What year was the Treaty of Waitangi/Te
Tiriti o Waitangi signed?
b. 1840
In which country have animal rights activists
held protests against the return of
bullfighting?
b. Mexico
In which sea have attacks on shipping by
Houthi forces led to retaliation strikes by the
British and United States military?
a. The Red Sea
Why was Auckland’s Muriwai Beach in the
news recently?
a. There have been calls for a vehicle ban
on the beach after a person died when a
ute rolled
Which two members of the Royal Family
have spent time in hospital recently?
a. The King and the Princess of Wales
Which of the following caused the number of
new Netflix subscriptions to surge recently?
c. A crack down on password-sharing
Which South Island town has been crowned
2023’s sunniest place for the first time since
records began?
b. Takapō
True or false, Margot Robbie and Ryan
Gosling have both received Oscar
nominations for their roles in the Barbie film?
False
Top Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton, has
announced he is leaving Mercedes to sign
with …?
a. Ferrari
Which platform has removed music by
artists including Taylor Swift, The Weeknd
and Olivia Rodrigo?
c.Tiktok
Auckland teenager Yanhao Li has created
history by winning New Zealand’s first ever
Youth Olympic medal in which winter sport?
c. Ice figure skating
12. Why has Sesame Street’s Elmo been in the
news recently?
a. He went viral after he asked the internet
“How is everybody doing?”
Which famous cartoon character entered the
public domain recently after its copyright
protections expired (meaning it belongs to
everyone, and can be used without
restriction)?
c.Mickey mouse
14.A French woman has become the richest
female in the world with the makeup brand
she inherited increasing in value to $100
billion. What is the name of the brand, the
world’s largest cosmetics company?
c. L’Oréal
15. Which name has taken the title of the most
declined baby name in New Zealand,
beating ‘King’ for the first time in 13 years?
c.prince