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

  1. During which decade did Elvis Presley die?
  2. What day is celebrated on July 14th in France?
  3. Which iconic lead vocalist’s birth name was Farrokh Bulsara?
  4. In which US national park is the ‘Old Faithful’ geyser located?
  5. According to the saying, a picture is worth…how many words?
  6. Which sea separates Croatia from Italy?
  7. Scott, John, Virgil, Gordon and Alan Tracey are characters and puppets from what 1960s TV show?
  8. Dr. James Naismith invented what indoor court sport in 1891?
  9. Which South Island city which has a port is built on hills created from the lava flows of the now extinct Mt Horrible volcano?
  10. What word can refer to a country, a bird, or 3 consecutive strikes in bowling?

 

Answers:

  1. The 70s (1977)
  2. Bastille Day (or Le Quatorze Juillet, Fête Nationale in France)
  3. Freddie Mercury
  4. Yellowstone National Park
  5. A thousand
  6. The Adriatic Sea
  7. Thunderbirds
  8. Basketball
  9. Timaru
  10. Turkey