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25/03/13

Weekly Quiz. 25/03/13. Question. 1. Dame Susan Devoy has been appointed as the new Race Relations Commissioner. What is she famous for?. a. she was a news presenter b. she used to be a politician c. she was a world champion squash player. Question. 2.

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25/03/13

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  1. Weekly Quiz 25/03/13

  2. Question 1 Dame Susan Devoy has been appointed as the new Race Relations Commissioner. What is she famous for? • a. she was a news presenter • b. she used to be a politician • c. she was a world champion squash player

  3. Question 2 The Victorian Government in Australia has given the go-ahead to plans for building the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. Which building currently has that title? • a. Q1 - Gold Coast, Australia • b. Grand Tower of Costanera - Santiago, Chile • c. Sky Tower - Auckland, New Zealand

  4. Question 3 There is a major leadership rift in the Maori Party. Who are the current leaders of the party? • a. Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples • b. Tariana Turia and Te Ururoa Flavell • c. Pita Sharples and Te Ururoa Flavell

  5. 4 Which TV personality are these Australian fans getting ready to meet?

  6. Question 5 In what country were 19 copper miners rescued after a small earthquake trapped them deep underground? • a. Germany • b. Poland • c. Fiji

  7. Question 6 In what sport do New Zealand players compete against the Melbourne Victory; Central Coast Mariners and the Brisbane Roar?

  8. Question 7 What was used in a daring escape from a Canadian prison last week? • a. a stuffed grizzly bear • b. a helicopter • c. a large catapult

  9. 8 What country has this flag?

  10. Question 9 True or false, schools will be receiving a $6 million dollar compensation package to help make up for the extra work Novopay has caused?

  11. Question 10 Mt Everest helps form the border between China and which other country?

  12. Question 11 In which city was there a protest by hundreds of boyracers outside the city’s police station? • a. Auckland • b. Hamilton • c. Christchurch

  13. 12 Name the well-known international sportsman in this picture.

  14. Question 13 What part of the world has Barack Obama just visited to help promote peace between neighbouring countries? • a. North Asia • b. The Middle East • c. Eastern Africa

  15. Question 14 In which sport has Lauren Boyle recently won two gold medals at the New Zealand championships and qualified for world championships? • a. cycling • b. swimming • c. running

  16. Question 15 Which country is experiencing major economic difficulties after a European Union bailout deal? • a. Iceland • b. Spain • c. Cyprus

  17. 16 What is this poster about?

  18. Question 17 Why was kiwifruit exporter Zespri in the news last week? • a. they are changing their brand name • b. one of their exporting companies was in trouble for avoiding Customs duties • c. they were in trouble for not following trying to export diseased fruit

  19. Question 18 David Bowie has made a successful comeback after a long time away from....? • a. Music • b. Motor Racing • c. Politics

  20. Question 19 Akaroa were treated to some unusual sights in the weekend. What were they? • a. the World Speed Boat Championships were held there • b. Robert Pattinson was there filming for his latest movie • c. a pod of bottlenose dolphins swam into the harbour

  21. 20 Name this former All Black that has been in the news recently.

  22. Answers

  23. 1 Dame Susan Devoy has been appointed as the new Race Relations Commissioner. What is she famous for? • c. she was a world champion squash player - Newly appointed Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy admits she has little experience in the area, but believes her strong-mindedness and empathy qualified her for the job. Dame Susan is the first woman to hold the position in its 41 years.

  24. 2 The Victorian Government in Australia has given the go-ahead to plans for building the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. Which building currently has that title? • c. Sky Tower - Auckland, New Zealand - The 388-metre high, 108-storey hotel and apartment building is planned for Melbourne's Southbank area. The Skytower was completed in 1996 and is 328m high (5m taller than the Q1 apartment building.

  25. 3 There is a major leadership rift in the Maori Party. Who are the current leaders of the party? • a. Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples - The 71-year-old Pita Sharples says he believes he appeals to both old and young voters. “The bottom line is I’m prepared to lead us until I’m dead’, he has said recently. Tariana Turia has said "It was very clear in two of the electorates that the youth vote was definitely with Mr Flavell."

