WorksheetsGordonton School Quiz Week 3 Term 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which Pacific nation announced they would be going into a lockdown from Friday night to Tuesday morning due to recent outbreak of COVID-19?
Tonga
Fiji
Niue
Where in the world did debris from the Chinese Long March 5B rocket land recently after it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere?
In the Indian Ocean near the Maldives
In the Pacific Ocean near Samoa
In the Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda
True or false, an independent panel set up to review the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, found that the COVID-19 disaster could have been prevented?
True
False
Why have concerns been raised over the Government's free school lunch programme?
A lot of non-recyclable plastic packaging is being used
The lunches contain a lot of high sugar foods
The freshness of the food has been unreliable
What did several US states run out of last week?
Milk
Face masks
Petrol
Who postponed a planned visit to Japan recently due to a COVID-19 outbreak?
Nanaia Mahuta, NZ Foreign Minister
Joe Biden, US President
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee
The New South Wales Government in Australia, has announced $50 million in funding to tackle …?
An outbreak of measles
A plague of mice
A plague of locusts
Jacinda Ardern has announced she will be getting married in …?
Napier
Gisborne
Queenstown
Which airline has said they will ship aid to India for free to help fight a devastating COVID-19 outbreak?
Emirates
Qantas
Air New Zealand
Why was Hollywood actor Tom Cruise in the news?
He broke his leg during the filming of the new Mission Impossible film
He has returned three of his Golden Globe awards
He has been accused of tax evasion
Last week was New Zealand …?
Comedy Week
Music Week
Sign Language Week
Which company has said they will no longer accept bitcoin as payment?
Tesla Inc
Apple Inc
Bentley Motors
Residents in 15 US states are waiting for trillions of insects that have been living underground for 17 years to emerge. What type of insects are they?
Mealworms
Ants
Cicadas
Ngāpuhi leaders are working with an auction house to try and secure the return of an item that allegedly belonged to Hongi Hika. What was the item?
A taiaha
A patu
a musket
A 25-year-old woman from Mali recently gave birth to a record nine healthy babies recently. The birth of nine babies is known as a …?
Ninuptlet
Nineplet
Nonuplet
This politician has been raising concerns about the Government's new school programme. Which party is he the leader of?
ACT
Greens
NZ First
In which city has intensifying conflict caused scenes like this?
Gaza
Beirut
Baghdad
In which large city did this tragic accident occur recently?
Mexico City
Tokyo
Amsterdam
Which European country has this flag?
(a)
What is the first name of this woman who has been in the news?
(a)
