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See question 1 You can still do the fifth quiz of 2018 by scrolling down to January 31.
- Remember that no correspondence, computers or cell phones may be entered into!
- Answers on Sunday.
The US Marines first arrived in New Zealand in 1941, 1942 or 1943? (1942)
- What does ersatz mean? (substitute)
- Which country hosted the first Winter Olympics back in 1923? (France)
- Name the two rivers that meet at Cromwell. (The Clutha and the Kawarau)
Which famous sportsman has a wife named Mirka? (Roger Federer)
- Most of the Kapiti beach area is under the jurisdiction of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. True of false? (True)
What is the name of Angela Merkel’s party? (Christian Democrats)
- Who wrote the play The Importance of Being Earnest? (Oscar Wilde)
- What does the name for the group of islands in South America called Tierra del Fuego mean in English? (land of fire)
- What is the name for the type of rainfall which results from intense heating of the land? (convectional)