Super quiz

BEGINNER (1pt each)

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Which band had New Zealand’s first international hit record in the mid1960s with the song She’s a Mod?

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Which epic television fantasy series was set during a civil war for the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms?

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What type of bird is the unofficial national symbol of France?

INTERMEDIATE (2pt each)

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Which party game was criticised when it first went on sale to the public in the 1960s, with its detractors calling it ‘‘Sex in a box’’?

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Which small island nation was part of Malaysia until it declared independence in 1965?

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Which insect’s name was the nickname of the lead character in classic television series Kung Fu?

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Which of these American states is not regarded as part of New England: Vermont, Rhode Island, or Delaware?

EXPERT (3pt each)

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In which part of New Zealand was the country’s bestknown scientist, Sir Ernest Rutherford, born?

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Which Dunedin tourist attraction was officially opened by Prime Minister Helen Clark in September 2008?

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Which two actresses, one of whom died in 1996, are the granddaughters of a Nobelprize winning novelist, with whom they share their surname?