10 Quick Questions

1. True or false? Reindeer and caribou are classified as a single species.

❑ True

❑ False

2. In which country was the car maker Dacia founded? ❑ France

❑ Romania

❑ Germany

❑ Italy

3. Which side was the victor in the Spanish civil war of 1936-39? ❑ Nationalists ❑ Republicans

4. For what purpose did the ancient Greeks invent spiked dog collars? ❑ Aggressive appearance ❑ Assist with hunting

❑ Extra grip on mountains ❑ Protect against wolves

5. Who was known for “pin diplomacy” for wearing brooches to display her opinions and moods? ❑ Madeleine Albright ❑ Eleanor Roosevelt

❑ Hillary Clinton

❑ Shirley Temple

6. Who announced on the radio that the “war situation has developed not necessarily to [his country’s] advantage”? ❑ Neville Chamberlain ❑ Emperor Hirohito

❑ Adolf Hitler

❑ Benito Mussolini

7. Which 80s sci-fi movie featured the adventures of a robot named Johnny 5? ❑ Batteries Not Included ❑ Short Circuit

❑ RoboCop

❑ Flight of the Navigator

8. From what kind of organism are loofah scrubbing sponges made? ❑ Small shrub

❑ Gourd

❑ Sea creature

❑ Dried fungus

9. The fictional town of Castle Rock is a setting often used by which writer?

❑ HP Lovecraft

❑ Anne Rice

❑ Stephen King ❑ JK Rowling

10. What name was given to the octopus that escaped Napier’s National Aquarium in 2016?

❑ Inky

❑ Pinky

❑ Blinky

❑ Clyde

1. True. They are classified as a single species, Rangifer tarandus. They are (with some exceptions) known as caribou in North America, whereas reindeer is the European name. 2. Romania. 3. Nationalists. 4. Spiked dog collars were designed to prevent wolves from attacking livestock guardian dogs at the neck. 5. Madeleine Albright. 6. Emperor Hirohito. 7. Short Circuit. 8. Loofahs are made from a kind of large gourd. 9. Stephen King. 10. Inky.