Kiwi Kids News Set 1 - 2011
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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
4. Which Australian State was
devastated by floods in January?a. Queensland
b. NSW
c. Sth Australia
d. Victoria
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
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
14. Who did the Silver Ferns (New Zealand
Netball Team) play earlier this year?a. Australia
b. Fiji
c. England
d. Samoa
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
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
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
2. What is the name of the Egyptian
President who was over thrown earlier
this year?
a. Hosni Mubarak
18. This lady won the Halberg
Sportswoman of the Year for the 5th
time in a row. What is her name?
c. Valarie Adams
20. What was the name of the former
World Number 1 tennis star who played
in Auckland in the ASB Classic?
c. Maria Sharapova
23. What colour did Air New Zealand
paint one of their planes to show their
support for Rugby World Cup 2011?
a. Black
27. What is the name of the process
where water rises through soil to form
murky soup?
b. Liqification