Weekly Quiz Answers

1.Why was Canterbury’s Hanmer Springs in the news last week?

A- a 6.3 magnitude earthquake was centred just 1.5km out of the township

2.On which of the following is President Trump planning to increasing spending by $75 billion?

B-Military

3.Why have two Taranaki dairy owners been praised by the New Zealand Dental Association?

A- they are banning the sale of fizzy drinks to children before school

4.What is the name of the first song released from Lorde’s new album?

B. Green Light

5.Which other famous singer has just dropped an album called Divide?

C.Ed Sheeran

6.A new study has found that elephants…..?

B. do not have more than one male baby during a mother’s lifetime

Cdo not sleep very much

7.. Wellington city is offering to fly 100 people from anywhere in the world to New Zealand to fill 100 jobs. What type of jobs are they?

A. technology jobs

8.. Researchers have found that in an average sized swimming pool there could be up to 75 litres of …?  

C.Urine

9.The NZ embassy in Washington DC has been criticised for holding an expensive party during Donald Trump’s inauguration. How much did holding the party cost New Zealand taxpayers?

C.$81,000

10.Iceland’s president was in the news last week for suggesting a ban on …?

C. pineapple as pizza topping

11.True or false, SpaceX has announced that they will take fifty people on a trip around the moon next year?

True

12.Presenters accidentally called out the wrong winner for the Best Picture award last week. Which film was the actual winner of the 2017 Oscar for Best Picture?

C. Moonlight

13.Recent research suggest that rates of myopia are likely to rise to 50 per cent by 2050. What is myopia?

B. Short sightedness

14.What is the longest river in New Zealand?

C. Waikato

15.Around 20,000 Australians voted on various New Zealand experiences to decide the Ultimate New Zealand Bucket List. Which of the following was voted number one on the list?

C. Swimming with dolphins in Akaroa

Weekly Quiz Visual Answers

1. Grammy Awards
2. Jacinda Ardern
3. Rio
4. Spain
5. Tongan

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