Trivia

Newcastle Herald

Monday November 24, 2008

by Grahame Marjoribanks

1 A pistol and epee are part of which athletics event?

2 Who (pictured) is the captain of the New Zealand

cricket team?

3 Who wrote the book Raising Boys?

4 What does AJC stand for?

5 What is another name for the Chinese gooseberry?

6 What does a bibliophile like?

7 Until it became independent, Brazil was a colony of

which country?

8 Which swimming event was introduced to the Olympics

in 1984?

9 Which island in Bass Strait has seen more than 60 shipwrecks?

10 To which part of the body does the colloquial term breadbasket refer?

ANSWERS: 1. Pentathlon 2. Daniel Vettori 3. Steve Biddulph 4. Australian Jockey Club 5. Kiwifruit 6. Books 7. Portugal 8. Synchronised swimming 9. King Island 10. Stomach

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