5-minute quiz

1. What fictional woman’s name was created in 1921 to help sell baking products and cookbooks?

2. What pigment enables plants to absorb energy from sunlight?

3. What Roman numerals followed the name of Pope Benedict, who led the Catholic Church from 2005 until 2013?

4. Which is the world’s largest island country: Japan, the Philippines or Indonesia?

5. What do the mayors of Christchurch, Rotorua, Auckland, Thames-Coromandel and the Far North have in common?

6. Which religion observes a holiday called Purim?

7. What was the occupation of fictional TV characters Martin Ellingham, Temperance Brennan, Doug Ross and Alan Finlay?

8. Which playwright created a character named Big Daddy: Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller or Edward Albee?

9. Which Nordic country has produced three Formula One world champion racing car drivers?

10. What word followed Yellow, Moon and Green in the titles of hit songs?

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