Super quiz

BEGINNER (1pt each)

➊ What is or was ‘‘The Y2K bug’’?

➋ Which fourletter Maori word is used to describe a gift or donation, often given when attending an event?

➌ What is the name of the major earthquake fault which runs the length of the South Island from Fiordland to Marlborough?

INTERMEDIATE (2pt each)

➍ Which author’s novels included several later turned into major films, including The Guns of Navarone and Ice Station Zebra?

➎ In the Super Mario Brothers video game series, what is the name of Mario’s twin brother?

➏ Which early rock’n’roll star’s backing band was The Comets?

➐ Which of these films was not directed by David Lynch: Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet or Videodrome?

EXPERT (3pt each)

➑ In which part of the world was the Mughal Empire a major historical power?

➒ Which 1970s television series set during World War 2 starred Bernard Hepton, Anthony Valentine, Robert Wagner, and David McCallum?

➓ Sir Matthew Pinsent won gold medals at four consecutive Olympic Games between 1992 and 2004 in which sport?