Weekly Quiz 22/02/16

Question 1 Which Pacific island nation was battered by Cyclone Winston at the weekend? a. Samoa b. Solomon Islands c. Fiji

Who won the New Zealander of the Year award? Question 2 Who won the New Zealander of the Year award? a. Lydia Ko b. Richie McCaw c. Lisa Carrington

Why has Pizza Hut been in the news? Question 3 Why has Pizza Hut been in the news? a. they are closing all their stores b. they have closed all their dine-in restaurants c. they are changing their name to Pizza Heaven

What is the first name of this Kiwi sportsman? 4 What is the first name of this Kiwi sportsman?

Which country has introduced a new smartphone that only costs $11? Question 5 Which country has introduced a new smartphone that only costs $11? a. China b. India c. South Africa

Question 6 What interfered with the trip into work for many Aucklanders last Friday? a. taxi drivers were on strike b. bus drivers were on strike c. train drivers were on strike

Why was the NZ Symphony Orchestra in the news last week? Question 7 Why was the NZ Symphony Orchestra in the news last week? a. they are creating a sound track for the new Star Wars movie b. the Queen has requested that they perform at a royal function next month c. they were nominated for a Grammy award

Where would you find this pyramid? a. Egypt b. Mexico c. India 8 Where would you find this pyramid? a. Egypt b. Mexico c. India

Question 9 Which American television comedy made reference to New Zealand's flag referendum during a recent episode? a. Two Broke Girls b. Two and a Half Men c. The Big Bang Theory

Question 10 What was used to try to bring down unstable rocks from Christchurch's Port Hills? a. a wrecking ball attached to a crane b. a helicopter with a monsoon bucket c. explosives

What does Britain's BAFTA award ceremony celebrate? Question 11 What does Britain's BAFTA award ceremony celebrate? a. movies b. music c. dogs

12 In which location is this plant causing problems? a. Wangaratta, Australia b. Wanganui, New Zealand c. Wichita, United States

Why were the spa pools at Auckland's Tepid Baths shut down last week? Question 13 Why were the spa pools at Auckland's Tepid Baths shut down last week? a. customers were complaining about their skin stinging after using the spas b. legionella bacteria was found in the water c. someone had put yellow food colouring in the water as a prank

Question 14 Which one of the following people did NOT appear in a video produced by the campaign group Change the NZ Flag? a. netballer Maria Tutaia b. rugby player Dan Carter c. MP Judith Collins

b. he has a physical disability Question 15 An Auckland man has accused two backpacker hostels in Marlborough of turning him away because he …? a. is under twenty five b. he has a physical disability c. he is a New Zealander

Which country has this flag? 16 Which country has this flag?

Question 17 A bill that is aimed at reducing smoking in New Zealand will soon go through Parliament and become a law. What will this bill introduce? a. plain packaging on all cigarettes b. no smoking in all public areas c. an increased legal smoking age of 25

Which river is the world's longest? Question 18 Which river is the world's longest?

Question 19 Who did Pope Francis suggest was 'not Christian' during his return trip from Mexico last week? a. Kim Kardashian b. Vladimir Putin c. Donald Trump

Who performed this tribute to David Bowie at the recent Grammy Awards? 20 Who performed this tribute to David Bowie at the recent Grammy Awards?

Answers

1 Which Pacific island nation was battered by Cyclone Winston at the weekend? c. Fiji - A nationwide curfew and a state of natural disaster was issued for the country as the category 5 tropical cyclone - the strongest on record in the Southern Hemisphere - moved in. 

Who won the New Zealander of the Year award? 2 Who won the New Zealander of the Year award? b. Richie McCaw - Richie was nominated along with environmental and business leader Rob Fenwick and victims' rights advocate Louise Nicholas. Lydia Ko won Young New Zealander of the Year.

Why has Pizza Hut been in the news? 3 Why has Pizza Hut been in the news? b. they have closed all their dine-in restaurants - Pizza Hut's remaining restaurant which has been operating for 41 years will be demolished next month. The restaurant chain used to be known for its all-you-can- eat pizza, pasta, salads and desserts.

