WorksheetsGordonton School Quiz Week 3 Term 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the nickname of the New Zealand women's football team?
White Boots
White Ferns
Football Ferns
Elon Musk is replacing Twitter’s famous bird logo with …?
An ‘X’ logo
A dog logo
An earth logo
Around 35,000 people have announced they will walk off the job for a 24-hour strike on August 9 over unsafe staffing levels. What profession is involved?
Teachers
Nurses
Bus drivers
What caused commuters to flee a train carriage in the UK last week?
An orange snake was seen
on board
A wild boar had entered the
train
A suspicious ticking package was found on board
Plans are being made to make it easier to …?
Travel by plane within New
Zealand
Travel to Australia
Travel to Europe
A recent report found that roughly 13 out of 17,000 people living in Mount Maunganui die prematurely every year due to …?
Boating accidents
Surfing accidents
Poor air quality
Who held a Winter Art Deco Festival last week?
Hamilton
Napier
Arrowtown
Why was NBA legend LeBron James in the news recently? a. b. c.
His son had a heart attack
during basketball practice
He announced his retirement
He has been charged for
failing to pay taxes
An Auckland man has been fined $4000 and had his equipment seized after being seen fishing in a reserve five times. How many
marine reserves are there in New Zealand?
8
44
87
Which of the following was among the more unusual items seized recently by NZ biosecurity agents at our border?
A collection of taxidermy rats
A 5 cm live adult pygmy
possum
A box of dried tarantula
spiders
In which African country has the President been removed from power by military soldiers?
Nigeria
Niger
South Africa
Zimbabwe
A Tauranga teacher was met with an unusual sight when she returned from work last week. What was in the driveway of her
home?
Someone had cemented a
pole into the middle of her
driveway
A small Shetland pony had
been left there
A large sinkhole had opened up
What was unveiled on the grounds of Parliament recently?
A new 15 metre tall light
installation
A historical waka ama
Carved pou (a carved pole
used to mark places of
significance)
Why has US President Joe Biden’s dog been in the news?
It was accidentally hit by a
secret service car
It is missing
It has been responsible for
10 biting incidents
What was the final score in the Bledisloe Cup match held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground at the weekend?
Wallabies won 24-16
All Blacks win 16-8
All Blacks win 38-7
What is the last name of this politician who has been in the news?
Green
Allan
Turner
Where would you find this tense situation?
Outside the US Capitol
building
Within Beijing's Forbidden
Palace
On the Korean border
What is this Wellington building known as?
(a)
Which Asian country has this flag?
Vietnam
Malaysia
Thailand
In which Australian state did this unusual scene occur last week?
Western Australia
Victoria
New South Wales
