10 quiz questions to kick off your week – Scroll to the bottom for the answers
  1. Edward Smith was the Captain of which ill-fated ship?
  2. Which band’s 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon, is one of the best-selling albums of all time?
  3. In which part of the body is the fibula located?
  4. The Red Sea and the Mediterranean are linked by a canal – what is the name of this canal?
  5. Which ski race involves a winding course marked by poles or flags?
  6. Which female singer has released albums called 19, 21, 25 and 30?
  7. What does the French phrase “Parlez-vous Anglais?” mean in English?
  8. Which 3-time Formula One champion died at the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994?
  9. Which Disney movie features a character named Scar as the villain?
  10. In 1840 Samuel Parnell, a carpenter based in Petone declared he would only work an 8 hour day – which NZ public holiday celebrates this?

 

Answers:

  1. The Titanic
  2. Pink Floyd
  3. The lower leg or calf
  4. The Suez Canal
  5. Slalom
  6. Adele
  7. “Do you speak English?”
  8. Ayrton Senna
  9. The Lion King
  10. Labour Day