10 Quick Questions

1. The mouflon is thought to be the wild ancestor of which domestic animal? ❑ Goat

❑ Chicken

❑ Sheep

❑ Pig

2. True or false? A person might retain full cognitive abilities with half their brain removed.

❑ True

❑ False

3. Which of these words describes an event of great significance in history?

❑ Historic

❑ Historical

4. The disease pellagra is caused by a lack of what?

❑ Vitamin C

❑ Selenium

❑ Vitamin B3 (niacin)

❑ Iodine

5. Which of these hits entered the Kiwi singles chart in three different decades?

❑ Slice of Heaven

❑ How Bizarre

❑ Don’t Dream It’s Over

❑ Poi E

6. What is most notable about the 1939 novel

Gadsby, by Ernest Vincent Wright?

❑ Longest ever sentence

❑ Whole novel palindrome

❑ No letter E

❑ 50-word vocabulary

7. According to the uncanny valley hypothesis, feelings of revulsion can be produced by what?

❑ Corrupt politicians

❑ Human-like objects

❑ Virtual reality

❑ Urban landscapes

8. Which scary movie includes the quote “They’re here!”?

❑ The Omen

❑ Poltergeist

❑ The Shining

❑ The Birds

9. In which city might you take a cruise on the Golden Horn?

❑ Istanbul

❑ Venice

❑ Bangkok

❑ Amsterdam

10. Which of these actors did not play one of the title characters in the film Three Amigos?

❑ Gene Wilder

❑ Steve Martin

❑ Martin Short

❑ Chevy Chase