10 Quick Questions

1. True or false? Some women can become pregnant while already pregnant.

True

False

Which of these NZ Police ranks is highest? Commissioner

Senior Sergeant Superintendent

Inspector

Which instrument was played by the Canadian virtuoso Glenn Gould? Flute

Piano

Violin

Cello

Which Shakespeare play includes the line “A horse! a horse! My kingdom for a horse!”? Richard III Hamlet Othello Macbeth

5. What was satirised by the popular 1980s NZ sitcom Gliding On?

Public service Community theatre Small-town life

Sheep farming

6. True or false? The word “spaghetti” is plural for spaghetto.

True

False

7. Which of these is a fearsome, extinct species of wolf?

Dire wolf

Fierce wolf

Grim wolf

Dread wolf

8. Which of these famous sporting names is not an example of nominative determinism?

Margaret Court

Rod Laver

Usain Bolt

Scott Speed

9. What was the media’s nickname for a futuristic defence system proposed by Ronald Reagan?

Sun Flare

Death Ray

Star Wars

Moon Shot

10. In The Lone Ranger series, what is the name of Tonto’s usual horse?

Banjo

Silver

Trigger

Scout