Weekly Quiz 20/02/17

Question 1 Which area of Christchurch was affected by an out-of-control fire last week? a. Linwood b. Port Hills c. Richmond

Question 2 A former SAS soldier tragically lost his life while fighting the fire, when his helicopter crashed. What is the SAS? a. Special Air Service b. Secret Armed Service c. Secret Armed Spies 

Question 3 True or false, Prime Minister Bill English believes there is a possibility that the fires were lit deliberately?

4 In which NZ city would you find this factory? a. Auckland b. Hamilton c. Dunedin

New Zealand's current Minister of Civil Defence is…? Question 5 New Zealand's current Minister of Civil Defence is…? a. Paula Bennett b. Gerry Brownlee c. Hekia Parata

Question 6 Which company has overtaken Toyota as the world's biggest car manufacturer?  a. Ford   b. Hyundai  c. Volkswagen

Question 7 True or false, Valentine's Day was a public holiday in New Zealand from 1918-1952?

8 What type of company has revealed this new logo? a. a television company b. a clothing company c. a soft drink company

Question 9 A devastating fire which gutted a Rotorua church recently was caused by …? a. arson b. a lit candle c. a faulty light

Question 10 The BAFTA awards were held in Britain last week. What type of award ceremony are the BAFTA's? a. a film award ceremony b. a music award ceremony c. a fashion award ceremony

Why has MP Winston Peters been in the news? Question Why has MP Winston Peters been in the news? 11 a. he has announced he would not work in a government that included the Greens b. he has announced he will be quitting politics at the end of the year c. he is supporting a call for tourists to sit a test to drive in New Zealand

12 What is the name of this sports team that has been in the news recently?

Question 13 Which country recently fired a missile towards Japanese territorial waters? a. Russia b. North Korea c. China

Question 14 Who surprised sports commentators recently by admitting that they "usually have like three dinners"? a. Steven Adams b. Lisa Carrington c. Joseph Parker

Question 15 Which famous American former-talkshow host has been seen in Queenstown recently? a. Ellen DeGeneres b. Oprah Winfrey c. Jimmy Fallon 

Which country was this photo taken? 16 Which country was this photo taken?

Question 17 Sione Lauaki tragically died last week after a long battle with kidney disease. Which sport was Sione Lauaki associated with? a. Boxing b. Rugby Union c. Rugby League 

What is the capital city of Australia? Question 18 What is the capital city of Australia? a. Sydney b. Melbourne c. Canberra

Question 19 Why were 200,000 people evacuated from their homes in Oroville, California? a. scientists had predicted a large earthquake was going to occur b. a dam was threatening to burst c. a fire had started in a nuclear power plant creating an emergency situation

What is the last name of this sports captain? 20 What is the last name of this sports captain?

Answers

1 Which area of Christchurch was affected by an out-of-control fire last week? b. Port Hills - Two fires broke out on the Port Hills in Christchurch. The largest spread from Early Valley Rd near Halswell to Cass Peak, while the smaller fire burned in a circle on Marleys Hill. The fires then merged, more than doubled in size, and ventured over the hill and down gullies towards Governors Bay. Winds made the fire unpredictable.

2 A former SAS soldier tragically lost his life while fighting the fire, when his helicopter crashed. What is the SAS? a. Special Air Service - Former SAS soldier, David Steven Askin enlisted in the army in 1998 and left in 2013. He was a decorated soldier who had served in Afghanistan and an active member of the SAS Reserves. The crash is being investigated.

3 True or false, Prime Minister Bill English believes there is a possibility that the fires were lit deliberately? True - In an interview Bill English said, "I've only had a very brief description of the fire starting in two places at about the same time which, to someone like me, looks a bit suspicious".

4 In which NZ city would you find this factory? a. Auckland b. Hamilton c. Dunedin c. Dunedin - Unfortunately, the Cadbury factory has announced it will be closing down next year. The Dunedin factory has produced Cadbury products for consumers in New Zealand and Australia, for more than 80 years.

