10 Quick Questions

1. Charles Babbage was a pioneer of what? ❑ Computing

❑ Television

❑ Aviation

❑ Genetics

2. Who composed the opera Carmen?

❑ Georges Bizet ❑ Giuseppe Verdi ❑ Giacomo Puccini ❑ Richard Strauss

3. Historically, what did a wainwright make?

❑ Wine

❑ Whips

❑ Wagons

❑ Wax

4. True or false? Maple is the only tree able to be tapped to produce edible syrup. ❑ True

❑ False 5. In Scrabble, which of these letters has a higher points value than the others?

❑ K

❑ V

❑ W

❑ Y

6. From the milk of which animal is mozzarella cheese traditionally made? ❑ Musk ox

❑ Bison

❑ Antelope

❑ Buffalo

7. In which NZ lake is the now-submerged Five Pound Note Island? ❑ Wakatipu

❑ Taupo

❑ Rotorua

❑ Pukaki 8. Which of these words means “to make a smooth transition from one thing to another”?

❑ Segway

❑ Segue

9. Arnhem Land is a region of which Australian state or territory?

❑ South Australia ❑ Queensland

❑ Tasmania

❑ Northern Territory

10. Which movie ends with the line “I was cured, all right”?

❑ The Green Mile

❑ Nineteen Eighty-Four ❑ The Shawshank Redemption

❑ A Clockwork Orange

1. Computing.

2. Georges Bizet.

3. Wainwrights made and repaired

wagons and carts.

4. False – several trees can be tapped for syrup, including birch and black walnut.

5. K is worth 5 points, the others are

worth 4.

6. Mozzarella is traditionally made from

the milk of Italian buffalo.

7. Lake Pukaki. The small island appeared on our £5 note and was submerged when the lake’s water level was raised. 8. Segue.

9. Northern Territory.

10. A Clockwork Orange.