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Which controversial New Zealand singer recently released a new mini-album with songs in Te Reo Maaori?
Lorde
In which year did the Tokyo 2020 Olympic & Paralympic games take place?
2021
In which country would you find the White House, the Pentagon, and the Empire State Building?
United States of America
Which century AD are we currently living in?
21st Century AD
Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia?
Scott Morrison (ScoMo)
Who wrote the Harry Potter novels?
J. K. Rowling
What sport do the Northern Knights and Northern Spirit play based out of Seddon Park, Hamilton?
Cricket
Name the Eight planets of our Solar System
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (Pluto is classed as a dwarf planet)
In which famous group of Pacific Islands did Captain Cook die? (He and his crew were murdered after they were caught pretending to be Gods)
Hawaii
What does ADHD stand for?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Which movie is the following quote from?
"They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!"
Braveheart
The Last Dance is a Netflix Special based on the career of which sporting legend?
Michael Jordan
In which country would you find the Acropolis and the Parthenon?
Greece
Which two Roman Emperors changed the modern calendar and had months named after themselves?
Augustus Caesar & Julius Caesar
The Celsius/centigrade temperature scale is based off fresh water freezing at zero degrees and boiling at 100 degrees, what is the Fahrenheit temperature scale based off?
The melting/boiling point of SALT WATER
Which year did the original Pokémon Green Version and Red Version video games launch?
1996
Which country has won the FIFA World Cup the most times?
Brazil (5 times)
What is the second longest river in New Zealand?
Mata-Au/Clutha River (South Island)
Who was the longest reigning Maaori sovereign?
And how long did they rule for?
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu
40 Years (1966-2006)
What is a Light Year?
The distance light travels in one Earth Year
(9,461,000,000,000 km)
Which American singer/rapper/music producer has the legal name of Christopher Brian Bridges?
Ludacris
Emma Raducanu became recently won the US Open and has become the youngest Number 1 ranked British tennis player at just 18 years old. In which country was she born?
Canada
What is the tallest/largest (not the highest) mountain/volcano on Earth?
Mauna Loa (Hawaii)
Although some believe that Tamu Massif is larger, it there hasn't been a conclusive answer.
In 1867, Russia and the US signed a deal which included the purchase of Alaska by the US. How much did this purchase of Alaska cost?
$7.2million USD ($130million USD in today's economy)
Later it was found to have a huge number of valuable resources beneath the snow and ice which means that it is now worth well over $3.5trillion USD
What is the English translation for Waikato?
Flowing Water