5 minute quiz
1. Their first names were Peter and David and they hosted a popular cooking show on New Zealand television. What were their surnames?
2. A person with the letters FRSNZ after his or her name is a fellow of what?
3. What model of Morris car did Lord Nuffield, owner of the Morris company, describe as looking like a poached egg?
4. Which is bigger – Antarctica or Australia?
5. What was the common theme of the films Million Dollar Baby, When We Were Kings and Cinderella Man?
6. Which word best describes a hirsute person: hairy, aloof or unpredictable?
7. What novel by Alan Duff, subsequently adapted for the screen, was a sequel to Once Were Warriors?
8. A fadge is a sack for carrying what: potatoes, hides or wool?
9. What high-profile New Zealand mayor was recently criticised by the Taxpayers’ Union for driving an ‘‘extravagant’’ mayoral car?
10. What three-word French phrase means ‘‘immediately’’ or ‘‘at once’’?