Weekly Quiz
1. What lit up the sky over New Zealand last
week?
• a. a super moon
• b. a meteor
• c. aurora australis (the Southern Lights)
2. Why have Samsung’s smart TVs been in
the news recently?
• a. they have all been recalled because
of faulty volume settings
• b. they have been blamed for five house
fires in New Zealand
• c. the privacy policy allows the TVs to
listen in on owners’ conversations
3. Who is planning to build a controversial
conference centre in Auckland?
• a. Auckland Council
• b. SkyCity
• c. ANZ
4. True or false, New Zealand Post is
reducing deliveries in larger towns and
cities to just three days a week?
5. Which county will be celebrating the Year
of the Sheep in their New Year
celebrations this week?
• a. Japan
• b. China
• c. India
6. The Government has declared an “adverse
event” for the east coast of the South
Island. What is the “adverse event”?
• a. flooding
• b. drought conditions
• c. forest fire
7. Which port has caused anger by gaining
approval for extensions to its wharf without
notifying the public?
• a. Ports of Auckland
• b. Port of Tauranga
• c. Lyttelton Port
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8. Why has Farewell Spit been in the news?
• a. a film featuring Zac Efron is being
filmed there
• b. there has been multiple whales
stranded there
• c. an old WWII bomb was found on the
beach
9. Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney
performed their recently released song
‘FourFiveSeconds’ at the Grammy Award
ceremony. What famous band was Paul
McCartney a member of?
• a. ABBA b. The Beatles c. Pink Floyd
10. True or false, the Coast to Coast is an
endurance race in which competitors race
from one coast of the North island to the
other coast of the North Island?
11. A high profile artist is trying to sue the
National party over music that was used in
an election advertisement. What is the
name of the artist?
• a. 50 cent
• b. Eminem
• c. Iggy Azalea
12. Which is the second largest city in the
South Island?
13. Which New Zealand city was number
twelve in a list of the ‘Least Romantic
Cities in the World’ by an online travel
magazine?
• a. Palmerston North
• b. Hamilton
• c. Rotorua
14. How many cars were involved in a South
Korean car crash that was in the news last
week?
• a. 50 b. 100 c. 170
15. What does the Maori word ‘kowhai’ mean?
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Weekly Quiz - Visual
What ‘popular’ invention
is this person using to hold
his phone?
1
1
What caused this scene in Spain
over the weekend?
a. a volcanic eruption
b. an fire at a fireworks factory
c. an explosion at a chemical factory
2
1
3
1
In which city was this recent event held?
4
1
This singer was
very successful at
the Grammy Awards.
What is his name?
Which country has this flag?
5
1
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Weekly Quiz - Answers
1.
What lit up the sky over New Zealand last week?
b. a meteor - Just after 10pm on Wednesday night a very
bright meteor (shooting star) or meteorite (one that hits
the surface) was spotted in the sky by eyewitnesses.
There were reports around Auckland and the Waikato of a
sonic boom occurring after.
2.
Why have Samsung’s smart TVs been in the news
recently?
c. the privacy policy allows the TVs to listen in on
owners’ conversations - Samsung's smart TVs have been
criticised for a poorly worded privacy policy that
apparently let the devices listen in on owners'
conversations. Now, there are also reports that the sets
are inserting ads every 20-30 minutes into users' own,
locally stored content.
3.
Who is planning to build a controversial conference
centre in Auckland?
b. SkyCity - The Government is distancing itself from
suggestions it could give $100 million of taxpayer money
to fund the international convention centre.
4.
True or false, New Zealand Post is reducing deliveries in
larger towns and cities to just three days a week?
True - in order to address an ongoing decline in mail
volume there will be a reduction in standard mail
deliveries to households in urban areas to every second
day, moving into smaller centres over the next two years.
5.
Which county will be celebrating the Year of the Sheep in
their New Year celebrations this week?
b. China - The Chinese New Year begins on Thursday,
but it got an early welcome in Auckland on Saturday at
the ASB Showgrounds. The celebrations were opened by
Prime Minister John Key and included a Lion and Dragon
dance. Around 30,000 people turned out.
6.
7.
8.
9.
The Government has declared an “adverse event” for the
east coast of the South Island. What is the “adverse
event”?
b. drought conditions - This January is the driest the
South Island has seen for 43 years has left farmers from
Marlborough to Otago suffering. For drought, or "adverse
event" declarations, the Government classifies how
serious the problem is and how localised it is. Under
certain circumstances, drought-affected farmers can
defer tax payments and assistance is available through
the Rural Support Trust.
Which port has caused anger by gaining approval for
extensions to its wharf without notifying the public?
a. Ports of Auckland - The port gained permission for the
development through a non-notified consent, upsetting
those with an interest in the harbour. It also wants to
reclaim the land between the extensions, increasing its
area by about three hectares, a move that also angered
Urban Auckland.
Why has Farewell Spit been in the news?
b. there has been multiple whales stranded there - Over
200 pilot whales came ashore and despite efforts by DOC
and volunteers many have died. It is believed to the
worst New Zealand whale stranding in 15 years.
Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney performed
their recently released song ‘FourFiveSeconds’ at the
Grammy Award ceremony. What famous band was Paul
McCartney a member of?
b. The Beatles - McCartney has been recognised as one
of the most successful composers and performers of all
time, with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million
albums and 100 million singles of his work with the
Beatles and as a solo artist. The song FourFiveSeconds
will be included on Rihanna’s eighth studio recorded
album.
10. True or false, the Coast to Coast is an endurance race in
which competitors race from one coast of the North island
to the other coast of the North Island?
False - the annual Coast to Coast race which was held
last week takes a 243km route across the South Island,
started at 6am on the West Coast's Kumara beach with
athletes doing a 3km run, 55km cycle, 33km mountain
run, 15km cycle, 67km kayak and finally a 70km cycle
across the Canterbury plains. Braden Currie won the race
for a third time.
11. A high profile artist is trying to sue the National party over
music that was used in an election advertisement. What
is the name of the artist?
b. Eminem - The rapper's publisher 8-Mile Style is suing
National over a backing track in an election ad that
sounds strikingly similar to the Eminem song Lose
Yourself. During the campaign, senior government
minister Steven Joyce claimed the election song was
"pretty legal", despite its similarities.
12. Which is the second largest city in the South Island?
Dunedin
13. Which New Zealand city was number twelve in a list of
the ‘Least Romantic Cities in the World’ by an online
travel magazine?
c. Rotorua - The article from Paste magazine is a travel
guide for single people wanting to avoid Valentines Day
crowds. They said the unique sulphur smell of the NZ
tourist destination earned it a place in the list.
14. How many cars were involved in a South Korean car
crash that was in the news last week?
b.100 - At least two people lost their lives and over 40
people sustained serious injuries when 100 vehicles
crashed on a bridge near South Korea’s main airport in
Seoul.
15. What does the Maori word ‘kowhai’ mean?
Yellow
VISUAL ANSWERS
1. a selfie stick - Barack Obama poked fun at himself in an
internet advert encouraging people to sign up to America’s
controversial new healthcare insurance
2. c. an explosion at a chemical factory - a massive toxic
cloud forced tens of thousands of people inside after an
accident at a Spanish chemical factory in Igualda.
3. Christchurch - Opening Ceremony of the 2015 Cricket
World Cup.
4. Germany
5. Sam Smith - he took home four Grammy awards: Record
of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist and Best Pop
Vocal Album
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