10 quiz questions to kick off your week – Scroll to the bottom for the answers
  1. Which element, commonly used in light bulb filaments, has the chemical symbol W?
  2. What is the currency of Thailand?
  3. In chess, what is the only piece that cannot move backwards?
  4. Which New Zealand city hosts an annual Art Deco Festival?
  5. What sport is played at Augusta National?
  6. Which 1994 film stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman and is based on a Stephen King novella?
  7. Who was the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty?
  8. What does the acronym ‘GPS’ stand for?
  9. Which famous novel begins with the line “Call me Ishmael”?
  10. In cricket, what is it called when a bowler successfully bowls six consecutive deliveries without conceding a single run?

Answers:

  1. Tungsten
  2. Baht
  3. The pawn
  4. Napier
  5. Golf
  6. The Shawshank Redemption
  7. Elizabeth I
  8. Global Positioning System
  9. Moby-Dick
  10. A Maiden Over