Week Beginning 20 June 2016
QUIZ
1)
The All Blacks are currently playing which
country in a three test tour?
a)
b)
c)
d)
2)
3)
Ireland
South Africa
Wales
Argentina
New Zealand has increased the number
of refugees it will take each year. What
is the new number?
a)
b)
c)
d)
What did Microsoft founder Bill Gates recently
give to impoverished families in Africa?
A snake
An alligator
A gorilla
A spider
A temporary apartment has just opened in
which famous landmark?
a)
b)
c)
d)
7)
The Taj Mahal
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Eiffel Tower
The Tower of London
Willy Wonka’s Wheels
Spider Bike
Spiral-farthing Bike
Merve’s Marvellous
Machine
This week, the people of the United Kingdom are
voting on…
a)
b)
c)
d)
8)
Who should be their new Prime Minister
Whether or not to leave the European Union
Whether or not to change their flag
Whether or not to continue to have a Royal Family
The Queen’s outfit for her 90th birthday parade
caused a big response on social media. What
colour was her outfit?
100,000 chickens
10,000 cows
25,000 goats
75,000 pigs
4) Which animal was responsible for the
death of a 2 year-old in Florida last
week?
a)
b)
c)
d)
What is the name given to this contraption
built by a New Zealand farmer?
a)
b)
c)
d)
750
1,000
2,500
5,000
a)
b)
c)
d)
5)
6)
a) Green
b) Purple
c) Orange
d) Black
9)
This Monday is…
a)
b)
c)
d)
World Earth Day
World Refugee Day
World Friendship Day
World Amputee Day
10) Which types of trees were recently planted
on Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill) in Auckland?
a) Rimu and Pohutakawa
b) Totara and Kauri
c) Kowhai and Rimu
d) Pohutakawa and Totara
QUIZ FOLLOW-UP
Week Beginning 20 June 2016
MATCH THE WORDS ON THE LEFT WITH THOSE ON THE RIGHT
1,000
where a refugee resettlement centre opened
recently
United Kingdom
the number of chickens Bill Gates is donating to
families in Africa
Florida
nine trees were planted here recently
The Eiffel Tower
the social media in which a NZ farmer got his
inspiration for the Spider Bike
Twitter
The country that is voting whether or not to remain
a part of the European Union
Mangere
the social media app that inspired hundreds of
photshopped outfits of the Queen
100,000
an apartment was developed here recently
Wales
where a boy was recently attacked by an alligator
One Tree Hill
the number of refugees that New Zealand will take
in each year
YouTube
the country that is currently touring New Zealand
for rugby
1. What type of tree was removed from One Tree Hill following a chainsaw attack?
_______________________
2. What percentage of people are affected by extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa? _____
3. When was the last time the quota for refugees to New Zealand was increased? ________