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Gordonton School Quiz Week 3 Term 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Pacific nation announced they would be going into a lockdown from Friday night to Tuesday morning due to recent outbreak of COVID-19?

a)

Tonga

b)

Fiji

c)

Niue

2.

Where in the world did debris from the Chinese Long March 5B rocket land recently after it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

In the Indian Ocean near the Maldives

b)

In the Pacific Ocean near Samoa

c)

In the Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda

3.

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?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Why have concerns been raised over the Government's free school lunch programme?

a)

A lot of non-recyclable plastic packaging is being used

b)

The lunches contain a lot of high sugar foods

c)

The freshness of the food has been unreliable

5.

What did several US states run out of last week?

a)

Milk

b)

Face masks

c)

Petrol

6.

Who postponed a planned visit to Japan recently due to a COVID-19 outbreak?

a)

Nanaia Mahuta, NZ Foreign Minister

b)

Joe Biden, US President

c)

Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee

7.

The New South Wales Government in Australia, has announced $50 million in funding to tackle …?

a)

An outbreak of measles

b)

A plague of mice

c)

A plague of locusts

8.

Jacinda Ardern has announced she will be getting married in …?

a)

Napier

b)

Gisborne

c)

Queenstown

9.

Which airline has said they will ship aid to India for free to help fight a devastating COVID-19 outbreak?

a)

Emirates

b)

Qantas

c)

Air New Zealand

10.

Why was Hollywood actor Tom Cruise in the news?

a)

He broke his leg during the filming of the new Mission Impossible film

b)

He has returned three of his Golden Globe awards

c)

He has been accused of tax evasion

11.

Last week was New Zealand …?

a)

Comedy Week

b)

Music Week

c)

Sign Language Week

12.

Which company has said they will no longer accept bitcoin as payment?

a)

Tesla Inc

b)

Apple Inc

c)

Bentley Motors

13.

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?

a)

Mealworms

b)

Ants

c)

Cicadas

14.

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)

A taiaha

b)

A patu

c)

a musket

15.

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 …?

a)

Ninuptlet

b)

Nineplet

c)

Nonuplet

16.

This politician has been raising concerns about the Government's new school programme. Which party is he the leader of?

a)

ACT

b)

Greens

c)

NZ First

17.

In which city has intensifying conflict caused scenes like this?

a)

Gaza

b)

Beirut

c)

Baghdad

18.

In which large city did this tragic accident occur recently?

a)

Mexico City

b)

Tokyo

c)

Amsterdam

19.

Which European country has this flag?

(a)  

20.

What is the first name of this woman who has been in the news?

(a)