Zoned In 2010 Round 1 - Read All About It! Team Name _____________________________________ NATIONAL 1 Unlike his fellow MPs in the Maori Party, __________________ voted against the

Government’s Marine and Coastal Area Bill. 2 _______________ was suspended from the Labour Party caucus after being

caught trying to undermine party leader Phil Goff. 3 Pods of __________ whales became stranded at Karikari Beach and Spirits Bay in

the far north recently. 4 ___________________ was axed from his role as Rugby World Cup ambassador

after making offensive comments. 5 Double murderer _____________________ was released from jail after more than

15 years and maintains his innocence. INTERNATIONAL 1 In late May, an international flotilla of ships attempted to break an Israeli blockade

to deliver aid to _____. 2 Fifty-five countries pledged varying goals for fighting climate change under a

February deadline in the ________________ Accord. 3 In June a giant sinkhole caused by torrential rain swallowed a clothing factory in

_________________. 4 On February 11, Nobel Peace Prize winner _____________________ celebrated

the 20th anniversary of his release from prison. 5 _____________, an online publisher of classified material, leaked to the public over

90,000 internal reports about the US-led involvement in the war in Afghanistan. SPORT 1 ______ the octopus was used to predict the outcome of football matches at the

2010 FIFA World Cup. 2 New Zealand’s Chef de Mission for the Commonwealth Games is _____________. 3 Cricketers from _____________ national team were accused of “spot fixing” in a

test against England in August. 4 All Whites player Winston Reid signed on with the ____________football club in

the English Premier League. 5 The __________ rugby league team won a record 5th straight State of Origin

series. ENTERTAINMENT 1 Guillermo del Toro quit as director of the movie __________. 2 The US television show about people on a mysterious island, _______ finished

after 6 seasons in May. 3 ______, a number one song from 1984, became a hit again thanks to the movie

Boy. 4 _____________, featuring members from Hamilton Boys’ High School and Te

Awamutu College, were the winners of this year’s Smokefree Rockquest national final.

5 The film _______________ won Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. (1 point each)

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Zoned In 2010 Round 2 – Pictures Tell Stori es Team Name _____________________________________ CARTOON

1 Who are the two people in the cartoon and what are their roles? .

(1 point)

2 What incident is the cartoon about? .

(2 points)

3 What opinion does the cartoonist have of the man in the cartoon?

(1 point)

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Zoned In 2010 Round 2 – Pictures Tell Storie s cont... Team Name _____________________________________ INFOGRAPHIC 1

1 In what year did the whaling moratorium come into force? (1 point)

2 Which whale species is caught the most and how many have been caught

since 1985? (1 point)

3 How many whales were caught in 2005 and what permit were most of those whales caught under? (1 point)

Zoned In 2010 Round 2 – Pictures Tell Storie s cont... Team Name _____________________________________ INFOGRAPHIC 2

1 As of Aug. 16, how many people had been affected by the floods and which

province were most of those affected from? (1 point) 2 Following the flooding what was the most common way for disease to be spread?

(1 point) 3 How many houses had been damaged in the Sindh province? (1 point)

Zoned In 2010 Round 3 - Whiz Around the World Team Name _____________________________________ NATIONAL 1 Risk of flooding from Lake Wakatipu was a concern for this town in April. 2 The Ngai Tuhoe iwi was left hugely disappointed when the Government

ruled out granting it ownership of this national park in its Treaty settlement. 3 American R&B diva Whitney Houston cancelled her concert in this city in

March. 4 Residents of this city successfully petitioned to have the band Metallica

come and play after originally being overlooked. 5 This town was without a 111 service for three hours in May because of an

error made by Telecom. INTERNATIONAL 1 The FBI arrested 10 ‘deep cover’ spies from this country in June. 2 August 4, 2010, was the 65th anniversary of the US bombing of this

Japanese city. 3 In April, thousands of “red-shirt” anti-government protestors took to the

streets of this country to call for early elections. 4 In mid-September it was revealed that Act Party MP David Garrett had been

convicted of assault in this country in 2002. 5 An earthquake on January 12 caused massive damage and loss of life in

this country.

