Otago Daily Times

Best of super quiz

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1.

Which ocean liner sank on its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912?

2.

Which of these lakes is not in the South Island — Coleridge, Alexandrin­a or Waikare?

3.

What is the most common name for the traditiona­l patterned Pacific island cloth made from pressed mulberry bark?

4.

Which play is, for reasons of superstiti­on, often simply referred to as ‘‘The Scottish Play’’?

5.

What chemical compound is the cause of the green colour of plant leaves?

6.

What is the name of the traditiona­l Maori greeting of pressing noses and sharing breath?

7.

Which author’s fables include The Ugly Duckling and

The Emperor’s New Clothes?

8.

What kind of food is bok choy?

9.

Which of these honours is highest in the New Zealand honours system: MNZM, ONZM, or CNZM?

10.

Which Manawatu town is the source of a soft drink known as ‘‘Fizz’’?

11.

Which major New Zealand bank was taken over by the ANZ Bank in December 2003?

12.

Which rock band had hits in the 1960s and 1970s with Proud Mary, Have You Ever Seen the Rain and Bad Moon Rising?

13.

Which French author created the fictional Three Musketeers?

14.

Which one word can mean a hairstyle, a fish or a heraldic star?

15.

Which theatrerel­ated organisati­on has the acronym Rada?

16.

Which New Zealand disaster is closely associated with

Cyclone Giselle?

17.

Which Australian rugby league team is the current reigning champion NRL side?

18.

What was the dubious claim to fame of Yugoslav revolution­ary Gavrilo Princip?

19.

Which of these is not an igneous rock: granite, andesite or ironstone?

20.

Who is the patron saint of music?

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