GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Which of these countries produces the most bananas?
INDIA
What is Ireland's longest river?
SHANNON
What was the last engineering work completed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel?
Great Eastern steamship
Six New Zealanders went away from the 2010 Academy Awards with Oscar statuettes, all for their work on one film; what was the film?
Avatar
What name is given to the death of tissue due to failure of the blood supply?
Necrosis
From Bordeaux, France, which of these harbours on the other side of the Atlantic is closest to due west?
Montreal
What word was coined by Charles Richet to denote a substance or spiritual energy "exteriorised" by physical mediums, said to be associated with formation of ghosts?
Ectoplasm
Who are Anne Valerie Hash, Stephanie Rolland, Alexis Mabille, Rebecca Taylor, Marc Jacobs and John Galliano?
Fashion designers
What work of art dating from around 1100 AD is approximately 230 feet (70 m) long by 20 inches (50 cm) wide?
The Bayeux Tapestry
Where are the three great mosques Djingareyber, Sankore, Sidi Yahia?
Timbuktu
What is the next number in the series 1, 4, 9, 16, 25?
36
The film "Revenant" (2015) was inspired by the experiences of what frontiersman?
Hugh Glass
In which Olympics were refugees included specifically, under the Olympic flag and as a separate team?
2016
Where in America is the mountain-size carving of Crazy Horse?
Black Hills, South Dakota
What is the medical term for a jawbone?
Mandible
What nationality was 17th century artist Artemisia Gentileschi?
Italian
The words "taonga", "kaitiaki" and "whānau" have all entered the English language spoken in what country or area, from that of the people indigenous to it?
New Zealand
Which of these is the most fertile growing medium?
Black soil
Where or in what is haemolymph found?
In invertebrates e.g. crustaceans, molluscs, and insects
Sleds, Diamonds and Barn-doors are types of what?
Kite