13/02/12

Weekly Quiz

Question1

What did a diver in Hahei rescue last week after it became tangled in a cray

pot?

a. another diver b. a blue penguin

c. an orca

Question2

What part of Australia was evacuated due to extreme flooding last week?

a. Western Australia b. Queensland

c.Tasmania

Question3

The 2012 Halberg Awards Ceremony was held on Thursday night. Who who was the

Halberg Awards named after?

a. a famous NZ cyclist b. a famous NZ runner c. a famous NZ boxer

Question5

Peter Jackson has announced that this man will appear in The Hobbit.

What is his name?

Question5

Which country was hit by a devastating earthquake last week?

a. China b. India

c. Philippines

Question6

What is the name of the New Zealand show that is traveling to Hong Kong this

year?

a. The NZ Comedy Galab. The World of Wearable Arts

c. The Topp Twins Untouchable Tour

Question7

What milestone is Queen Elizabeth ll celebrating?

a. her 80th birthday b. her 50th wedding anniversary

c. her 60th year as queen

Question8

Which two teams played in this match recently?

Question9

What happened to the waka Te Raukura in Wellington Harbour while it was being

paddled for the first time in 2 years?

a. it was hit by the InterIslander ferry b. it broke in half

c. it capsized

Question10

What is celebrated on the 14th February?

Question11

In which country has a general strike resulted in the countries bank, ports,

stock markets, airports and train systems shutting down for over two days?

a. UK b. USA c. Israel

Question12

What famous city was this cold picture taken in last week?

Question13

What was beached in Northland’s Tutukaka Harbour on Wednesday last

week?

a. a Royal New Zealand Navy launch b. a sick elephant seal c. a humpback whale

Question14

Why has McDonald’s Greenlane had to close unexpectedly twice this year?

a. large numbers of flies b. reports of food poisoning

c. ruptured gas lines

Question15

In which country were some New Zealanders have been accused of bad behaviour while celebrating Waitangi

Day?

a. Australia b. Britain c. France

Question16

What country has this flag?

Question17

What is the name of the 50 year-old pop star that wowed American audiences with

their half time performance at the Superbowl last week?

a. Madonna b. Cher

c. Cliff Richard

Question18

Ben Campbell-MacDonald conquered New Zealand's longest lake swim near

Queenstown last week. Which lake was he swimming in?

a. Lake Taupo b. Lake Tekapo c. Lake Wakatipu

Question19

Which All Black was in a boxing match with Clarence Tillman in Hamilton last

week?

Question20

Why is this kiwi entertainer in the

news at the moment?

Answers

Answer1

What did a diver in Hahei rescue last week after it became tangled in a cray pot?

c. an orca - A young Hahei man rescued an exhausted and injured orca yesterday after it was entangled in a cray pot.

Answer2

What part of Australia was evacuated due to extreme flooding last week?

b.Queensland - About 2500 people were evacuated from St George in Southern Queensland, Roma has also been hit badly with hundreds of houses being devastated by flood water.

Answer3

The 2012 Halberg Awards Ceremony was held on Thursday night. Who was the Halberg Awards

named after?

b. a famous NZ runner - Sir Murray Halberg was a famous NZ runner middle distance runner who won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics. The All Blacks won the Supreme Winner award for this year.

Answer4

Peter Jackson has announced that this man will appear in The Hobbit.

What is his name?

Billy Connolly

Answer5

Which country was hit by a devastating earthquake last week?

c. Phillipines - The 6.7 magnitude quake struck in the narrow strait between the heavily populated islands of Negros and Cebu in the country's central region the death toll is over 100 people.

Answer6

What is the name of the New Zealand show that is traveling to Hong Kong?

b. The World of Wearable Arts - The World of Wearable Arts has been wowing New Zealand audiences for twenty years since its beginning in Nelson. It has since moved to Wellington and will now be traveling to Hong Kong to try out the audiences there.

Answer7

What milestone is Queen Elizabeth ll celebrating?

c. her 60th year as queen - The anniversary is known as a Diamond Jubilee. The 25-year-old princess was on tour in Kenya when she became queen on February 6, 1952, following the death of her father, King George VI.

Answer8

Which two teams played in this match recently?

New Zealand and Zimbabwe

Answer9

What happened to the waka Te Raukura in Wellington Harbour while it was being paddled for

the first time in 2 years.?

c. it capsized - The waka, which was at the centre of a dispute last year involving Waiwhetu Maori, Wellington Maori and Wellington City Council, suddenly capsized resulting in 20 paddlers being pitched into the water, 50 metres from shore. Nobody was hurt but the accident called for some frantic baling to keep the waka afloat.

Answer10

What is celebrated on the 14th February?

Valentines Day - In the lead up to Valentine's Day, a survey of central Auckland florists reveals that romantics could pay up to a staggering $195 for a dozen long-stemmed red roses on Tuesday.

Answer11

In which country has a general strike resulted in the country’s banks, ports, stock markets, airports and

train systems shutting down for over two days?

c. Israel - It is reportedly costing the country $500 million a day while the government and the main labour union have been holding talks on the status of contract workers.

Answer12

What famous city was this cold picture taken in last week?

Venice, Italy (Cold weather has caused Venice’s famous canals to freeze over)

Answer13

What was beached in Northland’s Tutukaka Harbour on Wednesday last week?

a. a Royal New Zealand Navy launch - A 14-metre Royal New Zealand Navy launch had to be beached in Northland's Tutukaka Harbour after hitting a reef early Wednesday morning

Answer14

Why has McDonald’s Greenlane had to close unexpectedly twice this year?

a. large numbers of flies - McDonald's Greenlane has closed twice already this year to allow for spraying, following complaints by customers about clumps of flies on the ceilings, chairs and tables.

Answer15

In which country were some New Zealanders have been accused of bad behaviour while celebrating

Waitangi Day?

b. Britain - Expats who took part in a Waitangi Day planned celebration event have rubbished claims their behaviour was vulgar and embarrassing. Even the PM said criticism was out of proportion.

Answer16

What country has this flag?

Germany

Answer17

What is the name of the 50 year-old pop star that wowed American audiences with their half time

performance at the Superbowl last week?

a. Madonna - The Superbowl (American Football) is the highest viewed sporting event in America. Madonna performed a 10 minute half time set which included old and new songs.

Answer18

Ben Campbell-MacDonald conquered New Zealand's longest lake swim near Queenstown last week.

Which lake was he swimming in?

c. Lake Wakatipu - New Zealand's longest lake swim of 81kms was an almost day-long ordeal that induced hypothermia, even under layers of wetsuit, thermals and a kilogram of petroleum jelly.

Answer19

Which All Black was in a boxing match with Clarence Tillman in Hamilton last week?

Sonny Bill Williams - Williams put pay to the giant American Clarence Tillman 2mins and 59secs into the first round of their scheduled 10-round bout.

Answer20

Why is this kiwi entertainer in the news at the moment?

Bret McKenzie has been nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Song category