Week 2 - Quiz
Weekly Quiz
1.What has the minimum wage in
New Zealand been raised to?
• a. $11 per hour
• b. $13 per hour
• c. $17 per hour
2.What internet site is said to have played an
important part in the demonstrations in Egypt?
• a. Google
• b. Facebook
• c. Wiki Leaks
3.Which of the following is true about Hone
Harawira?
• a. He is the leader of the Maori Party
• b. He has been suspended from the
Maori Party
• c. He is the MP for Mana
• d. All of the above
4.Name the New Zealand cricket player
accused of poor behaviour on a flight from
Sydney to Dubai.
• a. Tim Southee
• b. John Wright
• c. Daniel Vetorri
5.Last week, a tragic case of food-poisoning
resulted in the death of one NZ woman and
serious illness for two others. What country
were they traveling in at the time?
• a. Thailand
• b. China
• c. Vietnam
6.International weather scientists met in
Wellington last week to discuss climate
change and the current system affecting
weather in the Pacific. What is the name of
this system?
• a. El Toro
• b. El Nino
• c. La Nina
7.Name the famous actress that has been
linked to Australian cricket player Shane
Warne in recent weeks.
8.A lot of attention was paid to a landing at
Wellington Airport last week. What was special
about it?
• a. Barak Obama was on board
• b. it was unmanned (had no people on
it)
• c. it was the longest plane to ever land
there
9.In what country is Johannesburg the largest
city?
10.Bushfires have destroyed some houses
and threatened many others in which major
Australian city?
11.Police are trying to get rid of an overseas
gang before it gets established in New
Zealand. What country are the Rebels from?
12.Which team controversially won the Team
of the Year award at last Thursday!s Halberg
Sports Awards?
13.In what country were two major
earthquakes felt on the weekend, nearly a
year after a devastating 8.0 earthquake in
2010?
• a. Haiti
• b. New Zealand
• c. Chile
14.A new movie is being made about Margaret
Thatcher. In what country was she the first
female Prime Minister?
• a. The United Kingdom
• b. The United States
• c. Australia
15.Which NZ town is famous for gumboots?
• a. Tairua
• b. Te Kuiti
• c. Taihape
A post from Room 7
Room 7 is working on some animal inquries, as a way of identifying key words and writing summaries. We are working hard on them there will be another post when they are done, then everyone could come see them!
Who are we?
Today Holly, Max, Big Jake and Little Jake, Martha & Carly (from Otautau School), Sarah & Griffin (from Riverton School) & Ella & Fiona (from Thornbury School) came together in the Activities Room at Otatutau School to meet and make some poetry. We began by introducing ourselves using the letters in POETRY - P = proud of - O = odd or outlandish - E = excited - T = top notch - R = reportoire - Y = yummy.
We listened to poetry written and read by Andrew Fusek and began to draft our own poetry based on Andrew’s work.
We were stumped by the ‘Mystery Box’ - we asked several questions to which Mrs Dee would only answer yes or no - a bit like 20 questions - but we have not identified the object inside it yet.
We have been taking photographs of shadows, patterns and people. Now we are making a photo movie about bugs.
Week 1 Quiz
1. What state of Australia did Cyclone Yasi
cause damage in?
• a. Queensland
• b. Victoria
• c. New South Wales
2. What event has been announced for
November 26th this year?
• a. The Rugby World Cup final
• b. Parliamentary elections
• c. The Auckland Easter Show
3. What is the name of the Egyptian leader
who is being pressured to step down by
millions of protestors?
• a. Mubalah
• b. Mubarak
• c. Mohammed
4. Prime Minister John Key has promised he
would not work with which other politician
next election:
• a. Helen Clark
• b. Bill English
• c. Winston Peters
5. Concern was raised about the Waitangi
Day celebrations being hosted at Te Tii
Marae?
• a. The grounds had been affected by
flooding
• b. News teams were being charged
$1000 to visit
• c. A rock concert was being held next to it
6. Which NZ city has decided it does not
need to set up a special ʻfan zoneʼ when it
hosts its Rugby World Cup matches?
• a. Auckland
• b. Hamilton
• c. Dunedin
7. The house of which famous New
Zealander was shifted from its original site
to the grounds of a South Auckland
school?
8. Why were swimmers keeping away from
the Whanganui River over the weekend?
• a. a shark was seen in the water
• b. sewage had overflowed into the water
• c. the National Rowing Championships
were being hosted there
9. What type of weather event are large parts
of the USA suffering at the moment?
• a. Drought
• b. Hurricane
• c. Snow Storm
10.Julia Gillard has been in our news a lot the
past month. What is her job?
11.Why was Farewell Spit in the news over
the weekend?
• a. It became our newest National Park
• b. 82 whales were stranded there
• c. Gold has been found there
12.What is the name of Australiaʼs most
successful olympian who last week
announced plans to swim in the London
2012 Games?
13.What is the name of the highest mountain
in the South Island?
14.Where did a collision between an Outward
Bound and a dolphin watching boat cause
injuries to 8 people?
• a. Marlborough Sounds
• b. Milford Sound
• c. Waikato River
15.Rio De Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympic
Games, what country is it in?
Although the SMAC maths team members found the competition challenging - they put their best efforts in and gave it a go! Good experience for next year.
