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5-minute quiz

1. Ayers Rock, a sandstone formation in Australia’s Northern Territory, is best known by what name?

2. Which unit of measurement is used in the name of the fictional wood where the Winnie-the-Pooh stories are based?

3. Die Zauberflōte, Mozart’s final opera, which premiered just months before his death, is known as what in English?

4. Which of the following cities is farthest north? a. New York City, b. Addis Ababa, c. Osaka.

5. Which American polymath is generally credited with the invention of bifocals?

6. Pīwakawaka is the Māori name for which bird?

7. Which gymnastics sport was added as an event in the Summer Olympics most recently? a. Trampoline gymnastics, b. Artistic gymnastics, c. Rhythmic gymnastics.

8. The land on the exact opposite side of Earth to Wellington is in which country?

9. In The Wizard of Oz, which body part is the Scarecrow in search of?

10. The first letters of the word laser stand for ‘‘Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of . . .’’. What does the R stand for?

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