10 Quick Questions

1. On the shores of which lake were the Pink and White Terraces?

❑ Rotorua

❑ Taupō

❑ Rotomahana

❑ Rotoiti

2. Which of these has a similar meaning to the Americanism “tchotchke”?

❑ Trinket

❑ Braggart

❑ Nibble

❑ Snooze

3. Which of these human organs was first transplanted successfully?

❑ Kidney

❑ Heart

❑ Brain

❑ Lung 4. Which is more numerous in the world?

❑ Statues of lions

❑ Wild lions

5. True or false? Pearls might dissolve if left submerged in vinegar.

❑ True

❑ False

6. On which of these might you see a Plimsoll line?

❑ Train

❑ Bicycle

❑ Ship

❑ Motorcar

7. Which of these pairs of brands was founded by two feuding brothers?

❑ Airbus and Boeing ❑ Coca-Cola and Pepsi ❑ Toyota and Mazda

❑ Adidas and Puma 8. Native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, what kind of creature is an oryx?

❑ Lizard

❑ Antelope

❑ Bird of prey

❑ Wild horse

9. Which noir film’s plot revolves around the mysterious Harry Lime? ❑ The Big Sleep

❑ Touch of Evil

❑ The Third Man ❑ Chinatown

10. Which novel ends with: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”?

❑ Animal Farm

❑ The Great Gatsby

❑ Dracula

❑ Life of Pi