Best of super quiz
1.
What is the oneword alternative name for a German shepherd dog?
2.
What was the name of Buddy Holly’s backing band?
3.
Who was US president immediately before Barack Obama?
4.
Which American civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis in April 1968?
5.
Which 20thCentury world leader’s birth name was Joseph Dzhugashvili?
6.
Which cartoonist created
The Far Side cartoons?
7.
What is the name of the road that runs around the northeastern edge of Logan Park from Anzac Ave to Dundas St?
8.
What is a ‘‘spider’’ used for in snooker?
9.
Which large Russian seaport lies on the Pacific coast close to the Chinese border?
10.
Tales of which legendary ruler were popularised by the writer Sir Thomas Malory?
11.
Which chain of hills lies to the west of Auckland City, between it and the Tasman Sea?
12.
With which Asian country is the name of New Zealander Rewi Alley most closely linked?
13.
During which war was the Siege of Ladysmith?
14.
Which name for photographers of celebrities comes from the name of a character in a film by Federico Fellini?
15.
Which New Zealand city’s main sports venue is Okara Park, also known as Semenoff Stadium?
16.
From what part of a cow does the meat cut brisket come?
17.
What is the most important difference between a glockenspiel and a xylophone?
18.
Which former Dunedin landmark was indirectly named after a castle on England’s Isle of Wight?
19.
What was the specialist subject of an unusual museum situated at 66 David St, Caversham?
20.
Which of these former New Zealand cricketers now competes regularly in sprint car races: Nathan Astle, Dion Nash or Chris Pringle?