Five-minute quiz

1. In the Beatles’ hit song Penny Lane, whose portrait does the fireman keep in his pocket?

2. What would you buy from Britain’s Pret a Manger chain: food, cosmetics or clothing?

3. Which National MP is Parliament’s deputy speaker?

4. New Zealand’s first professional baseball team took its name from what native creature?

5. What organisation operates a training college at Duntroon, near Canberra? 6. What hit film of 1972 had the tagline: ‘‘Four men ride a wild river. A weekend turns into a nightmare’’?

7. English professional team the Wasps plays what sport?

8. Which company opened its first store at Takapuna in 1982: The Warehouse, Michael Hill or Noel Leeming?

9. The Smithsonian Institution is based in which city?

10. In which Australian state would you find the winemaking regions of McLaren Vale, Coonawarra and Clare Valley? Anyone wishing to make a complaint to the New Zealand Media Council should first put it in writing to the editor. If not satisfied with the reply, complainants should then write to The Secretary, New Zealand Media Council, Box 10 879, Wellington, including a clipping of the disputed article and copies of the correspondence. Letters are welcome, but writers must provide their name, address and telephone number as a sign of good faith – pseudonyms are not acceptable. So that as many letters as possible can be published, each letter should be no more than 250 words. We reserve the right to edit letters for length, sense, legal reasons and on grounds of good taste. Please send your letters to: The Editor, The Southland Times, PO Box 805, Invercargill; fax on (03) 214 9905; or email to letters@stl.co.nz