Quick Questions

Gabe Atkinson

1. Which of these unusual activities did Barbra Streisand admit to in a March interview? Building a doomsday bunker Smuggling rare parrots Performing occult rituals Cloning her pet dog

2. Which place launched the new tourism slogan: “Honestly, it’s not for everyone.”

Detroit

Saudi Arabia

Nebraska

North Korea

3. What is the name of the gigantic Australian steer that made headlines in November? Bumblebeef

Undercrackers

Moosolini

Knickers

4. Which CEO sent his company’s share price into a nosedive by smoking cannabis during a live web interview? Jeff Bezos

Mark Zuckerberg

Warren Buffett

Elon Musk

5. An uproar was caused in Paris by the official installation of what?

English-speaking tourist booths Sculpture of mating dogs Outdoor moving walkways Open-air public urinals

6. Who said, “[Kim Jong-un] speaks and his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same.”? Nicolás Maduro Donald Trump Vladimir Putin

Mohammed bin Salman

7. Which of these nominees won the 2018 Golden Raspberry for Worst Picture? The Emoji Movie

Baywatch

Fifty Shades Darker

The Mummy

8. What was unearthed in the Oreti River, near Lumsden? Mini submarine

Bust of Richard Seddon Steam locomotives

Mayan crystal skull 9. What event caused the postponement of Wellington’s Matariki fireworks display? Capybara escapes zoo

Damp fuses discovered

Meth lab explosion

Whale in harbour

10. 2018 saw the rise of plogging, an activity that combines jogging with what? Picking up litter

Puzzle solving Neighbourhood patrolling Pulling weeds

11. Which “unfamiliar” word in a history exam baffled thousands of Year 13 students? Vitriol

Convivial

Trivial

Vestigial

12. In December, a Dutch court ruled that a man could not legally declare himself what? Deceased

Younger

Taller

A sovereign state

13. What was offered for sale by Karl Marx’s birth city, Trier, to commemorate his 200th birthday?

Solid-gold money clip

Action figure set

Beard trimming kit

Zero euro banknote

14. Which pricey “deconstructed” dish served by an Australian cafe caused an internet kerfuffle?

Bunless burgers Mix-your-own salad Vegemite on toast

Sushi in a Mason jar

15. A viral video featuring a Scottish grandmother caused worldwide sales of which Kiwi book to skyrocket?

The Luminaries

Slinky Malinki’s Cat Tales Mister Pip

The Wonky Donkey