Gordonton School Quiz Week 8 Term 2

What is the Government doing to encourage people to use electric vehicles?

• They are offering free parking to people using electric vehicles

• They will allow people driving electric vehicles to use the current bus lanes

• They will provide a financial grant to people buying electric vehicles

True or false, the Government announced last week that quarantine travel to Melbourne will likely resume from June 22?

• True

• False

How much did a bidder pay for a seat on a spaceflight with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos?

• $280,000

• $2.8 million

• $28 million

Fieldays 2021 was held last week after being cancelled last year due to COVID-19. Where are the Fieldays held?

• Waikato

• Canterbury

• Hawkes Bay

Which country has struck the first major post Brexit trade agreement with the UK?

• New Zealand

• Australia

• China

Why has the well-known home furnishings company Ikea, been in the news?

• They have been found guilty of spying on people

• They have been found guilty of copying furniture designs from other companies

• The Swedish founded company is being bought by a US company

Bookings for New Zealand’s Great Walks 2021/2022 season, opened last week. How many official Great Walks are there in New Zealand?

• 5

• 10

• 30

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy nations have pledged to provide poor nations with more than 1 billion …?

• Dollars in aid

• COVID-19 vaccinations

• Oxygen tanks

What did Team New Zealand announce last week?

• The next America’s Cup will be held in New Zealand

• The teams newest sponsor is The Warehouse

• They have declined an offer from the Government and Auckland Council to host the cup in Auckland

One of the world's largest ever diamonds was discovered in Botswana recently. In which part of the world is Botswana?

• Eastern Europe

• Western Asia

• Southern Africa