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- Remember that no correspondence, computers or cell phones may be entered into!
- Answers below.
What is the name given to a non-parasitic plant that grows on another plant? (epiphyte)
- Who is the prime minister of Canada? (Justin Trudeau)
- Which Greek writer established the basis for historical inquiry? (Herodotus)
What major portfolio in the Bill English cabinet does Simon Bridges hold? (Economic Development/ Transport/Communications)
- Which New Zealand river carries the greatest volume of water: the Clutha, Waitaki, Wanganui or Waikato? (Clutha)
- A daguerreotype was an early type of what? (photograph)
Who is the odd one out: Shelley, Wordsworth, Brooke, Byron or Coleridge? (Brooke, the others were Romantic poets)
- What is the name given to the area around the Pacific which has active earthquake faults and volcanoes? (The Ring of Fire)
- The population of Australia is approximately 20 million, 22 million, 24 million or 26 million? (24 million)