10 Quick Questions
1. Which company allows its technology patents to be used by anyone “in good faith”?
Xerox
Tesla
Apple
2. Which TV series ended with the bombshell that all its events occurred in the imagination of one boy?
M*A*S*H
ER
Chicago Hope St Elsewhere
3. Who is generally considered the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?
Robert Walpole
Arthur Wellesley William Cavendish Benjamin Disraeli
4. True or false? Sprinkling salt on pineapple can make it taste sweeter.
True
False
5. In which city would you view Leonardo da Vinci’s mural The Last Supper?
Milan
Paris
Rome
Turin
6. Which song begins: “Hey kids, shake it loose together”?
Baba O’Riley
Bennie and the Jets California Dreamin’ Stayin’ Alive
7. True or false? US currency is backed directly by a fixed quantity of gold.
True
False
8. What does the Latin phrase “tabula rasa” mean?
Stone pillar
By law
Blank slate
Other self
9. Who or what is the Pink Panther in the eponymous film series?
Jewel thief
Stuffed animal
Bungling detective Diamond
10. Adrian Orr was recently appointed governor of which institution?
NZ Treasury
Inland Revenue
Reserve Bank
Commerce Commission