YOUR GIANT HOLIDAY QUIZ AND CROSSWORD
Pot luck
1What holiday word and linksa Shakespearea New Zealand play? 2Usedis representedin batteries, by whichthe letters elementCd? 3In followsthe Beatles“It’s been song,a Hard what Day’sline Night”? 4Hillary Clinton was a senator for which state from 2001-09? 5Which Australian animal has fingerprints almost identical to humans? 6What song is the unofficial anthem of American baseball? 7The Falkland Islands are closest to which country? 8Which street connects the White House and the US Capitol? 9Name the TV series about four New Zealand brothers who are also Norse gods. 10How much have Auckland house prices risen since National took office: 50%, 75% or 100%?
Numbers
Each answer is 1-10, used once each 1In A Game of Thrones, how many kingdoms are there in Westeros? 2How many female Governor Generals has New Zealand had? 3New Zealand won how many gold medals at Rio? 4How many prime numbers between 1 and 30? 5How many children win golden tickets in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? 6Cats are popularly supposed to have how many lives? 7What number does Jerome Kaino wear when he plays for the All Blacks? 8How many continents lie entirely in the northern hemisphere? 9United Future currently has how many MPs? 10How many different countries have won football’s World Cup?
Birds
1What was the name of the lunar module that landed on the moon in July 1969? 2Who is the main character in the Pirates of the Caribbean films? 3More than 50 London churches, and St Paul’s Cathedral, were designed by which architect? 4Which film, starring Jack Nicholson and set in a mental institution, won the 1975 Oscar for best picture? 5Alan Alda played which character in the TV series M* A*S*H? 6Which bird allegedly steals bright, shiny objects? 7Ford made what model of car in Australia from 1960 until October 7, 2016? 8The Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena, is often represented by which bird? 9Which British publishing house, founded in 1935, has a bird as its name and symbol? 10Which bird, thought to be extinct for 50 years, was rediscovered in Fiordland in 1948?
Capitals
1Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley defeated Napoleon at the 1815 Battle of Waterloo. By what title is he better known? 2What edible bean, grown in the southern US, is related to the butter bean? 3Which musical, set during the Vietnam war, is based on the opera Madame Butterfly? 4In an old folk song, in which fair city did Molly Malone live? 5What is the only city to have hosted the summer Olympics three times? 6Who starred in Training Day, Crimson Tide, Remember the Titans and Malcolm X? 7Which group had a 1986 hit with Take My Breath Away? 8What is it called when hostages become attached to their kidnappers? 9Which prince is said to have fallen in love with Helen and caused the Trojan war? 10What loaf of bread is crunchy on the outside and soft inside?
New Zealand
1Which of our national parks is the largest, at 12,519sq km? 2Christchurch’s mayor was previously an MP for 23 years. Who is she? 3Which 2016 release has become the highest-earning New Zealand film? 4Kentucky Fried Chicken opened its first NZ branch at Royal Oak in which decade? 5What did Suzie Moncrieff begin in 1987 that has since become a huge international event? 6Our longest rail tunnel is 8879m in length: is it the Otira, Kaimai or Rimutaka tunnel? 7Which university was established in 2000? 8What is the title of the 2013 Eleanor Catton novel that won the Man-Booker Prize? 9The hymn How Great Thou Art was a favourite of which entertainer? 10In which year was the first MMP election held: 1993, 1996 or 1999?