The current New Zealand Minister of Civil Defence is…? 5 The current New Zealand Minister of Civil Defence is…? b. Gerry Brownlee - Brownlee has been criticised about his timing over comments he made about being "perplexed" over why a state of emergency was not declared in Christchurch earlier.

6 Which company has overtaken Toyota as the world's biggest car manufacturer?  c. Volkswagen - Volkswagen has overtaken Toyota to become the world's best-selling carmaker by selling 10.3 million vehicles. It is the first time the German company has held the position. Japan's Toyota, had topped sales for the previous four years.

7 True or false, Valentine's Day was a public holiday in New Zealand from 1918-1952? False - Valentine's Day is not a public holiday in any country. Celebrated on February 14 it is also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine.

8 What type of company has revealed this new logo? a. a television company b. a clothing company c. a soft drink company a. a television company - The stylised new 'three' logo will replace the iconic fern which has graced our screens for more than a decade. 

9 A devastating fire which gutted a Rotorua church recently was caused by …? c. a faulty light - The Rotorua church fire was originally thought to be arson but further investigation has shown that the fire was caused by a faulty fluorescent light.

10 The BAFTA awards were held in Britain last week. What type of award ceremony are the BAFTA's? a. a film award ceremony - Musical La La Land won big at Britain's main film awards, scooping the prize for best film, while Emma Stone and Damien Chazelle picked up awards for best actress and best director respectively.

Why has MP Winston Peters been in the news? 11 Why has MP Winston Peters been in the news? c. he is supporting a call for tourists to sit a test to drive in New Zealand - The MP is supporting a petition calling for foreign drivers to sit a test before driving on New Zealand roads. The petition says drivers staying for longer than three months should be made to sit a full New Zealand driver's licence test before getting behind the wheel.

12 What is the name of this sports team that has been in the news recently? Team New Zealand - Emirates Team New Zealand launched their new America's Cup boat last week, and have caught their opposition by surprise with the decision to have four cycling stations in each hull instead of the traditional standing arm-powered grinding systems.

13 Which country recently fired a missile towards Japanese territorial waters? b. North Korea - The missile splashed down into the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was visiting Donald Trump when the missile was launched. Trump's response was, "I just want everybody to understand and fully know that the United States of America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100 per cent".

14 Who surprised sports commentators recently by admitting that they "usually have like three dinners"? a. Steven Adams - While appearing on an ESPN show, he was confronted about his eating schedule after a teammate previously said on the show that Adams likes to eat a lot.

15 Which famous American former-talkshow host has been seen in Queenstown recently? b. Oprah Winfrey - Hollywood superstars Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon have been in Queenstown ahead of filming for A Wrinkle in Time, which also features Zach Galifianakis.

Which country was this photo taken? 16 Which country was this photo taken? Canada - The photo shows flags flying in front of The Canadian Peace Tower at the Parliament building in Ottawa.

17 Sione Lauaki tragically died last week after a long battle with kidney disease. Which sport was Sione Lauaki associated with? b. Rugby Union - Former All Black and Chiefs loose forward Sione Lauaki was farewelled at a funeral service in Auckland last week. Among the thousands who turned up to farewell Lauaki, were Sir Graham Henry and Jerome Kaino.

What is the capital city of Australia? 18 What is the capital city of Australia? c. Canberra

19 Why were 200,000 people evacuated from their homes in Oroville, California? b. a dam was threatening to burst - The reservoir lake had reached capacity and damage to the dam's spillways caused an emergency evacuation of the area. Repairs have been made but residents are still nervous as a series of storms are set to hit the area.

What is the last name of this sports captain? 20 What is the last name of this sports captain? Williamson - Kane Williamson is the captain of New Zealand's Black Caps cricket team. They are taking on South Africa after recently beating Australia in the Chappell-Hadlee series.