Weekly Quiz
WQ 22: 8/08/16
1. Which political party has announced they will
not support Helen Clark’s bid to become the
next UN Secretary General?
• a. Labour
• b. Green Party
• c. The Maori Party
9. Wellington City Council's Environment
Committee has voted for the compulsory
microchipping of …?
• a. dangerous dogs
• b. all dogs
• c. all cats
2. True or false, Currently e-cigarette liquids that
contain nicotine are not legal in New Zealand?
10. Which of the following sports will NOT be in the
2020 Olympics in Tokyo?
• a. baseball
• b. polo
• c. skateboarding
3. How many Russian athletes have been cleared
to compete in the Rio games?
• a. 59 b. 271
c. 1420
4. What are Pepi pods and why have they been
in the news?
• a. it is a new interactive video game that has
been linked to underage gambling
• b. it is a jet pack designed by a kiwi
company, that has recently been bought
by NASA
• c. it is a small bassinet or cot that reduces
the risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in
Infancy
5. New Zealand’s current average house price is
around …?
• a. $300,000 b. $450,000 c. $600,000
6. What was special about a recent skydive in
Simi Valley, California?
• a. it set a record for the most people to
skydive simultaneously from the same
plane
• b. the skydiver jumped without an opening
parachute
• c. the skydiver was 100 years old
7. A marine mammal which was abandoned by its
family off the Bay of Plenty coast was moved
into a temporary structure last week where it's
receiving care from experts. What type of
marine mammal was it?
• a. a bottlenose dolphin
• b. an elephant seal
• c. an orca
8. Why has the town of Katikati been in the news
recently?
• a. the town won the 2016 title of ‘Best New
Zealand Town’
• b. five people were killed on a notoriously
dangerous section of road
• c. the town features in a new Tourism New
Zealand video promoting the ‘rural’ feel of
New Zealand to countries overseas
11. Breakthrough research has proven that one of
New Zealand’s most endangered species has
a population twice as large as once thought.
Which endangered species did the research
involve?
• a. Takahe
• b. Hector’s dolphins
• c. Kiwi
12. Why has popular television show The Block
come under fire recently?
• a. they have been criticised for sexist
comments made by the female
participants
• b. they have received multiple complaints
about breaches of health and safety rules
• c. professionals are saying the level of
building that is being passed by the
building inspectors on the program is
unacceptable
13. Why was the US city of Ellicott in the news last
week?
• a. a flash flood swept away cars in the main
street and took the lives of two people
• b. Hillary Clinton supporters and Donald
Trump supporters clashed violently at a
convention in the town
• c. the town was hit by a tornado which
caused massive damage
14. Which person has won the most olympic gold
medals of all time?
• a. Michael Phelps - Swimming (USA)
• b. Usain Bolt - athletics (Jamaica)
• c. Chris Hoy - Cycling (UK)
15. Which country has Budapest as its capital city?
• a. Austria
• b. Hungary
• c. Poland
WQ 22: 8/08/16
Weekly Quiz - Visual
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In which sport do these olympic
heroes represent New Zealand?
a. sailing b. cycling c. rowing
The friendly interaction between these two made international
news reels last week. In which town do they live?
a. Te Awamutu b. Te Puke c. Temuka
In which city was this photo taken
at the weekend?
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This man is in the
country to check on his
new business. What is
his last name?
Which country has this flag?
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WQ 22: 8/08/16
Weekly Quiz - Answers
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2.
Which political party has announced they will not support
Helen Clark’s bid to become the next UN Secretary
General?
c. The Maori Party - The Maori Party have listed the
failure of the previous Labour government to sign the
Declaration of Rights of Indigenous people, the handling
of the 2005 Foreshore and Seabed Act and the 2007
Urewera raids as the main reasons why they are
opposing Clark’s bid. Some are labelling the Maori Party’s
stance as treasonous.
True or false, Currently e-cigarette liquids that contain
nicotine are not legal in New Zealand?
