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WorksheetsGordonton School Quiz Week 2 Term 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
A town in Japan is constructing a barrier to prevent tourists taking photos of which mountain?
Mount Fuji
Mount Kilimanjaro
K2
The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is getting a pay rise - how much will his new salary be?
$230,000
$520,000
$820,000
What is the term used to describe parts of the US that are regularly hit by tornadoes?
Tornado Boulevard
Tornado Lane
Tornado Alley
What is the current average wait time to sit a restricted licence test in New Zealand?
18 days
53 days
110 days
China is planning on launching a robotic spacecraft that will travel to the south pole of …?
Mars
The Moon
Neptune
MP Julie-Ann Genter, is facing claims of intimidation following an outburst during a debate in parliament. Which party does she belong to?
Greens
Labour
NZ First
What was special about a gold pocket watch that sold at a recent auction in the UK for NZ$2.5 million?
It belonged to someone who was onboard the ship Titanic when it sank
It belonged to Queen Elizabeth II
It was a prop from a Harry Potter film
Why was a resident in the Wellington suburb of Broadmeadows shocked last week?
He had a kiwi knocking at his door
He found a fur seal sleeping on his car
A large swarm of bees had made a home in his barbeque
Thanks to a new discovery by scientists in Melbourne, the world is one step closer to having a single vaccine for all forms of …?
Colds
Flu
Cancer
In which country did a highway collapse following heavy rain, claiming the lives of over 48 people?
Canada
Italy
China
What has been blamed for a 19% reduction in numbers of the critically endangered Southern New Zealand dotterel?
Possums
Rats
Feral cats
A large number of customers around had a problem with their iPhones that Apple scrambled to fix last week. What problem did they face?
Alarms not playing sound
Cameras taking blurry photos
All apps crashing on startup
An air pollution report has confirmed that Tauranga's beachside suburb of Mt Maunganui has …?
the best air quality in the southern hemisphere
the best air quality in New Zealand
poor air quality creating significant health risks
What did the government remove last week?
Public transport discounts for children and people under 25
Funding for school lunches
Accomodation supplements for students
A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has amazed scientists by doing what last week?
Communicating in sign language
Treating its own wound with a medicinal plant
Using tools to catch fish
This object 'landed' on Wellington Airport's runway as a promotion for an exhibition on which TV series?
Big Bang Theory
Doctor Who
Stranger Things
This occupation protest has been in the news a lot. Where did it take place?
Washington Memorial
Times Square
Columbia University
In which New Zealand city would you find this building that has been in the news?
Rotorua
Invercargill
Nelson
How many stars are on this flag?
(a)
What is this mysterious object from the news last week?
early submarine
fallen satellite
astronaut capsule