(2 points each) Please write your answers on the maps provided

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Zoned In 2010 Round 4 – People in the News Team Name _____________________________________ Match the numbers in List A to the letters in List B and write them under the right faces.

List A List B 1 Sandra Bullock a Co-leader of the Green Party 2 Ricki Herbert b Kiwi comedian 3 Pete Bethune c Member of the World Cup winning Black Ferns 4 Russel Norman d Kiwi anti-whaling activist 5 Len Brown e All Whites and Wellington Phoenix coach 6 Anna Richards f Winner of the 2010 Best Actress Oscar 7 Gerry Brownlee g Auckland Supercity mayoral candidate 8 Dai Henwood h Host of New Zealand’s Next Top Model 9 Allan Hubbard i National MP and Minister of Energy 10 Sara Tetro k Founder of South Canterbury Finance which collapsed

o due to bad loans and mismanagement

(2 points each)

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Zoned In 2010 Round 5 – Scavenger Hunt Team Name _____________________________________

1. Who was the winning jockey in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup and what was the name of the horse?

2. In which rural Waikato town is the set of Hobbiton based? 3. What advice does Search and Rescue Arthur’s Pass spokesman Graeme

Kates give about crossing rivers?

4. What did Chilean miner Edison Pena become known as during his 69 days trapped underground and why?

5. How many cruise passangers are expected to pass through Wellington this season?

6. In what year did Wellington experience its Wettest October and how many millimetres of rain fell in that year?

7. What role does Ian Murphy have in the Wellington Lions management team?

8. Which school will 14 year old Commonwealth Games diver Gabe Armstrong-Scott be returning to today?

9. Which company had the largest percentage fall on the New Zealand sharemarket last week?

10. Who is the President of Chilie?

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ANSWERS Zoned In 2010 Round 1 - Read All About It! Team Name _____________________________________ NATIONAL 1 Unlike his fellow MPs in the Maori Party, Hone Harawira voted against the

Government’s Marine and Coastal Area Bill. 2 Chris Carter was suspended from the Labour Party caucus after being caught

trying to undermine party leader Phil Goff. 3 Pods of pilot whales became stranded at Karikari beach and Spirits Bay in the far

north recently. 4 Andy Haden was axed from his role as Rugby World Cup ambassador after making

offensive comments. 5 Double murderer John Barlow was released from jail after more than 15 years and

maintains his innocence. INTERNATIONAL 1 In late May, an international flotilla of ships attempted to break an Israeli blockade

to deliver aid to Gaza. 2 Fifty-five countries pledged varying goals for fighting climate change under a

February deadline in the Copenhagen Accord. 3 In June a giant sinkhole caused by torrential rain swallowed a clothing factory in

Guatemala. 4 On February 11, Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela celebrated the 20th

anniversary of his release from prison. 5 Wikileaks, an online publisher of classified material, leaked to the public over

90,000 internal reports about the US-led involvement in the war in Afghanistan. SPORT 1 Paul the octopus was used to predict the outcome of football matches at the 2010

FIFA World Cup. 2 New Zealand’s Chef de Mission for the Commonwealth Games is David Currie. 3 Cricketers from Pakistan’s national team were accused of “spot fixing” in a test

against England in August. 4 All Whites player Winston Reid signed on with the West Ham football club in the

English Premier League. 5 The Queensland rugby league team won a record 5th straight Sate of Origin series. ENTERTAINMENT 1 Guillermo del Toro quit as director of the movie The Hobbit. 2 The US television show about people on a mysterious island, Lost finished after 6

seasons in May. 3 Poi E, a number one song from 1984, became a hit again thanks to the movie Boy. 4 The Good Fun, featuring members from Hamilton Boys’ High School and Te

Awamutu College, were the winners of this year’s Smokefree Rockquest national final.

5 The film The Hurt Locker won Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards.

Score 20

(1 point each)

Zoned In 2010 Round 2 – Pictures Tell Stori es Team Name _____________________________________ CARTOON

1 Who are the two people in the cartoon and what are their roles? Rodney

Hide and Heather Roy – ACT Party leader and former ACT Party deputy leader.

(1 point)

2 What incident is the cartoon about? Heather Roy was dumped as deputy

leader of the ACT Party and information was then released showing she felt Rodney Hide was a bully.

