Best of super quiz

1. For which country did Pele, arguably the world’s greatest footballer, play?

2. In which decade was the Auckland Harbour Bridge opened?

3. Which Australian comedian created the character Dame Edna Everage?

4. Which urban area bore the brunt of New Zealand’s deadliest 20thcentury earthquake?

5. What is gneiss?

6. Ronald Biggs is notorious for being involved in which famous crime?

7. The 1992 movie A Few Good Men, starring Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson, is partly set at which controversial military establishment?

8. Which ‘‘lucky’’ item of clothing was associated with Sir Peter Blake during the New Zealand America’s Cup challenge in 1995?

9. What colour is the middle ring of the fivering Olympics logo?

10. Which pioneering space station was operated in Earth orbit by Nasa from 1973 to 1979?

11. In the 1960s television comedy series, where were millionaire Thurston Howell 3 and his wife stranded?

12. Which numbered amendment to the United States Constitution is frequently in the news due to its relevance to firearms ownership?

13. Maeroa and Claudelands are suburbs of which New Zealand city?

14. In which sport has New Zealander Sophie Pascoe won multiple Paralympic gold medals?

15. Which science fiction author’s works have been the basis for the films Blade Runner, Total Recall and Minority Report?

16. What was Larnach Castle used for between 1906 and 1918?

17. What are the Magellanic Clouds?

18. Which German playwright’s works include Mother Courage and The Threepenny Opera?

19. Which country, formerly part of the Soviet Union, saw its government peacefully overthrown in the ‘‘Rose Revolution’’ of 2003?

20. In which country does the cheese Havarti originate?