10 Quick Questions

1. Who wrote the 1905 novel The House of Mirth?

❑ Edith Wharton

❑ Virginia Woolf

❑ Emily Dickinson

❑ F Scott Fitzgerald

2. What would you store in a Leyden jar?

❑ Body parts

❑ Insects

❑ Electricity

❑ Scrolls

3. Which country was formerly called Northern Rhodesia?

❑ Zimbabwe

❑ Malawi

❑ Zambia

❑ Tanzania

4. True or false? An unusually high number of ships and aircraft have sunk or vanished in the Bermuda Triangle.

❑ True

❑ False

5. Which of these has a similar meaning to “pusillanimous”?

❑ Cowardly

❑ Flashy

❑ Noxious

❑ Cruel

6. Which part of the body would be treated with a Gamma Knife?

❑ Lungs

❑ Heart

❑ Brain

❑ Skin

7. True or false? A black eye can be safely treated by holding a raw streak against it.

❑ True

❑ False

8. Which film features the largest number of background actors (extras)?

❑ The Last Emperor

❑ Gandhi

❑ Gone with the Wind

❑ Ben-Hur

9. Which Kiwi musician recorded the 1995 single Don’t Wait Another Day?

❑ Greg Johnson

❑ Graham Brazier

❑ Tim Finn

❑ Don McGlashan

10. What is the only national capital city beginning with Z?