Gordonton School Quiz Week 9 Term 1

Jacinda Ardern has announced that New Zealand and the Cook Islands are working together to start a two-way travel bubble in …?

• 2 weeks

• May

• September

Which state in Australia has just suffered major flooding?

• New South Wales

• Western Australia

• Northern Territory

One of El Salvador’s top surfers, Katherine Díaz Hernández, lost her life in tragic circumstances last week. What happened to her?

• She was attacked by a shark

• She was hit by lightning while surfing

• She was hit on her head by her board while surfing

True or false, any border worker who refuses a vaccination will soon be removed from their frontline job?

• True

• False

What led to 45,000 people being forced to leave their shelters in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh?

• A fire ripped through the camp

• A tornado ripped through the camp

• The Bangladesh military shut down the camp and forced everyone to move on

Who was awarded Sportswomen of the Decade at the Halberg Awards?

• Dame Valerie Adams

• Zoi Sadowski-Synnott

• Lisa Carrington

Why was a Southland Oyster fishery in the news last week?

• It has been closed down by the Workplace Health and Safety Authority

• It is worried about the finding of a potentially devastating parasite

• The fishery says it can’t get enough workers to continue to operate

A 6-year-old boy has appeared in a juvenile court in the US for …?

• Stealing a neighbours car

• Graffitiing a local school

• Picking a flower from a public garden

Which country has become the second to record 300,000 COVID-19 deaths?

• Brazil

• Britain

• Italy

Auckland Zoo is celebrating a record number of baby …?

• Gorillas

• Galapagos tortoises

• African wild dogs