Best of super quiz

1. Which of these townships south of Dunedin does not lie on State Highway 1: Waihola, Milburn or Benhar?

2. Which popular children’s television series is set in the city of Bikini Bottom?

3. Which acid, in dilute form, is the basis of vinegar?

4. What name is given to the skirt specifically worn as part of a ballerina’s costume?

5. What do British peer Lord Lucan, Irish racehorse Shergar and US union leader Jimmy Hoffa have in common?

6. What short name beginning with S is used in ceramics to describe a thin mix of water and clay used to shape or join pieces of unfired pottery?

7. Into which bay do the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers flow?

8. Which comedy film actor and director born in 1889 once said, ‘‘All I need to make comedy is a park, a pretty girl, and a policeman’’?

9. The site of which European capital city was known to the ancient Romans as Lutetia?

10. In the Bible, who was the father of Jacob and Esau?

11. Which twoyearly meeting of world leaders is often abbreviated to Chogm?

12. Which singer is the son of folk singer Kate McGarrigle and played in Dunedin as support act for Paul Simon in 2013?

13. Which TV series revolved around a student moonlighting as a private investigator in the fictional town of Neptune, California?

14. Which former Dunedin person, a controversial media personality and local body politician, was Mayor of Whanganui from 2004 to 2010?

15. Which fruit related to the mulberry is named for its taste and its role as a staple food for early Pacific explorers?

16. Which astrological sign lies between Sagittarius and Aquarius?

17. In the traditional Indian caste system, what name was given to the highest caste?

18. Which wellknown sweet brand’s name honours chocolate company executives Forrest Mars sen and Bruce Murrie?

19. In 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world’s first female prime minister. Of which country was she political leader?

20. What is a clerihew?