Superquiz
The Age
Tuesday March 15, 2011
BEGINNERS (1 point each)1. Which country is famous for ritualised tea ceremonies?2. What kind of electricity can be produced by combing your hair?3. What nationality is tennis player Boris Becker?4. Who was this year's Moomba King?5. Why did Edward VIII abdicate in 1936?INTERMEDIATE (2 points each)6. Which 1966 film featured Elsa the lioness?7. Eugene Terre'Blanche was an extreme right-wing leader in which country?8. In 1964, which rock group had a hit with The House of the Rising Sun?9. In recent fashion terms, what is a "femiman"?10. What retriever dog breed shares its name with a Canadian province?ADVANCED (3 points each)11. What subject did Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) teach at Oxford University?12. American Martha Graham was associated with which art?13. Which event takes place in Oberammergau, Germany, every 10 years?14. What year was NATO established?15. Which classic 1960 horror movie is based on a novel by Robert Bloch?ANSWERS: 1. Japan 2. Static electricity 3. German 4. Mick Malthouse 5. He wanted to marry a divorcee 6. Born Free 7. South Africa 8. The Animals 9. A male model with androgynous looks. 10. Labrador 11. Mathematics 12. Dance 13. Passion Play 14. 1949 15. Psycho.
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