Super quiz

BEGINNER (1 pt each)

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The United States city of Fort Worth forms part of a major conurbation with which other city?

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What nationality was Agatha Christie’s fictional detective Hercule Poirot?

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Which cyclist had seven Tour de France titles stripped from him after it was revealed that he used performanceenhancing drugs?

INTERMEDIATE (2 pts each)

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What notes are the strings of a sixstring guitar most commonly tuned to?

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Which potent drink has the nickname of ‘‘The green fairy’’?

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Which British actor plays the title role in police drama series A Touch of Frost?

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What does it mean if a parliament is said to be bicameral?

EXPERT (3 pts each)

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Which headland, the site of a lighthouse, lies immediately south of the entrance to Fiordland’s southernmost sound?

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The name of which former Otago gold mining settlement is also the name of a geological time period ending 490 million years ago?

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Which monument dedicated in October 1886 is the most famous work of sculptor Frederic Bartholdi?