Current events.

c1. How many Auckland households have

chosen to receive a paper printed phone

book in their new opt-in system?

•a. 4% b. 20% c. 65%

2. Why has the U.S state of Colorado been in

the news?

•a. they have been fighting a devastating fire

•b. huge tornadoes have ripped through the

area

•c. they are concerned about a serial arsonist

that is lighting fires in schools

3. What was found on a soldier’s body that

was sent home to Christchurch from

Afghanistan?

4. Riot police in London were called in to deal

with protesters in ahead of this week's G8

summit. What is the G8 summit?

•a. a meeting of the eight richest people

•b. a gathering of government

representatives of the eight wealthiest

countries

•c. a meeting of the eight largest

companies in the world

5. John Key has been calling MP's from which

political party “hypocrites” after they visited

Sky City's corporate box at an All Blacks

game?

•a. the Greens

•b. the Labour Party

•c. the Mana Party

6. New Zealand has grown a fruit variety that

is the smallest in the world and is being

exported exclusively to a major UK

department store. What type of fruit is it?

•a. a kiwifruit

•b. an apple

•c. a plum

7. In which country were over 20, 000 people

asked to evacuate as the Elbe river

threatened to flood?

•a. Italy b. Japan c. Germany

8. What is Matariki?

•a. a cluster of stars

•b. a waka

•c. a taniwha

9. Which Government Department is claiming

it is being blackmailed by someone who

has accidentally received confidential

information that they shouldn't have?

•a. Inland Revenue Department (IRD)

•b. Work and Income NZ (WINZ)

•c. Child Youth and Family Services

(CYFS)

10.What country do experts believe will

overtake China in 2028 to be the world’s

most populated country?

11.True or false, high visibility clothing does

improve cyclists safety according to

experts?

12.What is the South American country

Venezuela, considering introducing to

encourage women to breastfeed their

babies?

•a. higher taxes on baby milk formula

•b. a weekly payment to all mothers who

choose to breastfeed their babies

•c. a ban on the sale of baby bottles

13.Who is the Earthquake Recovery Minister?

•a. Bill English

•b. Gerry Brownlee

14.French authorities have destroyed more

than 1 million what?

•a. grape vines that were infected with a virus

•b. illegal high powered fireworks

•c. fake designer accessories and clothing

15.True or false, the term Dad Dancing has

been included in the latest version of the

Oxford English Dictionary (OED)?