10 Quick Questions

1. Truby King founded which of these NZ organisations?

❑ Cancer Society

❑ Forest & Bird

❑ Plunket Society 2. Who wrote the children’s bestseller Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!? ❑ Julia Donaldson ❑ Eric Carle

❑ Judy Blume ❑ Mo Willems

3. True or false? People who have a limb amputated in hospital may choose to keep it.

❑ True

❑ False

4. The film What’s Eating

Gilbert Grape featured a breakout performance by which actor? ❑ Leonardo DiCaprio ❑ Emilia Clarke ❑ Jennifer Lawrence ❑ Keanu Reeves

5. What does the old-time expression “to have one’s shirt out” mean?

❑ To be angry

❑ To be poor

❑ To be drunk

❑ To be surprised

6. Which of these countries has abolished capital punishment?

❑ Japan

❑ Singapore

❑ Taiwan

❑ Cambodia

7. True or false? No word in the English language is a true rhyme with “orange”. ❑ True

❑ False

8. Which fast-food company originated the slogan “Where’s the beef?” ❑ Wendy’s

❑ McDonald’s

❑ Burger King

❑ Georgie Pie

9. What does the popular Spanish dish fabada consist of?

❑ Flaky biscuit

❑ Bean stew

❑ Pork sausage

❑ Rich pudding

10. Who coined the phrase “What does not kill me makes me stronger”? ❑ Friedrich Nietzsche ❑ Aristotle

❑ Mae West

❑ Mahatma Gandhi