KKN Quiz for June 13th

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Q.1 Who is the New Zealand politician that has resigned from Parliament this week? He has just been found guilty of filing a false electoral return back in 2010.
David Cunliffe
Winston Peters
John Key
✓
John Banks

Q.2 The proposed idea of what form of transport link between Queenstown and Milford Sound has been cancelled by the government this week?
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Monorail
Underground
Cable Car
Flying Fox

Q.3 Which New Zealand Museum has put a large amount of its national collection online for free download?
Auckland
Christchurch
National Army
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Te Papa

Q.4 What is the name of New Zealand's largest agricultural event taking place in Hamilton this weekend?
Farm Days
Argidays
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Fieldays
On at Tron

Q.5 Pope Francis has hosted a joint prayer meeting at the Vatican between which two nations?
America and Canada
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Israel and Palestine
New Zealand and Australia
Tonga and Samoa

Q.6 Which Middle Eastern country has Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected as President?
China
✓
Syria
Australia
Israel

Q.7 What is the name of the newest country in the world, gaining independence from Sudan in 2011?
Ethiopia
Africanus
✓
South Sudan
Nadus

Q.8 What country is hosting the 2014 Football World Cup?
Uruguay
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Brazil
Spain
Canada

Q.9 Who won the Men's French Tennis Open title this year?
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Rafael Nadel
Andy Murray
John Key
Roger Federer

Q.10 Who has announced her retirement from the Silver Ferns Netball team?
Casey Williams
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Irene Van Dyk
Jolene Henry
Valerie Adams

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