The Learning Cafe

Hi Team. Are you up with the play? Try to answer the following 10 questions about things that have happened recently.

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1 The cost of operating Auckland’s Westpac rescue helicopter for one hour is a) $50 b) $500 c) $5000.

2 The pop star who recently sang in support of Tibetan independence was a) Beck b) Bjork c) Billy Ray Cyrus.

3 The Vatican has drawn up a list of seven new deadly sins. Top of the list is
a) taking drugs b) causing poverty c) genetic modification.

4 The country that has the worst record on the planet for conserving wildlife is
a) New Zealand b) Australia c) Brazil.

5 The correct spelling of the festival held in Auckland is
a) Pacifica b) Pasifica b) Pasifika.

6 The South Pacific country that was once a major supplier of phosphate is
a) Nauru b) Niue c) Norfolk Island.

7 The Paramount Pictures and FanRocket application launched on Facebook to
give access to footage from thousands of movies is
a) VooZoo b) MooVee c) CeeNee.

8 The movie epic directed by Hollywood’s Roland Emmerich and shot in
New Zealand’s Southern Alps is
a) 10,000 BC b) The Hobbit c) A Mountain War.

9 Kiwi Valerie Vili has just won the
a) indoor shot put title at Valencia
b) outdoor shot put title at Osaka
c) field shot put title at Canberra.

10 Palermo is the main city of
a) Crete b) Sicily c) Cyprus.

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