Kiwi Kids NewsCurrent Events Challenge

QUESTIONS 2011 Set 1

1. The 83rd Academy Awards were

held in what city?a. New York

b. Los Angeles

c. Washington

d. Las Vegas

2. What is the name of the Egyptian

President who was over thrown earlier this

year?a. Hosni Mubarak

b. Abasi Adom

c. Medhat Selah

d. Mostafa Kamel

3. Moammar Gadhafi is the leader of

what country?a. Zimbabwe

b. Turkey

c. Sudan

d. Libya

4. Which Australian State was

devastated by floods in January?a. Queensland

b. NSW

c. Sth Australia

d. Victoria

5. What Asian nation suffered a 8.9

magnitude earthquake?a. Thailand

b. Korea

c. Japan

d. Laos

6. What was the name of the cyclone

which hit Brisbane earlier this year?a. William

b. Yasi

c. Katrina

d. Sunflower

7. Who is this person who celebrated 21

years of freedom on the 11th February?a. Michael Jordan

b. Barak Obama

c. Mike Moore

d. Nelson Mandela

8. Who is Prince William’s fiancé?a. Ruth Ford

b. Kate Winslet

c. Kate Middleton

d. Rachel Smith

9. What movie won the ‘Best Film’

award at the Academy Awards?a. Toy Story 3

b. The King’s Speech

c. Inception

d. True Grit

10. What is the name of Lady Gaga’s

recent single that has a 7minute video?a. Starstruck

b. Poker Face

c. Bad Romance

d. Born this Way

11. Who won the New Zealand

Ironman Champs held in Taupo?a. Cameron Brown

b. Hamish Carter

c. Terenzo Bozzone

12. How many teams are competing

in the 2011 Super Rugby competition?a. 15

b. 9

c. 12

d. 14

13. Which American NFL team won the

2011 Super Bowl?a. Giants

b. Packers

c. Steelers

d. Colts

14. Who did the Silver Ferns (New Zealand

Netball Team) play earlier this year?a. Australia

b. Fiji

c. England

d. Samoa

15. Who won the Wellington Rugby

Sevens Competition?a. Fiji

b. Samoa

c. New Zealand

d. England

16. Who won the supreme award at

the Halberg’s Sport Awards?a. All Whites

b. Ritchie McCaw

c. All Blacks

d. Mahy Drysdale

17. What is the nickname of the Wellington

based Football team that plays in Australia?a. Knights

b. Phoenix

c. United

d. Rangers

18. This lady won the Halberg Sportswoman

of the Year for the 5th time in a row. What is

her name?a. Lindsay Vonn

b. Irene Van Dyke

c. Valarie Adams

d. Joanne Henry

19. Who is captaining the Black Caps in

the Cricket World Cup?a. John Wright

b. Daniel Vetorri

c. Ross Taylor

d. Brendon McCullum

20. What was the name of the former

World Number 1 tennis star who played in

Auckland in the ASB Classic?a. Kim Clijsters

b. Milli Smith

c. Maria Sharapova

d. Kate Knight

21. Who is the MP who has been

expelled from the Maori Party?a. Pita Sharples

b. Simon Bridges

c. Hone Harawira

d. Ruth Dyson

22. What complaint forced Sir Peter

Jackson into hospital?a. Broken leg

b. Stomach upset

c. Shingles

d. Sunburn

23. What colour did Air New Zealand paint

one of their planes to show their support

for Rugby World Cup 2011?a. Black

b. Green

c. Yellow

d. Hot Pink

25. Because of the Christchurch earthquake

what national event has been put on hold?a. Election

b. Census

c. Red Nose Day

d. Easter

24. What was the magnitude of the

earthquake which hit Canterbury on the

22nd February?a. 6.3

b. 4.9

c. 7.9

d. 6.1

26. How many earthquakes has Christchurch

suffered since September 2010 ?a. 40

b. 400

c. 40,000

d. 4,000

27. What is the name of the process where

water rises through soil to form murky

soup?a. Liquid mud

b. Liqification

c. Diversification

d. Distillation

28. Who is this person?

a. Simon Barnett

b. John Key

c. Gerry Brownlee

d. Bob Parker

29. How deep underground was the

Christchurch earthquake?a. 15km

b. 5km

c. 50km

d. unknown

30. What day is celebrated on the 6th

February each year in New Zealand?a. Waitangi Day

b. 1st Day of school

c. Beach Day

d. Red Nose Day

31. Ritchie McCaw has had an

operation on which body part?a. Finger

b. Toe

c. Nose

d. Arm

32. Labour leader Phil Goff started the

year with a new look. What had he done?a. Dyed his hair

b. Wore a new suit

c. Applied fake tan

d. Grown a moustache

33. What has the British Prime Minister

bought and put into his house?a. New carpet

b. A Cat

c. 42cm Plasma TV

d. A Sauna

34. How did Lady Gaga make her

entrance at the Grammy Awards?a. On a bike

b. In a car

c. In a fake egg

d. She ran in

