10 Quick Questions

1. Who is the most recent US president to serve one term and lose a bid for re-election? George HW Bush

Lyndon B Johnson

Jimmy Carter

Gerald Ford

2. True or false? Shangri-La is a real place in the Himalayas. True

False

3. From where does the phrase “in the box seat” originate? Tailoring

Cricket

Theatre

Carriages

True or false? Crocodiles weep while eating their prey, giving us the expression “crocodile tears”.

True

False 5. Which company manufactured TVs, radios and other electronics from a factory in Waihi? Westinghouse

Thorn EMI

Pye

AWA

6. Which Australian animal has lost more than 80% of its numbers to a contagious form of cancer?

Tasmanian devil

Koala

Platypus

Wombat

Which film is based on the non-fiction book The Orchid

Thief, by Susan Orlean?

The Kite Runner Adaptation

The Constant Gardener American Hustle 8. In which period were coinoperated vending machines invented?

Ancient Rome

Renaissance

Industrial Revolution

20th century

9. Which film features the line: “I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way.”

Aladdin

Who Framed Roger Rabbit The Lion King

Toy Story

10. Which TV cop show featured the central character Detective Andy Sipowicz? Criminal Minds

NYPD Blue

Law & Order

Hill Street Blues