10 Quick Questions

1. Which is the world’s driest continent?

❑ North America

❑ Australia

❑ Africa

❑ Antarctica

2. Which of these refers to one’s ability to solve new problems and identify patterns?

❑ Crystallised intelligence ❑ Fluid intelligence

3. Which of these periods in Ancient Roman history was earliest?

❑ Roman Empire

❑ Roman Republic

❑ Roman Kingdom

4. In what context would a “flash crash” occur? ❑ Electrical storm ❑ Sharemarket

❑ Exotic car race

❑ Rocket launch

5. Who had a koala chlamydia treatment clinic named after them this year?

❑ John Oliver

❑ Cate Blanchett

❑ Donald Trump

❑ Pauline Hanson

6. In theatrical superstition, which of these is considered bad luck onstage?

❑ Whistle

❑ Burp

❑ Hiccup

❑ Whisper

7. Which of these is not a title in the Tintin comic book series?

❑ Flight 714 to Sydney

❑ The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

❑ King Ottokar’s Sceptre

❑ The Crab with the Golden Claws 8. Which of these Kiwi bands did not originate in Dunedin?

❑ Th’ Dudes

❑ The Clean

❑ Straitjacket Fits

❑ The Chills

9. Crude oil is formed mostly from the compressed remains of what?

❑ Dinosaurs

❑ Microorganisms

10. Which actor’s middle name is Tiffany?

❑ Richard Gere

❑ Clint Eastwood

❑ Sylvester Stallone

❑ Bruce Willis

1. Antarctica is considered a desert due to its very low annual precipitation and lack of liquid water. 2. Fluid intelligence. 3. Roman Kingdom. 4. A flash crash is a very rapid sell-off in a market for shares or other securities. 5. The John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward opened at Australia Zoo in May. 6. Whistle. 7. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is a 1970 film directed by Dario Argento. 8. Th’ Dudes formed in Auckland. 9. Microorganisms. 10. Richard Tiffany Gere.