Week 6 Quiz

Sorry this is very late - will still discuss it on Friday - as a current events topic

Special Focus: Christchurch Earthquake

1. What percentage of the buildings in Christchurch!s central business area do experts believe may need to be demolished?

• a. 20% b. 45% c. 60%

2. How many casualties were found when recovery teams were able to work through the rubble of the Christchurch Cathedral?

• a. 22 • b. 12 • c. 0

3. Last Tuesday, people across the country held two minutes silence for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake. Exactly what time of the day did the silence start?

4. There was a great deal of controversy about an interview on Campbell Live about the hosts treatment of a guest who claims to predict earthquakes. What was the guest!s name?

• a. Richard Kent • b. Ken Ring • c. Keith Richards

5. People in Christchurch can currently take a bus ride anywhere in the city for a set price. How much do they pay?

• a. nothing • b. $2 • c. $5

6. Which Australian university has offered to host 500 Christchurch students and allow them to continue courses there?

• a. Adelaide University • b. Brisbane University • c. Sydney University

7. Which of the following are factories in China busy making 30 000 of, to supply people affected by the Christchurch earthquake?

• a. portaloos • b. chemical toilets • c. tents

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8. What is the name of Libya!s leader who is under pressure from many world leaders to step down.

• a. Gaddafi • b. Mugabe • c. Mubarak

9. Families who lost loved ones in the Pike River mining disaster are set to receive compensation. Who much will each family receive?

• a. $19 000 • b. $190 000 • c. $1 900 000

10.Which city in New Zealand has been told that it must reverse its law banning gang patches.

11.Simon Power has been in the news recently because he...

a. has cancelled his concert in Christchurch b. won the Taupo Ironman event c. announced plans to step down as an MP

12.Which country caused a major upset in the Cricket World Cup by beating England?

• a. Ireland • b. Kenya • c. Holland

13.Blyth Tait has been in the news recently because...

• a. He is a politician in trouble with the police

• b. He is a businessman donating a large amount of money to the Red Cross

• c. He is an olympic athlete planning to compete at the London games next year.

14.What is the name of the movie about the stuttering of King George VI that won 4 Oscars last week.

15.In which country will the face of Queen Elizabeth no longer appear on coins?

• a. New Zealand • b.Australia • c. Fiji

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Weekly Quiz - Visual 06/03/11 In which country was this photo taken on the weekend? 2