10 Quick Questions
1. Which of these 80s films is not considered to be in the “buddy cop” genre?
❑ Lethal Weapon
❑ Sudden Impact
❑ 48 Hrs
❑ Beverly Hills Cop 2. Which band released a hit version of the song California Dreamin’ in 1965?
❑ The Monkees
❑ The Moody Blues
❑ Jefferson Airplane
❑ The Mamas and the Papas
3. True or false? It’s possible for plant seeds to germinate inside the human body.
❑ True
❑ False
4. True or false? The word “didgeridoo” is of Aboriginal Australian origin.
❑ True
❑ False 5. Who was fond of eating a sandwich consisting of a jar of peanut butter, a jar of jam and a pound of bacon?
❑ Queen Victoria
❑ Elvis Presley
❑ Orson Welles
❑ Charles Darwin
6. In which US national park would you find the El Capitan and Half Dome rock formations?
❑ Yosemite
❑ Death Valley
❑ Grand Canyon
❑ Joshua Tree
7. Which of these is the title of a controversial novel for young adults by Robert Cormier?
❑ Bridge to Terabithia
❑ Flowers for Algernon
❑ Less Than Zero
❑ The Chocolate War 8. In 2013, who earnestly said: “No one, however smart, however welleducated, however experienced … is the suppository of all wisdom”?
❑ Donald Trump
❑ Tony Abbott
❑ Gordon Brown
❑ Kevin Rudd
9. Which cartoon character popularised the phrase “heavens to Murgatroyd”?
❑ Porky Pig
❑ Sylvester the Cat
❑ Snagglepuss
❑ Popeye the Sailor
10. Which of these fish is also known as the blue hake, whiptail or blue grenadier?
❑ Hoki
❑ John dory
❑ Blue warehou
❑ Kahawai
1. Sudden Impact, the fourth film in the Dirty Harry series.
2. The Mamas and the Papas.
3. True – this has happened on very rare occasions. In 2010, a sprouting pea plant was discovered inside a man’s lung.
4. False – the word is not of Aboriginal Australian origin and is thought to be onomatopoeic.
5. Elvis Presley. The sandwich is known as the Fool’s Gold Loaf.
6. Yosemite National Park.
7. The Chocolate War.
8. Tony Abbott, while criticising Kevin Rudd.
9. Snagglepuss, perhaps best known for his appearances on The Yogi Bear Show.
10. Hoki.