10 Quick Questions

1. True or false? Grapes and raisins can be toxic to dogs.

True

False

2. Which of these countries does not have an outdoor snow-skiing resort?

Iraq

Lebanon

Iran

Saudi Arabia

Which of these bird species self-introduced to New Zealand in the 1940s? Magpie

White-faced heron

Mynah

Eastern rosella

True or false? Passing through a doorway can cause a memory lapse in humans.

True

False

5. In 2005, which country quietly relocated its capital city to a new location 320km north of the old one?

Cambodia

Laos

Myanmar

Vietnam

Which company produced the early homecomputer models VIC-20 and PET?

Commodore

Amstrad

Sinclair

Atari

“Punto banco” and “chemin de fer” are versions of which card game?

Poker

Baccarat

Blackjack

Bridge

8. Which 1980s movie starred Gene Hackman, Kevin Costner and Sean Young?

Mississippi Burning Unforgiven

The Untouchables No Way Out

9. Who first wrote of “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”?

William Shakespeare William Faulkner

Herman Melville

Jane Austen

10. Which Kiwi band found international success with their album True Colours?

DD Smash

Split Enz

Headless Chickens Goldenhorse