Here are 10 new quiz questions from our Quizmaster John James Maloney.
QUESTIONS
1 The rand is the currency of what nation?
2 TKO, clinch and right hook are terms used in what sport?
3 Lech Walesa led the militant trade union Solidarity in what Eastern European country and went on to become the nation’s first president elected by the people?
4 Conchology is the study of what items in nature?
5 What is the meaning of the old word woebegone?
6 What type of animal is a wobbegong?
7 Doonside is a suburb of what city in Australia?
8 On the periodic table of elements, Pb is the symbol for what?
9 In cooking, what ingredient has types including filo and puff?
10 A 1971 hit song composed by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and sung by Tony Christie was (Is This the Way to) Billilimbra; (Is This the Way to) Amarillo; or (Is This the Way to) Dungarubba?
ANSWERS
1 South Africa.
2 Boxing.
3 Poland.
4 Mollusc shells.
5 Sad or miserable looking, beset by woe or in a deplorable state.
6 A carpet shark, and the name is believed to come from an Australian Aboriginal language, meaning shaggy beard, referring to the growths around the mouth.
7 Sydney – Doonside is actually in the City of Blacktown that is part of Greater Sydney.
8 Lead.
9 Pastry.
10 (Is This the Way to) Amarillo.
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