Super quiz

BEGINNER (1 pt each)

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How long does it take for the moon to orbit the Earth — about 12, 27 or 43 days?

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In which Dunedin suburb are College St, Asquith St and Playfair St?

➌

What do the letters A and P stand for in the term ‘‘A&P show’’?

INTERMEDIATE (2 pts each)

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Which African capital city was formerly called Salisbury?

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Which of these sports was not contested at this year’s Commonwealth Games: archery, badminton, or table tennis?

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Which wildhaired American sports promoter has been described as ‘‘the best and worst thing that’s ever happened to boxing’’?

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Dionysus was the ancient Greek god of wine — who was his equivalent Roman god?

EXPERT (3 pts each)

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By which name associated with a local river was early Otago prospector

William O’Leary known and later immortalised in a poem by Denis Glover?

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What was the first name of the model and socialite who was the second daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates?

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In which period were ‘‘precode’’ Hollywood movies made: The early 1930s, the early 1950s or the late 1960s?