Week 2 Term 4

Why has a New Zealand naval ship the HMNZS Manawanui, been in the news recently?

• It crashed into a navy dock in Sydney

• Australia sent ships to tow it to shore when it lost power out at sea

• It sank on a reef in Samoa

From which country has Russia reportedly received troops to fight in Ukraine?

• Belarus

• North Korea

• Iran

The aviation industry is calling for Government intervention after new research found New Zealand is facing a future shortage of …?

• Pilots

• Aviation engineers

• Planes

What long-term change has Google announced it plans to make to its Artificial Intelligence data centres?

• Using small nuclear reactors for energy

• Moving to undersea data centres

• Halving the number of its AI data centres

Residents of which New Zealand city have lodged more than 1000 insurance claims following heavy rain at the beginning of October?

• Hamilton

• Rotorua

• Dunedin

What diplomatic move signalled a positive step in the relationship between China and the United States?

• The signing of a Free Trade agreement

• Starting a joint scientific research project in Antarctica

• China sending pandas to a US zoo

Kiwi Formula One driver Liam Lawson has secured a full time seat driving for a team owned by …?

• Ferrari

• Red Bull

• McLaren

Cuba is currently facing a nationwide blackout after its main energy plant failed. In what body of water would you find the island nation of Cuba?

• Caribbean Sea

• Gulf of Mexico

• Gulf of California

A video has been released recently showing Marokopa fugitive Tom Philips and his three children. Where were they filmed?

• In a boat in the Coromandel

• Tramping through bush in the Waikato’s west coast

• Buying groceries in a supermarket in Te Kūiti

Who has released their medical records declaring them to be in “excellent health” and fit for office, while challenging the other candidate to do the same?

• Donald Trump

• Kamala Harris

• Neither candidate is prepared to release their medical records