. (2 points)

3 What opinion does the cartoonist have of the man in the cartoon? That he is

a bully, but is incapable of seeing his actions as being a form of bullying.

(2 points)

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Zoned In 2010 Round 2 – Pictures Tell Storie s cont... Team Name _____________________________________ INFOGRAPHIC 1

1 In what year did the whaling moratorium come into force? 1986 (1 point)

2 Which whale species is caught the most and how many have been caught

since 1985? Minke – 34,678 (1 point)

3 How many whales were caught in 2005 and what permit were most of those

whales caught under? 2,309 – Scientific (1 point) Zoned In 2010 Round 2 – Pictures Tell Storie s cont... Team Name _____________________________________ INFOGRAPHIC 2

1 As of Aug. 16, how many people had been affected by the floods and which

province were most of those affected from? 15.1 million - Punjab (1 point)

2 Following the flooding what was the most common way for disease to be spread? Ingesting contaminated food or water (1 point)

3 How many houses had been damaged in the Sindh province? 190,413 (1 point) Zoned In 2010 Round 3 - Whiz Around the World Team Name _____________________________________ NATIONAL 1 Risk of flooding from Lake Wakatipu was a concern for this town in April.

Queenstown 2 The Ngai Tuhoe iwi was left hugely disappointed when the Government

ruled out granting it ownership of this national park in its Treaty settlement. Te Urewera National Park

3 American R&B diva Whitney Houston cancelled her concert in this city in March. New Plymouth

4 Residents of this city successfully petitioned to have the band Metallica come and play after originally being overlooked. Christchurch

5 This town was without a 111 service for three hours in May because of an error made by Telecom. Te Kuiti

INTERNATIONAL 1 The FBI arrested 10 ‘deep cover’ spies from this country in June. Russia 2 August 4, 2010, was the 65th anniversary of the US bombing of this

Japanese city. Hiroshima 3 In April, thousands of “red-shirt” anti-government protestors took to the

streets of this country to call for early elections. Thailand 4 In mid-September it was revealed that Act Party MP David Garrett had been

convicted of assault in this country in 2002. Tonga 5 An earthquake on January 12 caused massive damage and loss of life in

this country. Haiti

(2 points each)

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Zoned In 2010 Round 4 – People in the News Team Name _____________________________________ Match the numbers in List A to the letters in List B and write them under the right faces.

List A List B 1 Sandra Bullock a Co-leader of the Green Party 2 Ricki Herbert b Kiwi comedian 3 Pete Bethune c Member of the World Cup winning Black Ferns 4 Russel Norman d Kiwi anti-whaling activist 5 Len Brown e All Whites and Wellington Phoenix coach 6 Anna Richards f Winner of the 2010 Best Actress Oscar 7 Gerry Brownlee g Auckland Supercity mayoral candidate 8 Dai Henwood h Host of New Zealand’s Next Top Model 9 Allan Hubbard i National MP and Minister of Energy 10 Sara Tetro k Founder of South Canterbury Finance which collapsed

o due to bad loans and mismanagement

(2 points each)

Score 20

Zoned In 2010 Round 5 – Scavenger Hunt Team Name _____________________________________

1. Who was the winning jockey in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup and what was the name of the horse? Chris Munce and Descarado

2. In which rural Waikato town is the set of Hobbiton based? Matamata 3. What advice does Search and Rescue Arthur’s Pass spokesman Graeme

Kates give about crossing rivers? Never walk into any river where you cannot see your feet at the bottom

4. What did Chilean miner Edison Pena become known as during his 69 days trapped underground and why? “the runner” because he went jogging everyday

5. How many cruise passangers are expected to pass through Wellington this season? 94,246

6. In what year did Wellington experience its Wettest October and how many millimetres of rain fell in that year? 1904 329.2mm

7. What role does Ian Murphy have in the Wellington Lions management team? Doctor

8. Which school will 14 year old Commonwealth Games diver Gabe Armstrong-Scott be returning to today? St Catherine’s College

9. Which company had the largest percentage fall on the New Zealand sharemarket last week? Sealegs

10. Who is the President of Chilie? Sebastian Pinera

Score 10