Best of super quiz
1.
Which first name was shared by Otago’s first superintendent, Captain Cargill, and Larnach, first owner of the castle which bears his name?
2.
What word beginning with P refers to a video or audio programme distributed as data files and downloaded via the internet?
3.
Excluding sea creatures, what kind of animals are New Zealand’s only two species of native mammal?
4.
How many colly (or calling) birds are there in the traditional song The 12 Days of Christmas?
5.
After which former athlete is New Zealand’s sportsperson of the year award named?
6.
The towns of Takaka and Collingwood lie close to the shore of which New Zealand bay?
7.
On the New Zealand coat of arms, what is the woman supporter holding in her right hand?
8.
Where on a horse is its withers?
9.
Which classical composer’s bestknown works include the Brandenburg Concertos?
10.
How did Madeleine McCann make news headlines in 2007?
11.
Which New Zealand television chef became world famous during the 1970s as ‘‘The Galloping Gourmet’’?
12.
Who founded Playboy
magazine?
13.
Which New Zealand band’s albums included Salty and Envy of Angels?
14.
Which fictional eccentric knight was the most famous creation of writer Miguel de Cervantes?
15.
In terms of area, Russia is the largest country to have been part of the Soviet Union. What is the secondlargest?
16.
Which New Zealander was the last surviving member of the successful 1953 expedition to the summit of Everest and died in 2013 in Britain?
17.
Nigerian Chinua Achebe is regarded as an important name in which creative field?
18.
Who was the first emperor of ancient Rome?
19.
In 20thcentury international politics what did the acronym Salt stand for?
20.
Which notable historic symbol of the United States is famously cracked?