5 MINUTE QUIZ

1. ‘‘There’s a glass and a half in everyone’’ is the advertising slogan for which company?

2. Is this statement true or false? Grasshoppers cannot fly.

3. The phrase ‘‘ Alea iacta est’’ meaning ‘‘the die is cast’’ is thought to have been spoken by whom as he crossed the Rubicon to invade Italy?

4. Which author gave us the line ‘‘Reader, I married him.’’?

5. George Town is the capital city of which islands country?

6. A dancer would perform a jeté in what style of dance?

7. In a standard game of Scrabble, what two letters each have a face value of two points?

8. Name the US television series which finished each episode with a bedtime scene with characters saying ‘‘ Good night, John Boy. Good night, Elizabeth …’’

9. What is a synonym of the word bucolic? a) pastoral; b) sickly; c) drunk

10. In New Zealand, ‘‘ Who Dares Wins’’ is the motto of which branch of the military?