Test your knowledge of the week in politics

1.

Which poet did Bill English quote in his valedictory address? a) James K. Baxter b) C.K. Stead c) Hera Lindsay Bird

2.

Where did Malcolm Turnbull host Jacinda Ardern for dinner? a) Machiavelli Ristorante b) His Pt Piper home c) A boat on Sydney harbour

3.

Who was the MP for Tauranga before Simon Bridges? a) Winston Peters b) Tony Ryall c) Bob Clarkson

4.

Who is the deputy National Party leader? a) Judith Collins b) Paula Bennett c) Nikki Kaye

5.

What show did Jacinda Ardern and Simon Bridges appear on? a) TV One’s Young Guns

b) RNZ’s The Panel c) The Breakfast cooking slot

6.

What did the Government rule out banning? a) sugar in drinks b) fireworks c) rodeos

7.

What is the Government considering banning? a) plastic bags b) high volume shower heads c) sugary soft drink advertising

8.

A Jacinda Ardern puppet is in the Backbencher Pub. What is it?

Game

of Thrones

c) a pig with lipstick on it

9.

What has the Children’s Commissioner urged Parliament to do? a) raise the smoking age b) raise the drinking age to 20 c) drop the voting age to 16

10.

Who is the deputy NZ First leader? a) Shane Jones b) Fletcher Tabuteau c) Ron Mark

Answers: 1.a2.b3.c4.b5.a6.c7.a 8.a9.c10.b