Super quiz

BEGINNER (1 point each) ➊

Dunedin celebrated its sesquicentenary in 1998 — what is a sesquicentenary?

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Which major honour has been bestowed upon New Zealanders Charles Heaphy, Jack Hinton and Willie Apiata?

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Which New Zealand city shares its name with cities in Canada, Scotland and Bermuda?

INTERMEDIATE (2 points each) ➍

Which New Zealand band released the massively successful 2005 debut album Based on a True Story?

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What is the easternmost country in South America?

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In Denis Glover’s famous New Zealand poem, what type of creature said ‘‘Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle’’?

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Which unusual creature is usually shown on the tail of the Australian 20c coin?

EXPERT (3 points each) ➑

Which leading women’s tennis player was stabbed in the hand during a home invasion late last year?

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What are sea gooseberries, sea mushrooms, bluebuttons and sea nettles?

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Which event on January 24, 1848, led to a migration of people westwards across the United States?