10 quiz questions to kick off your week – Scroll to the bottom for the answers

  1. Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?
  2. The Emperor Penguin is the largest penguin in the world, but what is the second-largest penguin?
  3. The city of Freemantle is located in which Australian State?
  4. When a meteor survives entry into the atmosphere and lands on Earth, what is that meteor now called?
  5. What is the French term that translates as ‘according to the menu’?
  6. Which musician has the nickname ‘Slowhand’?
  7. If the moon is waxing, is it getting larger or smaller in appearance in the sky?
  8. What Cricket batsman was facing the bowler Trevor Chappell during the infamous underarm bowling incident?
  9. Name this 1987 movie starring John Nicholson, The Witches of…?
  10. In what city would you find the Spanish Steps?

 

Answers:

  1. Brazil
  2. The King Penguin
  3. Western Australia/WA
  4. A meteorite
  5. À la carte
  6. Eric Clapton
  7. A waxing moon is getting larger in appearance
  8. Brian McKechnie
  9. The Witches of Eastwick
  10. Rome