Super quiz

BEGINNER (1pt each)

➊ Which word can mean both speedy and the sensitive skin at the point where a finger is joined to a fingernail?

➋ Until 1976, Cook Strait ferries travelled between Wellington and both Picton and which other South Island port?

➌ Which Maori word, literally meaning grandchildren, is often used to refer to young children in general?

INTERMEDIATE (2pt each)

➍ What type of building are Madrid’s Prado and Amsterdam’s Stedelijk?

➎ In internet slang, what does the term ‘‘TL;DR’’ mean when replying to a wordy comment?

➏ What name is shared by a naval base in New Zealand and a naval base in southwest England?

➐ Which major river forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe?

EXPERT (3pt each)

➑ In which New Zealand city is Yarrow Stadium a major sports venue?

➒ Built in the 1920s and 1930s, the Afsluitdijk is part of which massive engineering scheme?

➓ Which of these Australian Prime Ministers did not represent the Labor Party: Bob Hawke, Paul Keating or Malcolm Fraser?