10 Quick Questions

1. Which company has the most expensive publicly traded shares of all time?

Berkshire Hathaway

Apple

East India Company

Standard Oil

2. Which of these is not produced by a member of the nightshade family?

Chili pepper

Eggplant

Tomato

Cucumber

3. Which of these actors suffered an Achilles tendon injury while playing the role of Achilles?

Eric Bana

Brad Pitt

Colin Farrell

Gerard Butler

4. Damage from which of these hazards would not be covered by the Earthquake Commission?

Asteroid impact

Tsunami

Volcanic eruption

Hydrothermal activity

5. What object appears in a famous painting by René Magritte titled The Treachery of

Images?

Rocking chair

Impossible staircase

Tobacco pipe

Ham sandwich

6. Which of these actors was

not considered part of the 80s Brat Pack?

Molly Ringwald

Rob Lowe

Ally Sheedy

Meg Ryan

7. Complete this old British ad slogan: Nothing sucks like …

A lack of bucks

A mozzie bite

Slow internet

An Electrolux

8. True or false? Pure water has a slight blue tint.

True

False

9. Which novel includes the line “Not all those who wander are lost”?

The Lord of the Rings

Gone Girl

Treasure Island

Bridget Jones’s Diary

10. True or false? Elephants are excellent swimmers.

True

False