Weekly Quiz 120217 Question 1 Plans have been

Weekly Quiz 12/02/17

Question 1 Plans have been approved for what will be Australia's tallest building. Where will it be built? a. Sydney b. Melbourne c. Brisbane

Question 2 What caused power outages to 90, 000 South Australian homes last week? a. a fire broke out at Hallett Power Station b. electrical storms damaged power lines c. high use of air-conditioning in high heat resulted in too much demand of power

Question 3 Why has the coffee chain Starbucks been in the news recently? a. they have vowed to employ 10, 000 refugees as a response to Donald Trump's immigration ban b. they have invented a new coffee which they have named after Donald Trump c. over 1000 of their outlets have been accused of deliberately underpaying workers

Question 4 What does this photo from the news show? a. a tale of survival b. an elaborate prank c. a Hollywood movie set

Question 5 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is criticising the salary of Australia Post's managing director. The managing director's salary including bonuses is …? a. $2. 1 million b. $3. 2 million c. $5. 6 million

Question 6 In which country did an avalanche claim the lives of over 50 people last week? a. Afghanistan b. Brazil c. Canada

Question 7 An Australian lungfish believed to be the longestliving fish in captivity has died at a Chicago aquarium. How old was Granddad as he was known? a. 18 years old b. 90 years old c. 120 years old

Question 8 Who is enjoying some well-deserved leisure time in this photo from last week?

Question 9 A man has been charged over a listening device found in the All Blacks rugby team's Sydney hotel room during last year's Bledisloe Cup. The man charged was …? a. a sports reporter for ABC b. a member of the hotel cleaning staff c. a security consultant for the All Blacks

Question 10 The White House has sent journalists a list of terror attacks it believes did not receive adequate attention from Western media. How many of the 78 incidents that were on the list were in Australia? a. two b. five c. twelve

Question 11 A note left in a lunchbox by a kindergarten caused a lot of controversy last week. What was the note about? a. disapproval of a packet of lollies that the parent had put in the lunchbox b. disapproval of a piece a chocolate slice that the parent put in the lunchbox c. the note asked the parent to put different food in the lunchbox because there was 'too much healthy stuff'

Question 12 In which city could people try and cool off in these famous pools? a. Melbourne b. Perth c. Sydney

Question 13 What is the main language spoken in the city of Osaka? a. Japanese b. Arabic c. Swedish

Question 14 Which country has suffered a whale stranding involving more than 400 whales last week? a. New Zealand b. Japan c. Chile

Question 15 Why was the luxury cruise ship Norwegian Star in the news last week? a. hundreds of passengers have contracted food poisoning b. the ship broke down off Victoria's coast c. the ship had to dock in Melbourne after passengers complained about a "plague of cockroaches"

Question 16 Which country has this flag?

Question 17 Elizabeth II celebrated her Sapphire Jubilee as Queen last week. What does a sapphire jubilee celebrate? a. a 40 th anniversary b. a 65 th anniversary c. a 85 th anniversary

Question 18 Which of the following American football teams won the recent Super Bowl? a. Atlanta Falcons b. New England Patriots c. San Francisco 49 ers

Question 19 In which country would you find the Forbidden City?

Question 20 This plane was taken to a new museum in Britain last week. What is the name of this famous supersonic aircraft? a. Concorde b. Vulcan c. Spitfire

Answers

Answer 1 Plans have been approved for what will be Australia's tallest building. Where will it be built? b. Melbourne - The Victorian Government has approved plans for a six-star, 90 -storey hotel and apartment complex to be built by casino operator Crown Melbourne. The $1. 75 -billion development will be 323 metres high.

Answer 2 What caused power outages to 90, 000 South Australian homes last week? c. high use of air-conditioning in high heat resulted in too much demand of power - The power outages were caused by load shedding which occurs when the Australian Energy Market Operator directs power companies to start switching off customers' power supply because the power system is at risk of failing due to too much demand not enough supply.

Answer 3 Why has the coffee chain Starbucks been in the news recently? a. they have vowed to employ 10, 000 refugees as a response to Donald Trump's immigration ban Starbucks wrote this to their employees, "with deep concern, a heavy heart and a resolute promise, the firm will neither stand by, nor stand silent, as the uncertainty around the new administration's actions grows with each passing day". Starbucks operates more than 25, 000 stores in 75 countries worldwide.

