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Weekly Quiz. 10/02/14. Question. 1. What is the popular term for the particularly high tide that affected parts of the country last week?. a. king tide b. super tide c. prime tide. Question. 2.

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  1. Weekly Quiz 10/02/14

  2. Question 1 What is the popular term for the particularly high tide that affected parts of the country last week? • a. king tide • b. super tide • c. prime tide

  3. Question 2 Around 300 protestors marched onto the treaty grounds as part of a hikoi. What were they protesting against? • a. set net fishing in Maui dolphin territory • b. asset sales • c. oil and gas exploration

  4. Question 3 What is the name of the sporting event that more than 111 million Americans tuned in to watch last week? • a. NBA finals • b. Indianapolis 500 • c. Super Bowl

  5. 4 In which NZ city was this photo taken on the weekend?

  6. Question 5 What was thrown at John Key by a protestor during the Waitangi celebrations? • a. an egg • b. a copy of the Treaty • c. a bag of fish

  7. Question 6 Who is the co-writer of Lorde’s song Royals? • a. Jordan Luck • b. Joel Little • c. Dave Dobbyn

  8. Question 7 Why was the Woolworths supermarket chain in the news last week? • a. the supermarkets are being sold to a Chinese company • b. they are changing their name to Foodfresh • c. they have stopped stocking some New Zealand products in their Australian stores

  9. 8 What is the name of this Grammy winning duo?

  10. Question 9 Prince Charles visited flood victims last week and pledged a 50,000 pound donation to help with relief. What country was he in? • a. England • b. The Philippines • c. India

  11. Question 10 Why were Auckland train workers nervous last week? • a. job cuts were going to be announced • b. senseless attacks had been made on train workers • c. an anonymous bomb threat had been made to police involving the train system

  12. Question 11 What year was the Treaty of Waitangi signed? • a. 1821 • b. 1840 • c. 1918

  13. 12 In which city did this scene occur on the weekend?

  14. Question 13 What is the name of the anti-whaling group that claims it was rammed by a Japanese whaling boat recently? • a. the Sea Serpent • b. the Sea Warriors • c. the Sea Shepherd

  15. Question 14 True or false, this year is an election year?

  16. Question 15 Last week, a video was recorded of animal cruelty inflicted by a worker of a New Zealand dairy company, Manuka. In which country did this occur? • a. Chile • b. Australia • c. New Zealand

  17. 16 Which country has this flag?

  18. Question 17 What language is spoken in the city of Amsterdam?

  19. Question 18 What is the issue that Prime Minister John Key has suggested New Zealand should hold a referendum (a public vote) for? • a. to decide whether New Zealanders want to change the flag • b. to decide whether New Zealanders want gas and oil exploration • c. to decide whether New Zealanders want school zoning removed

  20. Question 19 A 37 year old man from Mexico was found after being adrift in the Pacific Ocean for a long time. How long does he claim to have been lost at sea? • a. 6 months • b. 13 months • c. 28 months

  21. 20 Name this NZ politician.

  22. Answers

  23. 1 What is the popular term for the particularly high tide that affected parts of the country last week? • a. a king tide - these tides occur when a new or full moon occurs at the same time as the moon is at its closest to the earth. The recent king tides were about 60cm higher than usual and caused some sections of Auckland’s motorway network may flood.

  24. 2 Around 300 protestors marched onto the treaty grounds as part of a hikoi. What were they protesting against? • c. oil and gas exploration - About 300 protesters marched peacefully on to the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi, ending a five day anti oil and gas exploration hikoi. After circling the flagpole, they moved on the upper marae where they continued speeches and singing.

  25. 3 What is the name of the sporting event that more than 111 million Americans tuned in to watch last week? • c. Super Bowl - More than 111 million Americans tuned in to watch Super Bowl XLVIII on Monday. The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional American football in the United States.

  26. 4 In which NZ city was this photo taken on the weekend? • Wellington - The Wellington Rugby Sevens

  27. 5 What was thrown at John Key by a protestor during the Waitangi celebrations? • c. a bag of fish - The man responsible for throwing the fish refused to comment on why he did it at the time.

  28. 6 Who is the co-writer of Lorde’s song Royals? • b. Joel Little - he began his career as singer and guitarist of pop punk band Goodnight Nurse. In 2012, Little co-wrote and produced, recorded and mixed The Love Club EP including the single "Royals". Little also worked on the debut Lorde album, Pure Heroine, which was released worldwide in September last year.

  29. 7 Why was the Woolworths supermarket chain in the news last week? • c. they have stopped stocking some New Zealand products in their Australian stores - An aggressive "buy Australian" campaign has seen a host of Kiwi products, such as fresh vegetables and cheese, stripped from Coles and Woolworth stores across Australia.

  30. 8 What is the name of this Grammy winning duo? • Daft Punk

  31. 9 Prince Charles visited flood victims last week and pledged a 50,000 pound donation to help with relief. What country was he in? • a. England - Prince Charles visited flood-hit areas of southwest England, riding by boat and tractor to survey the damage and show support for the locals. The Somerset Levels area have been under water for a month.

  32. 10 Why were Auckland train workers nervous last week? • b. senseless attacks had been made on train workers - Two Auckland train workers were attacked by the same gang in the space of about an hour. Rail and Maritime Union general secretary Wayne Butson said the union will meet with the operator Transdev and Auckland Transport this week to talk about safety concerns.

  33. 11 What year was the Treaty of Waitangi signed? • b. 1840 - The Treaty of Waitangi was signed by 43 chiefs on February 6, 1840, at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. Over 500 Maori Chiefs signed during the next eight months. The Treaty had three articles. It is the second and third articles have caused controversy through the years mainly due to issues with translation.

  34. 12 In which city did this scene occur on the weekend? • Sochi - Opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics

  35. 13 What is the name of the anti-whaling group that claims it was rammed by a Japanese whaling boat recently? • c. the Sea Shepherd - Sea Shepherd Australia says the Japanese ship Yushin Maru deliberately crashed into its Bob Barker vessel, damaging the bow and anchor. The Japanese government says a collision happened after Sea Shepherd vessels deliberately tried to sabotage their whale research fleet.

  36. 14 True or false, this year is an election year? • True - Prime Minister John Key gave his clearest hint yet that the general election is likely to be held before the G-20 global leaders' meeting in mid-November.

  37. 15 Last week, a video was recorded of animal cruelty inflicted by a worker of a New Zealand dairy company, Manuka. In which country did this occur? • a. Chile - Chilean TV has shown video of a worker for NZ dairy company Manuka euthanising a bobby calf in a cruel manner. The director of Manuka has said that although they do euthanise bobby calves as they are not suitable for beef and don’t produce milk, they do have protocols which in this case have been ignored.

  38. 16 Which country has this flag? • South Africa

  39. 17 What language is spoken in the city of Amsterdam? • Dutch

  40. 18 What is the issue that Prime Minister John Key has suggested New Zealand should hold a referendum (a public vote) for? • a. to decide on whether New Zealanders want to change the flag - he confirmed the Government was considering the issue, and would discuss with Cabinet the possibility of holding a referendum.

  41. 19 A 37 year old man from Mexico was found after being adrift in the Pacific Ocean for a long time. How long does he claim to have been lost at sea? • b. 13 months - Jose Ivan said he left Mexico with a friend for a trip in a fibre-glass boat in December 2012. He was found by people living on the island of Ebon Atoll. He apparently survived the 8,000km ordeal by catching fish, birds and turtles with his bare hands.

  42. 20 Name this NZ politician. • Bill English - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance

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