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WorksheetsGordonton School Quiz Week 2 Term 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
A lot has been said recently about New Zealand’s high inflation rate. What is inflation?
A general increase in the prices of goods and services
A decline in the production of goods
An increase in taxes
True or false, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta has reported its firstever financial loss?
True
False
Joelle King and Tom Walsh were New Zealand's flag bearers at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. Which sports do they compete in?
Triathlon and high jump
Swimming and cycling
Squash and shotput
True or false, US President Joe Biden has been isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 for the second time in two weeks?
True
False
Why has Auckland’s Pukekohe Raceway been in the news?
After September it will no longer hold motorsport activities
It is getting a $10 million renovation
It will be the site of a new motor museum
What has the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global emergency?
The recent detection of polio in the United Kingdom
The current monkeypox outbreak
An outbreak of measles in the United States
Which MP has said she has been the target of “toxic trolling”, after several of her family members were appointed to Government positions?
Chlöe Swarbrick
Jacinda Ardern
Nanaia Mahuta
A jacket worn on the first moon landing has just been auctioned off for $4.5 million. When was the first moon landing?
1950
1969
1975
What happened to a seven-year-old during a chess tournament held in Russia?
The child won a game against the world’s top player
The final game had to be declared a draw when the child fell asleep
A robot crushed the child’s finger
Who did Pope Francis apologise to last week?
Canada’s indigenous people
The people of Ukraine
China’s Uighur population
A film has just been released about the 2007 Urewera raids in which armed police swooped on the people of Tūhoe. Where is Te Urewera?
Between The Bay of Plenty and Hawkes Bay
In Northland
Between Taranaki and Horowhenua
Why has the monarch butterfly been in the news recently?
They are now listed as endangered
Scientists have found a new sub-species of the butterfly
Scientists believe they are becoming smaller as a result of climate change
What have Ukrainian's introduced to encourage their young people in the country’s clean-up efforts?
President Zelenskyy is making personal visits to cleanup sites
Nike is giving out merchandise to young helpers
Clean-up raves are being organised by young people
In which event did New Zealand win their first gold medal for the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
Men’s Marathon
Men’s team pursuit cycling
Women’s Sevens
What has been attacking people in the Japanese city of Yamaguchi?
Stray cats
Monkeys
Black bears
What is the first name of this NZ politician who has been in the news?
(a)
In which NZ city did this situation injure two tourists last week?
Whangarei
Rotorua
Gisborne
In which UK city was this event held recently?
Liverpool
Manchester
Birmingham
Which country has this flag?
(a)
Controversy surrounded this jersey last week. Which rugby league team does it belong to?
Manly
Parramatta
Penrith
