Super quiz

BEGINNER (1 pt each)

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What is the name of the Californiabased company which launched its hire escooter scheme in Dunedin last month?

➋

The classic lineup of which vintage comedy film trio consisted of Larry, Mo, and Curly?

➌

Which major New Zealand disaster occurred on Christmas Eve, 1953?

INTERMEDIATE (2 pts each)

➍

What name beginning with T and originally meaning breastplate is used for the section of an animal between its head and abdomen?

➎

Which major world organisation has the motto ‘‘Citius, altius, fortius’’ (‘‘Faster, higher, stronger’’)?

➏

Which major political post has been held by Walter Mondale, Spiro Agnew, Nelson Rockefeller, and Alben Barkley?

➐

Which Greek mythological character was punished for stealing fire from the gods to give to mankind?

EXPERT (3 pts each)

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Which American actor, an Oscar nominee in both 1995 and 2009, is the son of a contract killer who died while serving a life sentence in jail?

➒

Which landmark early New Zealand film was based on the story of the 1863 Battle of Orakau during the New Zealand Wars?

➓

What is the Schengen Area?