New Zealand Listener

10 Quick Questions

- by GABE ATKINSON

1. True or false? The violin and fiddle are different instrument­s.

True

False

2. Where will the 2018 Winter Olympics be held?

South Korea

US

Norway

China

3. What does the act of sedition involve?

Inciting rebellion Money-laundering

Desertion of duty Embezzleme­nt

4. True or false? “Trials” and “tribulatio­ns” have the same meaning.

True

False

5. Which of these terms means the difference between the value of money and the cost of producing it?

Seigniorag­e

Backspread

Arbitrage

Debasement

6. Which of these bodies in the solar system is not classified as a dwarf planet?

Pluto

Ceres

Europa

Eris

7. What is New Zealand’s second-busiest airport by passenger numbers?

Queenstown Christchur­ch

Wellington

Auckland

8. Which band released the song Shine On You Crazy Diamond?

The Beatles

The Who

Pink Floyd

The Rolling Stones

9. Which of these is not a species of tuna?

Blackfin

Bigeye

Albacore

Redfin bully

10. Which Charles Dickens work features the villainous character Uriah Heep?

David Copperfiel­d

A Christmas Carol

Great Expectatio­ns

Oliver Twist

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