The Weekly Quiz! Round 1: Sport & Games

1. Tiger Woods broke his leg in a car accident recently in which US state?

California Florida New York Wyoming

2. What is the most popular coloured ball on a Snooker table?

Blue Green Red White

3. Who was not a famous tennis player?

Martina Navratilova Billie Jean King Katarina Witt Margaret Court

4. How many squares are there on a Scrabble board?

100 144 200 225

5. How old was cricketer Sachin Tendulkar when he made his test debut?

16 18 20 22 6. The Black Caps will play three of their five T20s against Australia in 2021 in which city? Napier Wellington 7. Which Kiwi Super Rugby franchise has had the longest drought since winning a title, last doing so in 2003? Blues Hurricanes Highlanders Chiefs

8. In what year did Auckland host the Commonwealth Games?

1942 1962 1974 1990

9. What is the nickname for ’s national lawn bowling team?

Blackbowls Blackjacks Whitedraws Whitegreens

10. How many dice are used in a game of Yahtzee?

Two Four Five Eight The Weekly Quiz! Round 2: History

1. Captain Cook was commanding which ship when he discovered New Zealand in 1769? Challenger Endeavour Adventure Resolution 2. King Khalid International Airport, named for a former ruler, is in the capital city of Saudi Arabia – which is? Tel Aviv Riyadh Cairo Damascus 3. Which dolphin famously guided boats through the Marlborough Sounds between 1888 and 1912? Flipper Opo Pelorus Jack Pesky Pete

4. During which war did Hannibal cross the Alps in 218 BC?

First Crimean War Second Punic War Third Servile War Fourth Parsnip War 5. What former American President, the 18th, serving from 1869 – 77, is featured on the U.S. $50 bill? Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant George Washington Jimmy Carter

6. Who was Prime Minister of New Zealand when the Erebus Disaster occurred?

Robert Muldoon 7. What war started when French and Spanish armies invaded and occupied Portugal in 1807? Boer War Korean War Peninsular War War of the Roses

8. How many people in total have walked on the Moon?

Three Six Nine Twelve

9. What was the occupation of a Wainwright in times gone by?

Arrow maker Candle designer Fabric seller Wagon builder 10. Prince William famously played with which toy at Government House in Auckland, when he first visited NZ in 1983? Lego Rubik's Cube Barbie Doll Buzzy Bee The Weekly Quiz! Round 3: General Knowledge

1. All going to plan, New Zealand will have a quarantine-free travel bubble by the end of March – to where? Australia Cook Islands Fiji USA 2. Who starred opposite Audrey Hepburn in the 1953 romantic comedy Roman Holiday? George Peppard William Holden Humphrey Bogart Gregory Peck

3. An ibis is a type of what?

Fish Bird Turtle Hat

4. Don’t Dream It’s Over is a song by which Kiwi band?

Crowded House Hello Sailor Invaders Split Enz

5. Who was the host of the New Zealand TV show Fair Go from 1983 to 2010?

Richard Long Brian Edwards Kevin Milne Philip Alpers

6. The colour green is what word in Spanish?

Grün Verde Rojo Jaune

7. Which Kiwi author is behind the beloved Harry Maclary and Friends Series?

Enid Blyton Lynley Dodd 8. In 1972, who became the first person to win an Oscar whose parents had also both won Oscars? Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Walt Disney Liza Minnelli

9. The Royal Shakespeare Company is based in which town?

Salisbury Windsor Bath Stratford-upon-Avon

10. Who is the latest and sixth Chaser on the popular quiz show The Chase?

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10. OHOLENE The Daily Quiz! ANSWERS

Round 1: Sport & Games – Answers

1. California 6. Wellington 2. Red 7. Blues 3. Katarina Witt 8. 1990 4. 225 9. Blackjacks 5. 16 10. Five

Round 2: History – Answers

1. Endeavour 6. 2. Riyadh 7. Peninsular War 3. Pelorus Jack 8. 12 4. Second Punic War 9. Wagon builder 5. Ulysses S. Grant 10. Buzzy Bee

Round 3: General Knowledge – Answers

1. Cook Islands 6. Verde 2. Gregory Peck 7. Lynley Dodd 3. Bird 8. Liza Minnelli 4. Crowded House 9. Stratford-upon-Avon 5. Kevin Milne 10. Darragh Ennis

Round 4: Mind Stretches – Answers

1. Keep it under your hat 6. Little did I know 2. Monkey on your back 7. Too good to last 3. Making up for lost time 8. Cash in your chips 4. Loitering with intent 9. See through blouse 5. See eye to eye 10. Hole in one