11/03/13 Weekly Quiz

Question 1 What is the name of the State Owned Enterprise that over 100,000 New Zealanders have registered interest in buying shares in? a. Mighty River Power b. Contact Energy c. Landcorp

Question 2 Why are some Wanganui residents taking legal action against their District Council? a. poorly maintained roads b. smelly sewerage systems c. poor public transport options

Question 3 Why did Queen Elizabeth get admitted to hospital last week? a. she had a knee operation b. she had a stomach bug c. she fell down a flight of stairs

Question 4 What city is shown in this photo?

Question 5 Which one of these areas has NOT been declared a drought zone? a. Southland b. Northland c. Waikato

Question 6 Lesley Longstone has just been paid out nearly half a million dollars by the government. What Ministry was she previously the head of? a. Ministry of Health b. Ministry of Immigration c. Ministry of Education

Question 7 Sky TV has refused to do a deal with the NRL which means that there will not be TV coverage of this years NRL season. True or false?

Question 8 What sport is this Kiwi involved in?

Question 9 A British man has been featured in the news after he turned in a man wanted for burglary to a police station. What was he dressed as? a. a clown b. Batman c. Superman

Question 10 The Court of Appeal has just ruled that Kim Dotcom will be able to sue the Government and the police for their roles in his arrest. True or false?

Question 11 Which country has John Key been negotiating an arms deal with after recently visiting President Juan Manuel Santos? a. Namibia b. Philippines c. Colombia

Question 12 In what country were these journalists taking a bus ride?

Question 13 A baby girl in the United States who was born with HIV has been cured. True or false?

Question 14 Which New Zealand glacier did a women have to be rescued from after falling down a crevasse? a. Fox Glacier b. Franz Joseph Glacier c. Tasman

Question 15 The Ellerslie Flower Show is the largest event of its kind in New Zelanad. What city is it held in? a. Auckland b. Christchurch c. Hamilton

Question 16 What country has this flag?

Question 17 A wildlife sanctuary worker in California was killed after an animal escaped it’s pen. What type of animal was it? a. an elephant b. a bear c. a lion

Question 18 Why has rowing Olympic gold medallist Joseph Sullivan been in the news recently? a. he has failed to make the team for this years World Cup event b. he has tested positive for a banned substance c. he has decided to take up cycling and has been picked up by the Cycling New Zealand World Cup team

Question 19 What is the main language spoken in Jamaica?

Question 20 In what South American country did this event take place last week?

Answers

Answer 1 What is the name of the State Owned Enterprise that over 100,000 New Zealanders have registered interest in buying shares in? a. Mighty River Power - Around 100,000 New Zealanders have pre-registered their interest in buying shares since yesterday morning. The last pre-registration campaign, for Contact Energy shares in 1999, which took ten days to reach the 100,000 mark.

Answer 2 Why are some Wanganui residents taking legal action against their District Council? b. smelly sewerage systems - Wanganui District Council is facing more legal action over a wastewater treatment plant that some residents say is making them physically ill. The $20 million plant has been plagued with problems since it opened five years ago. Last week it diverted untreated sewage into a pipeline that runs almost two kilometres out to sea.

Answer 3 Why did Queen Elizabeth get admitted to hospital last week? b. she had a stomach bug - Queen Elizabeth II had to cancel a planned visit to Wales due to a bout of gastroenteritis last week. She was admitted briefly to hospital to check her hydration levels because of her age - the Queen is 86 years old.

Answer 4 What city is shown in this photo? Rome (the Colosseum in the foreground)

Answer 5 Which one of these areas has NOT been declared a drought zone? a. Southland - Dairy New Zealand anticipates milk production between January and March to be around 545 million litres less than the same period last year. The difference equates to around $215 million in lost revenue. Milk prices are likely to rise as the supply decreases.

Answer 6 Lesley Longstone has just been paid out nearly half a million dollars by the government. What Ministry was she previously the head of? c. Ministry of Education - Longstone announced her resignation in December 2012, following the Novopay debacle, and a breakdown in her relationship with Education Minister Hekia Parata.

Answer 7 Sky TV has refused to do a deal with the NRL which means that there will not be TV coverage of this years NRL season. True or false? False - Sky New Zealand and the National Rugby League confirmed a deal over the broadcast rights to NRL and Toyota Cup matches just 24 hours before the first-grade season began last Thursday. It is understood the NRL wanted $NZ25m per season for the next five years. Sky is believed to currently pay $NZ14m per season.

Answer 8 What sport is this Kiwi involved in? Cricket - Brendon McCullum (captain of the Black Caps)

Answer 9 A British man has been featured in the news after he turned in a man wanted for burglary to a police station. What was he dressed as? b. Batman - The caped crusader who walked into an English police station dressed as Batman has been unmasked as a local delivery driver. He delivered a friend who was handing himself in to police for burglary charges.

Answer 10 The Court of Appeal has just ruled that Kim Dotcom will be able to sue the Government and the police for their roles in his arrest. True or false? True - The Government has lost its appeal in court to keep its spy agency out of the Kim Dotcom legal battle, meaning it will have to appear in court and be sued alongside police.

Answer 11 Which country has John Key been negotiating an arms deal with after recently visiting President Juan Manuel Santos? c. Colombia - The Government bought 105 LAVs at a cost $667 million. But only a dozen have ever been put into foreign service in Afghanistan. The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has just put 20 up for sale and the Colombian military is in the market.

Answer 12 In what country were these journalists taking a bus ride? Japan - Journalists were allowed a brief visit to the radioactive area affected by the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Answer 13 A baby girl in the United States who was born with HIV has been cured. True or false? True - A baby girl in Mississippi who was born with HIV has been cured after very early treatment with standard drug therapy, US researchers reported, in a potentially ground-breaking case that could offer insights on how to eradicate HIV infection in its youngest victims.

Answer 14 Which New Zealand glacier did a women have to be rescued from after falling down a crevasse? a. Fox Glacier - An injured German woman who fell into a crevasse above Fox Glacier had to stay in the freezing conditions overnight. Rescuers say the woman was climbing on Glacier Peak when she fell between 10 and 20m, severely injuring her arm and leg.

Answer 15 The Ellerslie Flower Show is the largest event of its kind in New Zelanad. What city is it held in? b. Christchurch - Previously held in Auckland, the show moved to Christchurch at Hagley Park in Each year, over 65,000 people visit the show during the five days in which it is open to the public. The first show was held in the Auckland suburb of Ellerslie at the Ellerslie Racecourse in 1994.

Answer 16 What country has this flag? Spain

Answer 17 A wildlife sanctuary worker in California was killed after an animal escaped it’s pen. What type of animal was it? c. a lion - The African lion that killed a California wildlife sanctuary worker had slipped out of its holding pen, which apparently was left improperly secured, and crept up on the woman inside a larger enclosure to attack her.

Answer 18 Why has rowing Olympic gold medallist Joseph Sullivan been in the news recently? a. he has failed to make the team for this years World Cup event - Sullivan, who won gold with Nathan Cohen in the men's double sculls, was considered to be a possible contender to replace Mahe Drysdale in the single sculls but was deemed not fast enough for the March event.

Answer 19 What is the main language spoken in Jamaica? English

Answer 20 In what South American country did this event take place last week? Venezuela - funeral of former leader Hugo Chavez