Weekly Quiz 120217 Question 1 What year was

Weekly Quiz 12/02/17

Question 1 What year was the Treaty of Waitangi signed? a. 1810 b. 1840 c. 1896

Question 2 True or false, Prime Minister Bill English refused to attend the celebrations at Waitangi on Waitangi Day?

Question 3 In which area of New Zealand did a mass stranding of over 400 whales occur last week? a. Farewell Spit b. 90 Mile Beach c. The Catlins

Question 4 In which city was this festival held at the weekend? a. Auckland b. Christchurch c. Dunedin

Question 5 What is the name of the ceremony that installed Donald Trump as the new US President? a. The Induction b. The Inauguration c. The Incarceration

Question 6 US President Donald Trump recently ordered a ban on refugees and nationals trying to enter the US that are from Muslim-majority countries that he believes are a risk to Americans. How many countries were included in the ban? a. four b. seven c. nine

Question 7 The Supreme Award at this year's Halberg Sports Awards was won by…? a. Beauden Barrett b. Lydia Ko c. Lisa Carrington

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

Question 9 Why did authorities require the Emerald Princess cruise ship to stay docked in Dunedin last week? a. a crack had been located on the side of the ship b. a collision between the cruise ship and a fishing boat was being investigated c. an explosion which fatally injured a crew member was being investigated

Question 10 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 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 What is the name of the man on the left of this photo?

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

Question 14 The world's longest commercial flight arrived in Auckland last week. From which place had it taken off? a. Rome, Italy b. Doha, Qatar c. Shanghai, China

Question 15 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 16 Which country has this flag?

Question 17 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 One News b. a member of the hotel cleaning staff c. a security consultant for the All Blacks

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