Five-minute quiz

1. ‘‘To infinity and beyond’’ is a catchphrase from what series of children’s movies?

2. What are the three major Abrahamic religions?

3. Name the year in which the Morris Mini was launched, the Auckland Harbour Bridge was opened and the singer Buddy Holly was killed.

4. The jazz musician Stephane Grappelli played what instrument?

5. In what Australian state would you find Griffith, James Cook and Bond universities? 6. What city in the southern United States was named after one on the Loire River in central France?

7. What word can precede metal, heap or merchant?

8. What politician famously described New Zealand as a pluvial country, meaning it rains a lot?

9. In what province would you find Lake Tutira?

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