# | Question | Answer |
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1 | What has occurred more often in international test cricket history: a hat-trick or triple century? | Hat-trick - 43 vs. 30 |
2 | According to figures from 2018, is New Zealand’s divorce rate the lowest or highest it’s been since 1977? | Lowest - 7.7 per 1000 |
3 | Who played Jerry Seinfeld’s father Morty in the sitcom Seinfeld: Jerry Stiller or Barney Martin? | Barney Martin |
4 | How many ‘S’ are there in the word Mississippi: Three or Four? | Four |
5 | What number features in the name of Ed Sheeran’s recently released album: Six or Nine? | Six - No.6 Collaborations Project |
6 | What month of the year is observed as Black History Month in the United States: February or October? | February |
7 | What native New Zealand bird is represented by the genus Apteryx: the Kea or the Kiwi? | Kiwi |
8 | Is Barack Obama left handed or right handed? | Left handed |
9 | Which New Zealand town has a larger population: Hawera or Rolleston? | Rolleston - 16,000 vs. 12,000 |
10 | In what year was Winona Ryder born: 1969 or 1971? | 1971 |
1215 - Genghis Khan captured Beijing
1492 - Christopher Columbus discovered America
1899 - The Second Boer War began in South Africa.
1985 - The Live Aid concert was held.
1348 - Black Plague swept across Europe.
1957 - I (Walter Nash) became NZ Prime Minister.
332 BC - Alexander the Great conquered Egypt.
1938 - NZ’s first Zebra Crossing was installed, in Petone.
1986 - Jack Nicklaus won the US Masters for the final time.
1968 - This film (The Charge of the Light Brigade) was released.
I am a number.
# | Answers |
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1. | Argentina |
2. | Bolivia |
3. | Colombia |
4. | French Guiana (accept France) |
5. | Guyana |
6. | Paraguay |
7. | Peru |
8. | Suriname |
9. | Uruguay |
10. | Venezuela |
1. Seven years after her death, who is heard here with her first new single on the American chart in 10 years? 🔊
2. Richard Burton and Julie Andrews are seen here in the original 1960 Broadway production of what musical? 🎥
3. These have been the four wives of what musician? 🔊
4. What’s the next lyric when the music stops? (Six words) 🔊
5. From what studio album was this song from? 🎥
6. First broadcast on the BBC in 1942, what radio programme features a guest choosing (in theory) their eight favourite recordings? 🔊
7. The five ranges of the Trombone family are Alto, Tenor, Bass, Contra-Bass, and what other? 🔊
8. Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and who else were the three members that comprised the best-known line-up of this group? 🎥
9. In what even-numbered year was this song a hit? 🎥
10. How many members of this band were there: four, five, or six? 🔊
1215
1492
1899
1985
1348
1957
332 BC
1938
1986
1968
Argentina
Bolivia
Colombia
French Guiana (accept France)
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Whitney Houston
Camelot
Billy Joel
To be part of the wave
Synchronicity
Desert Island Discs
Soprano
Michelle Williams
2010
Six