  26. 4 Which TV personality are these Australian fans getting ready to meet? • Ellen DeGeneres - she is filming shows in Sydney

  27. 5 In what country were 19 copper miners rescued after a small earthquake trapped them deep underground? • b. Poland - It took seven hours to tunnel through collapsed rock to reach the miners who were working at the Rudna copper mine in southern Poland when a small tremor trapped them 600m below the surface

  28. 6 In what sport do New Zealand players compete against the Melbourne Victory; Central Coast Mariners and the Brisbane Roar? • Football or Soccer

  29. 7 What was used in a daring escape from a Canadian prison last week? • b. a helicopter - Two accomplices working from outside the Saint-Jerome prison near Montreal had hijacked a helicopter, forced its pilot to hover over the jail and, using a rope ladder, picked up two inmates from a prison rooftop.

  30. 8 What country has this flag? • South Korea

  31. 9 True or false, schools will be receiving a $6 million dollar compensation package to help make up for the extra work Novopay has caused? • True - The compensation will be allocated as a one-off payment across the sector, calculated on a formula of $105 per Full-time Teaching Equivalents (FTTEs), plus $500 per school. Steven Joyce, the minister in charge of Novapay said he will make a final decision on whether to stick with Novopay, or switch to alternative pay roll provider Datacom, in six to eight week's time.

  32. 10 Mt Everest helps form the border between China and which other country? • Nepal

  33. 11 In which city was there a protest by hundreds of boyracers outside the city’s police station? • c. Christchurch - Hundreds descended on the city's central police station in what was billed as a peaceful protest against a crackdown on boyracers. However, the protest escalated and police back-up support was quickly called in. Six people were arrested

  34. 12 Name the well-known international sportsman in this picture. • David Beckham - on a promotional tour in China

  35. 13 What part of the world has Barack Obama just visited to help promote peace between neighbouring countries? • b. The Middle East

  36. 14 In which sport has Lauren Boyle recently won two gold medals at the New Zealand championships and qualified for world championships? • b. swimming - World champion swimmer Lauren Boyle has set the fastest time in the world this year of 8:23.11 to win the 800m freestyle, and then went straight back to the blocks to win the 100m freestyle, both in times to qualify for July's world championships.

  37. 15 Which country is experiencing major economic difficulties after a European Union bailout deal? • c. Cyprus - Lawmakers have been considering seizing up to 10 per cent of people's bank deposits in order to secure an international bailout and prevent a collapse of the country's banks. This has sparked mass withdrawals from the country’s ATM machines.

  38. 16 What is this poster about? • Marmite - is back on supermarket shelves for the first time in two years

  39. 17 Why was kiwifruit exporter Zespri in the news last week? • b. one of their exporting companies was in trouble for avoiding Customs duties - Kiwifruit exporter Zespri is reviewing its arrangements in China after one of its subsidiary companies was heavily fined and two men jailed for evading Customs duties. An employee for one of Zespri's independent importers was yesterday jailed for five years, and the company fined almost $1 million.

  40. 18 David Bowie has made a successful comeback after a long time away from....? • a. Music - Singer David Bowie has shot to the top of the British album charts for the first time in 20 years with with what one critic says is the "greatest comeback in rock 'n' roll history". The 66-year-old’s new album, The Next Day, recorded in secret over two years, sold more than 94,000 copies during its first week of release, becoming the fastest selling album of the year.

  41. 19 Akaroa were treated to some unusual sights in the weekend. What were they? • c. a pod of bottlenose dolphins swam into the harbour - around 80 of the dolphins filled the entrance to Akaroa Harbour in what is being described as a rare sight for the town. It is thought to be the first time in recent memory that a pod of bottlenose dolphins has entered the harbour.

  42. 20 Name this former All Black that has been in the news recently. • Jerry Collins - caught with an illegal knife in Japan

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