Current Events Term 1 Week 5

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

• 3 days

• 5 days

• 7 days

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

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

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

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

• Basketball

• Rugby

• Cricket

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

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)

Ghana has become the first country in the world to …?

• To experience a record breaking low temperature on the same week as a record breaking high temperature

• Fully ban petrol cars

• Receive COVID-19 vaccine for free from a global initiative

February 22 saw the 10th anniversary of what?

• The Christchurch Earthquake

• The race win that bought the America’s Cup back to New Zealand

• New Zealand hosting the Rugby World Cup

Which city has been announced as the preferred host for 2032 Summer Olympic Games?

• Brisbane

• Montreal

• Berlin