Five-minute quiz

1. Which New Zealand racing driver is sometimes known as SVG?

2. Alexander III of Russia ordered a gift for his wife from Peter Carl Fabergé every year for which occasion?

3. The NZIFSA is New Zealand’s official governing body for which sport?

4. Which idiom refers to the type of stage lighting used in the 19th century in which a flame was directed at a cylinder of calcium oxide?

5. In 1949, which song, written by Ruru Karaitiana and sung by Pixie Williams, became the first record wholly produced in New Zealand?

6. In Yahtzee, a small straight requires a player to roll a numerical sequence of at least how many dice?

7. Libya’s national flag from 1977 until 2011 consisted entirely of which colour?

8. Which philosophical idea states that knowledge of anything outside one’s own mind is unsure? a. Epicureanism, b. Solipsism, c. Utilitarianism.

9. The lager known as VB is produced in which Australian city?

10. Abraham Van Helsing is a fictional character from which Bram Stoker novel?