Waikato Times

Five minute quiz

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1. Dame Patsy Reddy is New Zealand’s 21st governorge­neral. Who was the 19th?

2. Its official name was the State Barrier Fence of Western Australia, and it was once the longest unbroken fence in the world. What was it commonly known as?

3. In the share market, what do the letters IPO stand for? 4. The particle accelerato­r known as the Large Hadron

Collider, the world’s biggest machine, lies under the border between which two countries?

5. Which English artist is noted for his paintings of California­n swimming pools?

6. Which South Island town hosts an annual festival that attracts adventurou­s eaters? 7. What is the common term for the umbilicus?

8. Which female New Zealand athlete will compete in her fifth Olympic Games this year?

9. Which canal can accommodat­e bigger ships: the Suez or the Panama?

10. What was the name of the 17-year-old girl who inspired a No 1 hit song by American group the Knack in 1979?

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