1. Weekly Quiz Current Events
October 6th 2017
06/03/17

2. 1
The new Justice Minister Andrew Little, is scrapping a law that allows repeat violent offenders to receive a maximum prison sentence. What is this law called?
a. the last chance law
b. the three strikes law
c. the end of the line law

3. 2
What was the total cost of last year’s Guy Fawkes related injury claims?
a. around $250,000
b. around $750,000
c. around $1.5 million

4. 3
Which company has announced it will launch a service in the US next month that will let people allow the door to be unlocked when they're not there so packages can be left inside?
a. Amazon
b. Alibaba
c. eBay

5. For which New Zealand city has this new board game been produced?4
For which New Zealand city has this new board game been produced?

6. Why was former All Blacks captain Ritchie McCaw in the news last week?5
Why was former All Blacks captain Ritchie McCaw in the news last week?
a. he has announced he will no longer be a spokesperson for Fonterra
b. he had to make an emergency landing while flying a helicopter
c. he has announced he will compete in an extreme endurance race for a second time

7. 6
How many refugees from the Manus Island detention centre has New Zealand’s government offered to take?
a. 0
b. 150
c. 2000

8. 7
True or false, Air New Zealand has been awarded third place in the AirlineRatings 2018 Airline of the Year?

9. 8
This 'family' collection is set to be sold at auction in England. What type of prehistoric animals are they?

10. 9
What rank was PM Jacinda Ardern in the Forbes Most Powerful Women in Politics list?
a. 2nd
b. 13th
c. 50th

11. 10
Which tennis player has become the oldest male player to finish the year as the world number one?
a. Rafael Nadal
b. Roger Federer
c. Andy Murray

12. c. they had attended a friends wedding two months earlier11
Why have two women who were rescued by a navy ship after allegedly spending five months adrift at sea, had their story questioned by experts?
a. they had a functioning emergency beacon on board that had not been activated
b. family members claim they had spoken to the women on the phone without them mentioning they were lost
c. they had attended a friends wedding two months earlier

13. What is the name of this famous natural feature?12
What is the name of this famous natural feature?

14. 13
A public warning has been issued against collecting and eating what sort of food from the Taranaki-Waikato coastline?
a. shellfish
b. crayfish
c. fish

15. 14
Dictionary publisher Collins, has named the ‘word of the year’. What is it?
a. selfie
b. vape
c. fake news

16. 15
A new species of what type of animal has been discovered in Indonesian forest?
a. orangutan
b. tiger
b. elephant

17. Which country has this flag?16
Which country has this flag?

18. Who will be the voice of Nala in a remake of Disney’s Lion King?17
Who will be the voice of Nala in a remake of Disney’s Lion King?
a. Rihanna
b. Beyonce
c. Alicia Keyes

19. Who releases a yearly List of Shame in New Zealand?18
Who releases a yearly List of Shame in New Zealand?
a. the Department of Conservation
b. the SPCA
c. the Registered Builders Association

20. 19
What did a British adventurer use to travel 25km in South Africa last week?
a. a camping chair supported by 100 helium balloons
b. a rocket powered by vinegar and baking soda
c. a saddle and a surprised giraffe

21. What is the name of this building?20
What is the name of this building?