35. Where did 3 astronauts complete

a mock 500 day space trip to Mars?a. India

b. England

c. USA

d. Russia

36. In America, Philadelphia, Bakersfield

and Fresno have been announced as the

most..a. Toxic

b. Beautiful

c. Spacious

d. Las Vegas

37. Who forgot the words to the USA

National Anthem at the Super Bowl?a. Madonna

b. Britney Spears

c. Christina Aguilera

d. Bono

38. What kind of comic sold for

$1.1m at an auction in America?a. Spiderman

b. Batman

c. The Hulk

d. Charlie Brown

39. How many couples got married at the

Empire State Building on Valentine’s Day?a. 14

b. 4

c. 300

d. 87

40. A rock that fell through a house during

the Christchurch Earthquake sold for how

much on Trade Me?a. $500

b. $60,000

c. $2,000

d. $10,000

Kiwi Kids NewsCurrent Events Challenge

ANSWERS 2011 Set 1

1. The 83rd Academy Awards

were held in what city?

b. Los Angeles

2. What is the name of the Egyptian

President who was over thrown earlier

this year?

a. Hosni Mubarak

3. Moammar Gadhafi is the leader

of what country?

d. Libya

4. Which Australian State was

devastated by floods in January?

a. Queensland

5. What Asian nation suffered a

8.9 magnitude earthquake?

c. Japan

6. What was the name of the cyclone

which hit Brisbane earlier this year?

b. Yasi

7. Who is this person who

celebrated 21 years of freedom on

the 11th February?

d. Nelson Mandela

8. Who is Prince William’s

fiancé?

c. Kate Middleton

9. What movie won the ‘Best Film’

award at the Academy Awards?

b. The King’s Speech

10. What is the name of Lady

Gaga’s recent single that has a

7minute video?

d. Born this Way

11. Who won the New Zealand

Ironman Champs held in Taupo?

a. Cameron Brown

12. How many teams are competing in

the 2011 Super Rugby competition?

a. 15

13. Which American NFL team won

the 2011 Super Bowl?

b. Packers

14. Who did the Silver Ferns (New

Zealand Netball Team) play earlier this

year?

c. England

15. Who won the Wellington

Rugby Sevens Competition?

c. New Zealand

16. Who won the supreme award

at the Halberg’s Sport Awards?

a. All Whites

17. What is the nickname of the

Wellington based Football team that

plays in Australia?

b. Phoenix

18. This lady won the Halberg

Sportswoman of the Year for the 5th

time in a row. What is her name?

c. Valarie Adams

19. Who is captaining the Black

Caps in the Cricket World Cup?

b. Daniel Vetorri

20. What was the name of the former

World Number 1 tennis star who played

in Auckland in the ASB Classic?

c. Maria Sharapova

21. Who is the MP who has been

expelled from the Maori Party?

c. Hone Harawira

22. What complaint forced Sir

Peter Jackson into hospital?

b. Stomach upset

23. What colour did Air New Zealand

paint one of their planes to show their

support for Rugby World Cup 2011?

a. Black

24. What was the magnitude of the

earthquake which hit Canterbury on the

22nd February?

a. 6.3

25. Because of the Christchurch

earthquake what national event has

been put on hold?

b. Census

26. How many earthquakes has

Christchurch suffered since

September 2010 ?

d. 4,000

27. What is the name of the process

where water rises through soil to form

murky soup?

b. Liqification

28. Who is this person?

d. Bob Parker

29. How deep underground was

the Christchurch earthquake?

b. 5km

30. What day is celebrated on the 6th

February each year in New Zealand?

a. Waitangi Day

31. Ritchie McCaw has had an

operation on which body part?

b. Toe

32. Labour leader Phil Goff started the

year with a new look. What had he

done?

a. Dyed his hair

33. What has the British Prime Minister

bought and put into his house?

b. A Cat

34. How did Lady Gaga make her

entrance at the Grammy Awards?

c. In a fake egg

35. Where did 3 astronauts

complete a mock 500 day space

trip to Mars?

d. Russia

36. In America, Philadelphia, Bakersfield

and Fresno have been announced as the

most..

a. Toxic

37. Who forgot the words to the USA

National Anthem at the Super Bowl?

c. Christina Aguilera

38. What kind of comic sold for

$1.1m at an auction in America?

a. Spiderman

39. How many couples got married at

the Empire State Building on Valentine’s

Day?

a. 14

40. A rock that fell through a house

during the Christchurch Earthquake sold

for how much on Trade Me?

b. $60,000