kiwi kwiz 2009 week 11

kiwi kwiz 2009 week 11

Question One: Why did a Canadian tourist complain about New Zealand’s Eskimo lollies last week?
a) She found maggots in her packet of Eskimos
b) The lollies broke her two front teeth
c) The term ‘Eskimo’ is considered racist in Canada
ad) She thought the marshmallow lollies contained alcohol

Question Two: What is the official name for the South Island?
a) The South Island
b) The Southern Island
c) Te Wai Pounamu
d) There is no official name for the South Island

Question Three: Who is buried at the National War Memorial in Wellington?
a) Lieutenant Colonel William Malone
b) Captain Charles Upham
c) New Zealand’s first four Prime Ministers
d) An unknown New Zealand soldier from World War One

Question Four: Scotland’s Susan Boyle has become a celebrity after appearing on which television show?
a) UK Idol
b) Miss Scotland
c) Britain’s Got Talent
d) Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Question Five: Why did gladiators in the Roman Empire eat onions?
a) They thought onions made them invisible
b) They thought lions would be repelled by the smell
c) They thought onions gave them super-human strength
d) They thought the God of the Onions would save them

Question Six: Where did the Phantom of the Opera live?
a) In the giant organ at the Paris Opera House
b) In the ticket booth at the Paris Opera House
c) In the sewers beneath the Paris Opera House
d) In the abandoned warehouse above the Paris Opera House

Question Seven: New Zealand scientists have invented an apple that..?
a) doesn’t go brown when it is cut
b) grows back when you take a bite
c) is the size of a netball
d) tastes like white chocolate

Question Eight: Auckland’s new super-city will include..?
a) Auckland, Waitakere, North Shore and Hamilton
b) Auckland, Papakura, Coromandel and Rodney
c) Auckland, North Shore, Manukau and Waitakere
d) Auckland, Rodney, Whangarei and North Shore

Question Nine: If you’re ‘riding shotgun’ in a car, where are you sitting?
a) in the driver’s seat
b) in the front passenger’s seat
c) in the boot
d) in the back seat

Question Ten: In which musical movie does an Australian schoolgirl date the leader of the T-Birds gang?
a) Grease
b) Underbelly
c) Hairspray
d) High School Musical