Answer 4 What does this photo from the news show? a. a tale of survival b. an elaborate prank c. a Hollywood movie set a. a tale of survival - A Sydney man whose excavator fell into a dam was "extremely lucky to survive" after he was trapped underwater for hours, with just his nose and forehead above the surface.

Answer 5 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is criticising the salary of Australia Post's managing director. The managing director's salary including bonuses is …? c. $5. 6 million - Ahmed Fahour received a $4. 4 million salary and a $1. 2 million bonus last financial year, taking his total package to $5. 6 million. That salary is over 10 times more than the $522, 000 Mr Turnbull is paid.

Answer 6 In which country did an avalanche claim the lives of over 50 people last week? a. Afghanistan - A whole village was buried in the avalanche, neighbouring villages were also affected by separate but smaller avalanches. Heavy snow has left many areas completely cut off.

Answer 7 An Australian lungfish believed to be the longest-living fish in captivity has died at a Chicago aquarium. How old was Granddad as he was known? b. 90 years old - The fish had been acquired from a Sydney aquarium in 1933, and was taken to Chicago in anticipation of the 1933– 34 World's Fair. The fish was seen by more than 104 million people during its time in Chicago.

Answer 8 Who is enjoying some well-deserved leisure time in this photo from last week? Barack Obama - He enjoyed a day kitesurfing while holidaying at billionaire Richard Branson's exclusive Necker Island. Obama is now free from many Secret Service-imposed restrictions that did not allow him to take part in activities like this.

Answer 9 A man has been charged over a listening device found in the All Blacks rugby team's Sydney hotel room during last year's Bledisloe Cup. The man charged was …? c. a security consultant for the All Blacks - The device was found inside a chair during a routine security search of the team's meeting room at the Intercontinental Hotel at Double Bay ahead of a Bledisloe Cup match against Australia last year.

Answer 10 The White House has sent journalists a list of terror attacks it believes did not receive adequate attention from Western media. How many of the 78 incidents that were on the list were in Australia? b. five - President Donald Trump has claimed "All over Europe it's happening. It's gotten to a point where it's not even being reported. And in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn't want to report it".

Answer 11 A note left in a lunchbox by a kindergarten caused a lot of controversy last week. What was the note about? b. disapproval of a piece a chocolate slice that the parent put in the lunchbox - The Australian kindy caused controversy when they sent a note home in a child's lunchbox with a sad face on it, the note said the slice was part of the "red food group" and "please try and choose healthier foods for kindy".

Answer 12 In which city could people try and cool off in these famous pools? a. Melbourne b. Perth c. Sydney - With temperatures over 40 C in parts of Sydney last week, it is now officially the hottest summer in the city's 158 year recorded history — with 10 summer days over 35 C.

Answer 13 What is the main language spoken in the city of Osaka? a. Japanese

Answer 14 Which country has suffered a whale stranding involving more than 400 whales last week? a. New Zealand - More than 400 whales stranded themselves at remote Farewell Spit at the northern tip of the South Island. New Zealand has one of the highest rates of whale stranding in the world, and this most recent event is the nation's third-biggest recorded stranding.

Answer 15 Why was the luxury cruise ship Norwegian Star in the news last week? b. the ship broke down off Victoria's coast - The 91, 000 tonne Norwegian Star was towed into Port Phillip Bay after the propulsion system failed en route to Tasmania with 3, 000 passengers on board.

Answer 16 Which country has this flag? South Africa

Answer 17 Elizabeth II celebrated her Sapphire Jubilee as Queen last week. What does a sapphire jubilee celebrate? b. a 65 th anniversary - The Queen celebrated 65 years on the throne last week. She surpassed Queen Victoria as Britain's longest-serving monarch.

Answer 18 Which of the following American football teams won the recent Super Bowl? b. New England Patriots - The Patriots have now won the Super Bowl five times. Super Bowl is the most watched televised event in the US and it costs around $5 million to buy a 30 second commercial slot during the broadcasting.

Answer 19 In which country would you find the Forbidden City? China - The Forbidden City served as the home of emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government for almost 500 years.

Answer 20 This plane was taken to a new museum in Britain last week. What is the name of this famous supersonic aircraft? a. Concorde b. Vulcan c. Spitfire a. Concorde - The supersonic jet used to fly passengers at 2, 180 km/h, travelling from Europe to the United States in just 3 -4 hours. British Airways and Air France retired the Concorde fleet in 2003 due to dwindling profits, high maintenance costs and a fatal accident.