Christchurch, New Zealand 2011

Question 1

When?

Answer 1

2011;

Question 2

Where?

Answer 2

Christchurch, New Zealand;

Question 3

What is the name of New Zealand’s second city?

Answer 3

Christchurch;

Question 4

Deaths?

Answer 4

185;

Question 5

Injuries?

Answer 5

3129;

Question 6

Minor injuries?

Answer 6

6800;

Question 7

Properties damaged?

Answer 7

100,000

Question 8

Properties demolished?

Answer 8

10,000;

Question 9

Damage cost?

Answer 9

$28 billion;

Question 10

What collapsed on the cathedral?

Answer 10

Spire;

Question 11

What pipes were damaged?

Answer 11

Wate/Sewage;

Question 12

Which secondary earthquake hazard destroyed many roads and buildings?

Answer 12

Liquefaction;

Question 13

How many Rugby World Cup matches were cancelled?

Answer 13

Five;

Question 14

How long were schools closed for?

Answer 14

Two weeks;

Question 15

What fraction of the population migrated from the city?

Answer 15

One fifth;

Question 16

How many large aftershocks struck Christchurch less then four months after the city was devastated?

Answer 16

Two;

Question 17

How long have economists suggested it will take for New Zealand’s economy to recover?

Answer 17

50 to 100 years;

Question 18

What percentage of respondents to a post- event survey stated that their lives had changed significantly since the earthquake?

Answer 18

80%

Question 19

How much international aid was provided?

Answer 19

$6-7 million;

Question 20

Name a charity that supplied aid workers.

Answer 20

The Red Cross;

Question 21

Name four countries that provided rescue teams for support.

Answer 21

UK;
USA;
Taiwan;
Australia;

Question 22

How many Australian police officers flew into Christchurch three days after the earthquake?

Answer 22

More than three hundred;

Question 23

How many residents were provided with chemical toilets?

Answer 23

30,000

Question 24

How many affordable homes were constituted?

Answer 24

10,000

Question 25

When were water and sewage restored by?

Answer 25

August 2011;

Question 26

Wha type of housing did the New Zealand government provide?

Answer 26

Temporary;

Question 27

Name a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) that provided support.

Answer 27

Save the Children;

Question 28

What was created to organise rebuilding in the region?

Answer 28

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority;

Question 29

What special powers did Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority have?

Answer 29

Change planning laws and regulation;

Question 30

What were more than 300 Australian police officers flew into Christchurch three days after the earthquake sworn in with?

Answer 30

New Zealand policing powers;

Question 31

Who did the more than three hundred Australian police offers working alongside?

Answer 31

New Zealand officers;

Question 32

What did the more than three hundred Australian police offers enforce?

Answer 32

Law and order;

Question 33

Who did the more than 300 Australian police officers reassure?

Answer 33

People of Christchurch;