Quick quiz:

1. If they were still alive, who would be the oldest: Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe or James Dean?

2. New Zealand’s first radio broadcast was made in 1921 from what city?

3. What European country was ruled for 41 years by communist dictator Enver Hoxha?

4. How did New Zealander Marx Jones make the news in 1981?

5. In which region of France would you find the westernmost point of the French mainland?

6. What famous sisters had a brother named Branwell?

7. In the TV mystery series

Cadfael, set in 12th-century England, what was the occupation of the title character?

8. The Polish port city formerly called Danzig is now known by what name?

9. The city of Kenosha, scene of a fatal double shooting during street protests in 2020, is in which American state?

10. What was the first name of a famous movie character with the surname Balboa?

ANSWERS: 1. Marilyn Monroe;

2. Dunedin; 3. Albania; 4. He flew the plane that dropped flour bombs on a rugby test match between New Zealand and South Africa; 5. Brittany; 6. The Bronte sisters; 7. Monk; 8. Gdansk;

9. Wisconsin; 10. Rocky.