10 Quick Questions

1. True or false? Pagers have been entirely superseded by newer technologies.

❑ True

❑ False

2. Which of these characters on

The Simpsons did Phil Hartman voice?

❑ Sideshow Bob ❑ Mayor Quimby ❑ Troy McClure ❑ Moe Szyslak

3. True or false? Senior citizens do most of Japan’s farm work.

❑ True

❑ False

4. Which of these describes natural features called cenotes, which are especially associated with Mexico?

❑ Sinkholes

❑ River valleys ❑ Salt flats ❑ Rock arches

5. Which of these habitats is preferred by New Zealand’s endangered whio/blue duck?

❑ Swamplands

❑ Estuaries

❑ Murky ponds

❑ Fast-flowing rivers

6. True or false? The Soviet Union landed spacecraft on the moon.

❑ True

❑ False

7. Which of these films helped to popularise the wearing of T-shirts as outer garments?

❑ Casablanca

❑ A Streetcar Named Desire ❑ Singin’ in the Rain

❑ Rear Window

8. Which Hollywood celebrity has been arrested more times than any other (by far)?

❑ Charlie Sheen

❑ Lindsay Lohan

❑ Robert Downey Jr

❑ Martin Sheen

9. In which country is Mt Pinatubo, site of one of the 20th century’s largest eruptions?

❑ Philippines

❑ Indonesia

❑ Papua New Guinea ❑ Malaysia

10. From where does the phrase “steal someone’s thunder” originate?

❑ Mythology

❑ Political debating ❑ Rock‘n’roll

❑ Theatre