10 quiz questions to kick off your week – Scroll to the bottom for the answers
  1. What kitchen tool used for slicing also shares its name with a musical instrument?
  2. Who played the role of the bodyguard in the 1992 movie The Bodyguard?
  3. In what year was the first satellite put into orbit. 1952, 1955 or 1957?
  4. What author created the character of Tom Sawyer?
  5. Which Irish family band released songs such as ‘Runaway’ and ‘Breathless’?
  6. Which famous female novelist created her own personal mystery by disappearing for 11 days in 1926?
  7. What is the second most populous city in Australia?
  8. The 2014 Winter Olympics were held in Sochi. What country is Sochi in?
  9. Which blood type is considered a universal donor?
  10. In 1986 Pope John Paul II held a public mass in which historic Christchurch sports ground?

Answers:

  1. Mandolin
  2. Kevin Costner
  3. 1957 (Sputnik 1)
  4. Mark Twain
  5. The Corrs
  6. Agatha Christie
  7. Melbourne
  8. Russia
  9. O negative
  10. Lancaster Park (or Jade Stadium/AMI Stadium)