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Current Events Term 1 Week 5

Authored by Rachel Van Der Gulik

Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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Current Events Term 1 Week 5
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

On Saturday night Jacinda Ardern announced that Auckland would move to Alert Level 3 for …?

3 days

5 days

7 days

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One of New Zealand’s recent COVID-19 community cases went to work while they were meant to be isolating. Where did they work?

Mitre 10

Papatoetoe Library

KFC

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Mr Potato Head toy has been in the news lately, why?

Mr Potato Head is being renamed Potato Head

Hasbro won’t be making the toy anymore because of a choking hazard

The toy is celebrating is 40th birthday

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Australia’s Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and Queensland have in common? • a. • b. • c.

They are all currently in Covid-19 lockdowns

They all stopped quarantine-free travel from Auckland last week

They are all being hit by devastating bushfires

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mika Vukona has announced he is retiring after a 16-year international career. What sport did he play?

Basketball

Rugby

Cricket

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

China’s President Xi Jinping, has announced a ‘complete victory’ in a campaign to end rural poverty. China defines extreme rural poverty as anyone earning less than …?

$20.20 a day

$10.58 a day

$2.12 a day

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who released their ‘List of Shame’ last week?

Inland Revenue (the tax department)

The NZ Police

The SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)

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