5-minute quiz

1. Which American state has the smallest population: Alaska, Rhode Island or Wyoming?

2. In what island group would you find the Cumbre Vieja volcano?

3. When people from the Greymouth area complain about ‘‘the Barber’’, what are they referring to?

4. The bodhran, claves and tabla belong to what group of musical instruments?

5. What song was a hit for Little Eva in 1962, Grand Funk Railroad in 1974 and Kylie Minogue in 1988?

6. What was the biblical character Methuselah particularly noted for?

7. What word, often used in relation to climate change, means ‘‘caused by human activity’’?

8. What was the origin of the names Phoebe, Hector, Pandora and Penelope?

9. What 2004 zombie spoof movie had a title inspired by the 1978 horror film Dawn of the Dead?

10. What word can precede drink, option or touch?