Weekly Quiz: Current Events and News Trivia

Weekly Quiz 07/04/14

Question 1 What type of insect has been found in Whangarei causing major concern for the horticulture industry? • a. a wasp • b. a poisonous spider • c. a fruit fly

Question 2 A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off the coast of which country last week? • a. Argentina • b. Brazil • c. Chile

Question 3 Why have more than 21,000 New Zealanders had their benefit cut recently? • a. they had been on the benefit for over five years • b. they had travelled overseas • c. they had moved to an area where they knew finding employment would be difficult

4 What native New Zealand insect is shown here?

Question 5 The International Court of Justice has ordered Japan to stop whaling in which area? • a. the Southern Ocean • b. the South China Sea • c. the Arctic Ocean

Question 6 True or false, Japan and Norway are the only country that still hunt and kill whales?

Question 7 New research has been released that says we should be eating more fruits and vegetables. How many servings were recommended in the new research? • a. 3 servings • b. 5 servings • c. 7 servings • d. 10 servings

8 Name this young Kiwi sportsman.

Question 9 True or false, Prince William has announced that baby George will not be traveling with his parents because of security issues?

Question 10 Search teams are trying to recover the black box flight recorder from the missing MH370 plane. What colour are black box flight recorders? • a. black • b. orange • c. yellow

Question 11 E-cigarettes have been in the news recently, what are they? • a. cigarettes that you can legally purchase over the internet to avoid taxes • b. electronic cigarettes that can contain nicotine • c. a new brand of cigarettes that contain far more nicotine than usual

12 In which Pacific Island country was this photo taken in on the weekend? a. Fiji b. Cook Islands c. Solomon Islands

Question 13 True or false, New Zealand was voted the most socially advanced country in the world in a recent US based report?

Question 14 Why was Sir Peter Leitch (“the Mad Butcher”) in the news last week? • a. he is replacing Mike Hosking on Seven Sharp • b. he is setting up Mad Butcher stores in the United States • c. he is launching an anti-bullying campaign

Question 15 Why has the Plunket organisation been in the news recently? • a. the Government has decided that Plunket should provide education classes in secondary schools • b. Plunket will be joining forces with the Salvation Army • c. they have been criticised for the way they installed the Prince George’s carseat

16 Which country has this flag?

Question 17 The Lego Movie has been has been breaking box office records in recent weeks. In what country is the Lego company located? • a. China • b. France • c. Denmark

Question 18 True or false, New Zealand is the only country in the Southern Hemisphere that has daylight savings?

Question 19 Newsreader Rachel Smalley got in trouble last week when people heard the comments that she thought were being made off-air. What sort of comments did she make? • a. disrespectful comments about her boss • b. disrespectful comments about other news readers • c. disrespectful comments about women

20 What is the name of this new technological product?

Answers

1 What type of insect has been found in Whangarei causing major concern for the horticulture industry? • c. a fruit fly - The find was the second Queensland fruit fly found in Whangarei. The fly was collected from a Ministry for Primary Industries routine surveillance trap.

2 A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off the coast of which country last week? • c. Chile - Five people lost their lives as a result of the earthquake. The shock triggered Tsunami warnings but only a two metre wave resulted which caused little damage. More than 20 significant aftershocks followed, including a 6.2 tremor.

3 Why have more than 21,000 New Zealanders had their benefit cut recently? • b. they had travelled overseas - Under new rules, beneficiaries must tell Work and Income if they intend to travel and can have their benefit stopped immediately if they fail to do so. The new rules still allow for some overseas travel such as on compassionate grounds while people who do not have work obligations can travel for up to 28 days a year.

4 What native New Zealand insect is shown here? • giant weta (or weta) - Hundreds are to be released on pest-free islands in the Hauraki Gulf after a successful breeding programme at Auckland Zoo.

5 The International Court of Justice has ordered Japan to stop whaling in which area? • a. the Southern Ocean - Japan has justified killing whales in the Antarctic for research. But the court's judges agreed with Australia that the Japanese research - two peer-reviewed papers since 2005, based on results obtained from just nine killed whales - was not proportionate to the number of animals killed.

6 True or false, Japan and Norway are the only country that still hunt and kill whales? • False - Japan, Norway, Iceland and Greenland are all involved in whaling but they are not the only countries involved.

7 New research has been released that says we should be eating more fruits and vegetables. How many servings were recommended in the new research? • d. 10 servings - New research claims that if you eat around 10 servings of fruits and vegetables a day you can decrease the likelihood of dying a premature death by 40%.

8 Name this young Kiwi sportsman. • Joseph Parker - he is considered our best boxing prospect and will be fighting on the undercard of the next World Title fight.

9 True or false, Prince William has announced that baby George will not be traveling with his parents because of security issues? • False - The Governor-General's office has defended the release of public viewing points for the royal tour after a former British protection officer described it as a "manual for terrorists".

10 Search teams are trying to recover the black box flight recorder from the missing MH370 plane. What colour are black box flight recorders? • b. orange

11 E-cigarettes have been in the news recently, what are they? • b. electronic cigarettes that can contain nicotine - they are battery-powered inhalers that emit vapour not smoke and they can contain nicotine. Although the vapour is far safer and less toxic than cigarette smoke, some countries are banning them as they believe it normalises smoking. E-cigarettes are not sold in NZ because of laws restricting the sale of the refills

12 In which Pacific Island country was this photo taken in on the weekend? a. Fiji b. Cook Islands c. Solomon Islands • c. Solomon Islands - Flash floods in the Solomon Islands have claimed at least five lives, forcing some 10,000 residents to flee their homes.

13 True or false, New Zealand was voted the most socially advanced country in the world in a recent US based report? • True - New Zealand beat out 131 countries in the report published by US-based non-profit organisation the Social Progress Imperative. New Zealand scored highly on the 'access to basic knowledge' component, 'tolerance and inclusion', and 'access to information and communications'. It was also top ranked in the 'personal freedom and choice' category due to "religious freedoms and freedom over life choices”.

14 Why was Sir Peter Leitch (“the Mad Butcher”) in the news last week? • c. he is launching an anti-bullying campaign - The Mad Butcher has announced the launch of a nation-wide social media campaign - #BeefWithBullies.

15 Why has the Plunket organisation been in the news recently? • c. they have been criticised for the way they installed the Prince George’s carseat - The problem was, the car seat was installed facing forward, at odds with Plunket's official guidelines.

16 Which country has this flag? • Germany

17 The Lego Movie has been has been breaking box office records in recent weeks. In what country is the Lego company located? • c. Denmark - The Lego Group estimates that in the course of five decades it has produced some 400 billion Lego blocks. Annual production of Lego bricks averages approximately 36 billion per year, or about 1140 elements per second.

18 True or false, New Zealand is the only country in the Southern Hemisphere that has daylight savings? • False - About 70 countries around the world observe daylight saving time in some form. Most countries near the equator don't deviate from standard time but some countries like Australia have some parts the do follow daylight savings and some that don’t.

19 Newsreader Rachel Smalley got in trouble last week when people heard the comments that she thought were being made off-air. What sort of comments did she make? • c. disrespectful comments about women - she had been reading a story about the average weight of New Zealand women being 72kg. She that the microphone had stopped recording when she called them ‘heifers’.

20 What is the name of this new technological product? • Google Glass - are set to go on sale in New Zealand by the end of the year

Weekly Quiz: Current Events and News Trivia