Quizmaster John James Maloney thinks he CAN trick us this week with 10 new quiz questions.
QUESTIONS
1 What is the name of a horse’s gait that is faster than a trot, but slower than a gallop?
2 What is decanting?
3 What do we call a person who leads the singing in some churches, and, particularly in the Jewish faith, often sings verses solo that the choir and congregation respond to?
4 Switzerland is divided into 26 regions called what?
5 Which NRL team has a bulldog mascot?
6 In 1973 which singer had a number 1 hit with Can the Can?
7 In Australian slang, what does getting canned mean?
8 What language is spoken by more than 80 million people in the Pearl River Delta of China as well as by many overseas Chinese people including lots in Australia?
9 Who was the star of the 1980 comedy action film Any Which Way You Can?
10 What is the name of the Italian dish consisting of large pasta tubes stuffed with spinach, ricotta cheese or minced beef then covered with sauce and baked in the oven?
ANSWERS
1 Canter.
2 To gradually pour wine, port, brandy or some other liquid from one container to another, typically to separate out sediment and/or aerate the wine.
3 Cantor.
4 Cantons.
5 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
6 Suzi Quatro.
7 It refers to when a program or position is axed – it is shut down, often with the loss of jobs.
8 Cantonese.
9 Clint Eastwood.
10 Cannelloni.
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