Super quiz

BEGINNER (1 pt each)

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The writings of which 13th century merchant and explorer introduced Europeans to the culture of China?

➋

Which of these animals is not native to Africa: hyena, tiger or hippopotamus?

➌

What is the oneword name of the noisereduction system commonly used to reduce tape hiss in cassette recorders?

INTERMEDIATE (2 pts each)

➍

Of which southern South Island river are the Mokoreta and Waikaia Rivers tributaries?

➎

Which material is used to create encaustic art?

➏

Which of these is not the name of a species of penguin: Gentoo penguin, Chinstrap penguin or Ross’ penguin?

➐

Who was the only United States president never to have been elected as president or vicepresident?

EXPERT (3 pts each)

➑

Which animator created the characters of Shaun the Sheep and Wallace and Gromit?

➒

What sport is normally played at Australia’s Kooyong Stadium?

➓

Which African country’s national symbol is a statue of a bird, discovered in the ruins of an ancient city after which the country is named?