Five-minute quiz

1. Mycology is the study of what kind of organisms?

2. The Maghreb is a region in which continent?

3. Which New Zealand musician won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the tune Man or Muppet from the 2011 film The Muppets?

4. Leonardo da Vinci was responsible for one of the earliest sketches of which invention in his 12 volume set of drawings and writings Codex Atlanticus? a. Parachute, b. fire hydrant, c. microscope.

5. The Davis Cup is described as the World Cup of which sport?

6. Which of the following animals gives birth to live young? a. Snails, b. stingrays, c. echidnas.

7. Dhaka is the capital and largest city of which Commonwealth country?

8. Who was New Zealand’s first female Minister of Finance?

9. A mandolin with four courses has how many strings?

10. “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind” is a line from which Shakespeare play?