Quiz

1 What uncomfortable item of furniture can be found in the Red Keep’s Great Hall? 2 In corporate-speak, what is a CIO? 3 “Soccer” comes from what word? 4 Fifty years ago in Auckland, Johan Klisser began making what Kiwi staple? 5 Bungalow, jungle, pyjamas, shampoo are English words borrowed from what country? 6 Awarded every four years, the Fields Medal has been called the equivalent of a Novel Prize – in what discipline? 7 The river Spree flows through which capital city? 8 What city’s name can be translated as “Fragrant Harbour”? 9 Actor Jodie Whittaker will be the 13th what? 10 Compiled by Mark Fryer; answers,

1 The Iron Throne (from Game of Thrones) 2 A chief information officer 3 “Association”, as in “Association Football” 4 Vogel’s bread 5 India 6 Mathematics 7 Berlin 8 Hong Kong 9 Incarnation of the Doctor (in Dr Who) 10 Ice. (Rapper Ice-T; date Titanic struck an iceberg; capital of Iceland; ice hockey star).