Super quiz

BEGINNER (1 pt each)

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Which television programme, designed largely to promote the advent of colour television, led to a renewed interest in snooker?

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Which Pacific nation’s largest island is called Savai’i?

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In which part of the world did the tango originate?

INTERMEDIATE (2 pts each)

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Which longserving player retired at the end of the Warriors’ recent league season after playing over 300 games for the club?

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With which notorious 1963 event is the name of Ronald Biggs closely associated?

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In which landmark science fiction film did Rutger Hauer play an artificial ‘‘replicant’’ human named Batty?

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Which of these island nations is geographically closest to New Zealand: Fiji, Samoa or Tonga?

EXPERT (3 pts each)

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What are falchions, hangers and yataghans varieties of?

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Which event is traditionally the last athletics event to be contested at the Olympic Games?

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Which notable British performing arts institution is often known simply as the RSC?

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