Weekly Quiz

1. Why has the Whanganui River been in the news?

•a. it has become the first landmark in the world to be recognised as a living entity

•b. it has been named NZ’s dirtiest river

•c. it has been overrun by Japanese carp fish

2. A former well-known New Zealand circus animal died recently in a San Diego Zoo.  What type of animal was Jumbo?

• a. an elephant

• b. a lion

• c. a bear

3. True or false, Donald Trump’s revised travel ban has been put on hold by a federal judge?

Where were the recent national freediving championships held?

• a. the Marlborough Sounds

• b. Lake Wakatipu

• c. Lake Taupo

Over 113 people lost their lives in Ethiopia last week when …?

• a. an apartment building collapsed

• b. a flooded river burst its banks

• c. a rubbish pile collapsed on top of homes

Which of the following workers went on strike last week?

• a. Junior doctors at Starship Hospital

• b. Auckland University staff

• c. Auckland train drivers

WALT. figure out the questions above. The questions above show the things in the global world some of the things we had to look up. Please leave a good comment