True - Currently e-cigarette devices and non-nicotine
liquids can be sold in New Zealand but nicotine liquids,
which are preferred by most users, cannot. The
Government has announced plans to legalise the sale of
nicotine electronic cigarettes as it is generally thought
that ‘vaping’ is less harmful than smoking.
3.
How many Russian athletes have been cleared to
compete in the Rio games?
b. 271 - Russian Olympic Committee chief Alexander
Zhukov says 271 athletes from his country will take part
in the Rio Games after clearing doping investigations.
4.
What are Pepi pods and why have they been in the
news?
c. it is a small bassinet or cot that reduces the risk of
Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy - The Ministry of
Health has announced it will develop a safe sleeping pepi
pod programme following research by the University of
Auckland indicating the pods reduce the risk of Sudden
Unexpected Death in Infancy. New Zealand’s rate of
SUDI is high because of cultural practices.
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6.
7.
8.
New Zealand’s current average house price is around …?
c. $600,000 - New Zealand residential property values
rose at the fastest quarterly rate in 12 years, with the
national average value of a house now sitting at
$602,434.
What was special about a recent skydive in Simi Valley,
California?
b. the skydiver jumped without an opening parachute The skydiver has become the first person to jump from a
plane into a net on the ground without opening a
parachute.
A marine mammal which was abandoned by its family off
the Bay of Plenty coast was moved into a temporary
structure last week where it's receiving care from experts.
What type of marine mammal was it?
c. an orca - The decision to move the young whale to a
temporary land-based holding area was made following
an assessment by the Orca Research Trust. The calf had
spent 20 days without its pod and its health had been
deteriorating.
Why has the town of Katikati been in the news recently?
b. five people were killed on a notoriously dangerous
section of road - All five were local coolstore workers, and
four of them were seasonal workers. Angry Katikati
residents gave Transport Minister Simon Bridges a hostile
reception at a public meeting following the deaths.
9.
Wellington City Council's Environment Committee has
voted for the compulsory microchipping of …?
c. all cats - All cats, not just those acquired after the law
comes in, will have to be chipped. A final decision will be
made at a full council meeting on August 17.
10. Which of the following sports will NOT be in the 2020
Olympics in Tokyo?
b. polo - Baseball, surfing, skateboarding, climbing and
karate all got places among five sports approved for
Tokyo 2020. The International Olympic Committee voted
unanimously for the proposed sports which apply only to
the Tokyo Games.
11. Breakthrough research has proven that one of New
Zealand’s most endangered species has a population
twice as large as once thought. Which endangered
species did the research involve?
b. Hector’s dolphins - It was previously thought that there
were only around 7000 Hector’s dolphins but new
research shows there are probably around 15,000. Aerial
research showed that they are found further from the
coast than was previously thought but unfortunately that
means some are swimming in unprotected waters.
12. Why has popular television show The Block come under
fire recently?
b. they have received multiple complaints about breaches
of health and safety rules - Fairfax NZ say complaints
have come from both contractors and viewers of the
show.
13. Why was the US city of Ellicott in the news last week?
a. a flash flood swept away cars in the main street and
took the lives of two people - Video footage showing a
group of men in Ellicott City, coming to the aid of a
woman whose car was in danger of being swept away,
circulated the world’s media. The raging floodwaters
devastated the US town.
14. Which person has won the most olympic gold medals of
all time?
a. Michael Phelps - swimming (USA) - He has 18 Gold
medals and 22 in total. The next most successful are a
group of 4 different athletes with 9 gold medals each.
15. Which country has Budapest as its capital city?
b. Hungary
VISUAL ANSWERS
1. a. Sailing - Peter Burling and Blair Tuke were selected to
lead the NZ team at the olympics opening ceremony. They are
champions in the 49ers class
2. b. Te Puke - The dog’s owner shared the video after
secretly timing the daily ritual. The postie said it was nice that
people are seeing large dogs like Kyza as approachable.
3. Wellington - The Hurricanes won the Super Rugby
competition for the first time by beating South Africa’s Lions
from Johannesburg.
4. Spain
5. Norton - The UK talkshow host, Graham Norton, is the
owner of a New Zealand wine company.
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