What is the first name of this Kiwi sportsman? 4 What is the first name of this Kiwi sportsman? Brendon - In typical McCullum style, he smashed the world's fastest test century in his final appearance for New Zealand.

Which country has introduced a new smartphone that only costs $11? 5 Which country has introduced a new smartphone that only costs $11? b. India - The Android smart phone from the company, Ringing Bells aims to compete in an Indian market which is dominated by cheap smartphones from China.

6 What interfered with the trip into work for many Aucklanders last Friday? b. bus drivers were on strike - Over 1000 drivers from NZ Bus and Howick and Eastern took part in the 24 hour strike on all routes right across the city. Issues around toilet breaks and wages were part of the reasons behind the strike.

Why was the NZ Symphony Orchestra in the news last week? 7 Why was the NZ Symphony Orchestra in the news last week? c. they were nominated for a Grammy award - The NZSO was nominated for Best Orchestral Performance. The award went to the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Where would you find this pyramid? a. Egypt b. Mexico c. India 8 Where would you find this pyramid? a. Egypt b. Mexico c. India b. Mexico - this step pyramid is part of the world- famous Chichén Itzá complex of Mayan ruins on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.

9 Which American television comedy made reference to New Zealand's flag referendum during a recent episode? c. The Big Bang Theory - During the character Sheldon's Fun with Flags show, Sheldon gives New Zealand a shout-out over the flag referendum.

10 What was used to try to bring down unstable rocks from Christchurch's Port Hills? b. a helicopter with a monsoon bucket - A helicopter with a 700 litre monsoon bucket dumped water on the hillside to help move any rock that was loosened by the recent earthquake. 

What does Britain's BAFTA award ceremony celebrate? 11 What does Britain's BAFTA award ceremony celebrate? a. movies - The Revenant was awarded best film at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award ceremony.

12 In which location is this plant causing problems? a. Wangaratta, Australia b. Wanganui, New Zealand c. Wichita, United States a. Wangaratta, Australia - A fast-growing tumbleweed called "hairy panic" is clogging up homes in a small Australian town. Extremely dry conditions mean the weeds pile up each day outside a row of homes at Wangaratta, in Victoria's northeast.

Why were the spa pools at Auckland's Tepid Baths shut down last week? 13 Why were the spa pools at Auckland's Tepid Baths shut down last week? b. legionella bacteria was found in the water - The pool will only be reopened once negative test results have been returned. A similar incident occurred at the Manurewa Pool in December last year.

14 Which one of the following people did NOT appear in a video produced by the campaign group Change the NZ Flag? c. MP Judith Collins - The campaign has been launched as only 35 percent of New Zealanders support a change of flag. A leaked email sent by MP Maggie Barry to the National party caucus suggests that around half of National MP's are not supporters of changing the flag.

15 An Auckland man has accused two backpacker hostels in Marlborough of turning him away because he …? c. he is a New Zealander - The 20-year-old was hoping to pick up seasonal work in the area but was told that 'Kiwis are trouble' and he would need a police check.

Which country has this flag? 16 Which country has this flag? Germany

17 A bill that is aimed at reducing smoking in New Zealand will soon go through Parliament and become a law. What will this bill introduce? a. plain packaging on all cigarettes - Mr Key said the New Zealand legislation had been waiting for an Australian court case to be decided. Australia's Federal Government has now won its case against tobacco giant Philip Morris Asia who was challenging Australia's tobacco plain-packaging laws.

Which river is the world's longest? 18 Which river is the world's longest? The Nile - At 6,853 km (4,258 miles) long, the north African river is longer than the Amazon (6,437 km) and the Yangtze (6,300 km) Rivers

19 Who did Pope Francis suggest was 'not Christian' during his return trip from Mexico last week? c. Donald Trump - The Pope told journalists, "Anyone, whoever he is, who only wants to build walls and not bridges is not a Christian". He was referring to Trump's vow to build a border wall to keep out immigrants.

Who performed this tribute to David Bowie at the recent Grammy Awards? 20 Who performed this tribute to David Bowie at the recent Grammy Awards? Lady Gaga - David Bowie's son has posted a cryptic tweet appearing to poke fun at Lady Gaga following her tribute to his late father at the Grammy Awards.