Super quiz

BEGINNER (1pt each)

➊ Who was US president immediately before Donald Trump?

➋ Which song by The Beatles starts with the lyrics: ‘‘Picture yourself on a boat in a river’’?

➌ What is the modern name of the country formerly known as Siam?

INTERMEDIATE (2pt each)

➍ Which American president’s ‘‘New Deal’’ policies helped lead the country out of the Great Depression?

➎ Matakana Island forms a protective barrier for which New Zealand city’s harbour?

➏ In traditional Western tonal music, how many semitones are there in an octave?

➐ In which 1960 novel, later made into an awardwinning film, is Lawyer Atticus Finch a central character?

EXPERT (3pt each)

➑ Who played the title role in television series Ally McBeal?

➒ In which New Zealand city was the country’s first recorded game of rugby played, in 1870?

➓ Which term, originally meaning nationalism but later referring to bigotry, reputedly comes from the name of a soldier in Napoleon’s army?