An optional extra for homework. See how well your family does it.

KIWI KWIZ 2010

QUIZ 2



Question One: The Government is considering raising G.S.T to 15 percent. What does ‘G.S.T’ stand for?

a) Gifts and Sales Tax

b) Goods and Services Tax

c) Government Swindle Tax

d) Gross Surplus Tax



Question Two: Last week, the ship Peter Jackson used in his ‘King Kong’ movie was..?

a) made the centre piece of Wellington’s Planet Hollywood restaurant

b) given to the Cook Islands as a cargo ship

c) used to smuggle illegal immigrants across the Mediterranean Sea

d) sunk 25 kilometres off the coast of the North Island



Question Three: Drybread, Sweetwater and Depthford are..?

a) New Zealand ghost towns

b) New Zealand mountain ranges

c) New Zealand fashion labels

d) New Zealand maximum security prisons



Question Four: In the original novel, ‘Frankenstein’ was a..?

a) nine-foot monster

b) scientist

c) backpacker from Germany

d) member of the vampire royalty



Question Five: Which of the following options is an open-ended question?

a) Is this an open-ended question?

b) Do you know the answer to this question?

c) Why did you choose this option?

d) Are you awake?



Question Six: Why was an Australian speed skater lucky to win a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics?

a) He’d never skated before the final

b) His coach pushed him over the finish line

c) The skaters in front of him fell over on the final lap

d) The other skaters ate contaminated shellfish before the final and couldn’t compete



Question Seven: Which teenager was the highest paid actress in the world last year?

a) Emma Watson

b) Hannah Montana

c) Miley Cyrus

d) Keisha Castle-Hughes



Question Eight: Last week, a school in England banned students from..?

a) asking questions during lessons

b) exchanging Valentine’s Day cards

c) reading books at lunch time

d) cracking jokes about the Royal Family



Question Nine: Which New Zealand group had a world-wide hit with the song ‘How Bizarre’?

a) Split Enz

b) Otara Millionaires Club

c) Katchafire

d) Smashproof



Question Ten: Three major sporting events in the U.S.A are..?

a) the Dust Bowl, the Pepsi Bowl and the Fruit Bowl

b) the Disney Bowl, the Xtreme Bowl and the Blood Bowl

c) the Sugar Bowl, the Orange Bowl and the Super Bowl

d) the Dog Bowl, the Glass Bowl and the Toilet Bowl