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Weekly Quiz T1 Wk9

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which mountain’s volcanic alert level has recently been moved up to Level 2?

a)

Mt Tarawera

b)

Mt Ruapehu

c)

Mt Taranaki

2.

A Ukrainian girl has become well known worldwide for her singing in a bomb shelter in Ukraine. What song did she sing?

a)

Know Who You Are (Moana)

b)

Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid)

c)

Let it Go (Frozen)

3.

Which world number one tennis player announced their retirement last week?

a)

Rafael Nadal

b)

Naomi Osaka

c)

Ash Barty

4.

Which of the following COVID-19 restrictions will still be required in the changed Red traffic light setting?

a)

Indoor mask wearing in most situations

b)

Vaccine passes

c)

Scanning in

5.

Boris Johnson has been criticised for receiving important political information via ...?

a)

Instagram

b)

Facebook

c)

WhatsApp

6.

What has been rescued from a zoo in Ukraine following a four day rescue mission?

a)

A lion and a wolf

b)

A bear and a chimpanzee

c)

An otter and a 10 metre long python

7.

Which of the following areas declared a state of emergency last week due to flooding?

a)

Canterbury

b)

Tairāwhiti

c)

Southland

8.

What are people in the UK no longer able to buy?

a)

Free-range eggs

b)

Soy Milk

c)

Stick vacuum cleaners

9.

Which festival, that normally attracts more than 90,000 people, was held without a crowd for the first time in its 46-year history?

a)

WOMAD

b)

Polyfest

c)

New Zealand’s International Comedy

Festival

10.

What did New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra announce last week?

a)

Its highest ever pay out to farmers

b)

It will exit its businesses in Russia

c)

It is building three new dairy factories

11.

Which country has been named the happiest country the world in a United Nations survey?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Finland

c)

France

12.

New Zealand has entered a deal to accept 150 refugees that are currently being held in offshore detention centres, by which country?

a)

Australia

b)

UK

c)

Germany

13.

The SailGP will finally be coming to New Zealand in 2023 after years of cancelled regattas. Where will the first event be held?

a)

Christchurch

b)

Tauranga

c)

Auckland

14.

Russian cosmonauts recently boarded the International Space Station wearing ...?

a)

Vladimir Putin t.shirts

b)

Ukrainian flag colours

c)

Darth Vader costumes

15.

What is different about this year’s winner of New Zealand’s best hot cross bun?

a)

It is chocolate flavoured

b)

It has peanut butter in the centre

c)

It is made with sourdough

16.

In which European capital city has work like this been done recently?

a)

London

b)

Kyiv

c)

Moscow

17.

What natural event was responsible for scenes like this in several southern states of America last week?

(a)  

18.

This bridge has just celebrated a milestone anniversary. In which major world city is it located?

(a)  

19.

Which country has this flag?

(a)  

20.

In which country is this man the Prime Minister of the world's largest democracy?

(a)