Super quiz

BEGINNER (1 point each)

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By which abbreviation is deoxyribonucleic acid more commonly known?

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With which township between Invercargill and Lumsden is the name of Minnie Dean most closely associated?

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Which chemical element’s atomic number is 1?

INTERMEDIATE (2 points each)

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Which Shakespeare play’s characters include Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern?

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Who, in 1961, became the first man in space?

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What was the stage name of 1980s pop musician George O’Dowd?

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What is the name of the animal that was the central character in Anna Sewell’s only novel?

EXPERT (3 points each)

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Which athlete, later to become New Zealand governorgeneral, was an Olympic bronze medallist in 1924?

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Settlement of which Pacific island began with a group under the leadership of Fletcher Christian?

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Whereabouts in New Zealand is the Aupouri Peninsula?

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