Famous People Flashcards
Memorize people and why they were in the news
Who is the Maori King?
Name: Taheitia Pootata Te Wherowhero VII
Reason: Died at 69 from heart surgery
Who is the Australian Break dancer?
Name: Rachael Gunn, ‘Ray Gunn’
Reason: Ranked #1 in the world for break dancing. Scored 0 in Olympics
Who is the NZ Sailor team manager?
Name: Grant Dolton
Reason: Successful America’s Cup Challenge
Who is the Rowing Medalist?
Name: Emma Twigg
Reason: Won Silver in the Women’s Scull Event in the 2024 Olympics
Who is the Captain of the Sailing Team?
Name: Peter Burling
Reason: Won the 37th America’s Cup Challenge this year
Who is the medalist Golfer?
Name: Lydia Ko
Reason: Won Gold in the 2024 Olympics. Previously won silver and bronze
Who was the voice actor that recently died?
Name: James Earl Jones
Reason: Died September 2024. Voice acted Darth Vader and Mufasa
Who was the Maori Rights Activist?
Name: Dame Whina Cooper
Reason: Commissioned the Maori Rights Land March in 1975 at the age of 79
Who is the NZ Minister of Finance?
Name: Nicola Willis
Reason: NZ Minister of Finance
Who is the Leader of the ACT Party?
Name: Christopher Luxon
Reason: Leader of the Act Party
Who is the Maori Queen?
Name: Nga Wai Hono I Te Po
Reason: Became Maori Queen when her father, the Maori king, passed away
Who had the recent Cancer diagnoses?
Name: Kate Middleton
Reason: The Princess of Wales stated publicly that she has Cancer
Who is the NZ Prime Minister?
Name: David Seymore
Reason: Is the NZ Prime Minister
Who is the NZ Canoer who won a medal?
Name: Lisa Carrington
Reason: Won Gold in a canoeing, making it her eighth Olympic Gold medal
Who is the New British Prime Minister?
Name: Sir Keir Starmer
Reason: Recently became the new British Prime Minister
Who is the NZ Green Party co-leader?
Name: Marama Davidson
Reason: Breast Cancer diagnose
Which music artist held an ‘Eras tour’?
Name: Taylor Swift
Reason: Held an Era’s tour
Who is the USA President Elect?
Name: Donald Trump
Reason: Republican Candidate and Former President of the United States
