Super quiz

BEGINNER (1 pt each)

➊

Which major New Zealand retailer was formed from the merger of Whitcombe and Tombs with their main rivals in 1971?

➋

The name of which legendary castle is sometimes used as a nickname for the glamorous image of John F. Kennedy’s presidency of the United States?

➌

In which country were the first few series of classic sitcom It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum

set?

INTERMEDIATE (2 pts each)

➍

Which Charles Dickens novel’s central character was called Pip?

➎

Which South American country’s cities include

Rosario and Mar del Plata?

➏

Who was kaiser of Germany at the outset of World War 1?

➐

According to the biblical story, Saul was converted to Christianity and changed his name to Paul while on the road to which city?

EXPERT (3 pts each)

➑

In yachting, what is luffing?

➒

Which Otago township’s main roads include Buckingham, Berkshire and Bedford Sts?

➓

Which wellknown type of reptile has a name which means ‘‘ground lion’’?

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