at the weekend. What character was he most famous for playing?
(a)
Which country is shown on the right of the wall in the centre of this photo?
(a)
Which country has this flag?
(a)
Who is represented by this news-making statue in Slovenia?
Princess Diana
Melania Trump
Angelina Jolie
