Super quiz

BEGINNER (1 pt each)

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Which of these European countries is a republic: Spain, Belgium or Portugal?

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Which Maori word is often used to refer to a gift given as a mark of respect or as a donation for attending an event?

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Why is part of State Highway 1 in OtagoSouthland called the ‘‘Presidential Highway’’?

INTERMEDIATE (2 pts each)

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Which actress played the lead role of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in 1980s sitcom To The Manor Born?

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Which international organisation grew from a 1950 proposal to amalgamate the French and German coal and steel industries?

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In what year did New Zealand women gain the right to vote in general elections?

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Which 1990s television series’ characters included Jim Dial, Frank Fontana and Corky Sherwood?

EXPERT (3 pts each)

➑Who is the only woman to have won nine Wimbledon tennis singles finals?

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Which leading United States trade unionist disappeared in suspicious circumstances in 1975?

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What was the subject of the Dunedinrelated book Positively George Street, by Matthew Bannister?