13/02/12 Weekly Quiz
Dec 29, 2015
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