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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 14/09/2026

We’ve been a bit quiet recently but we have some fun news… this Wednesday is our 300th quiz!!! Come along to Waitoa Victoria St (Wellington) to celebrate with us

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 06/07/2026

Aluminium oxide with chromium in a repeating structure creates which gemstone?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 05/07/2026

Which country boasts the longest domestic commercial flight?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 05/07/2026

In the year 2000, which band performed a concert in support of an AIDS denialist organisation and put out an official statement questioning the link between AIDS and what virus?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 05/07/2026

One of Kiribati’s three time zones is the furthest from GMT, how many hours different is it?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 04/07/2026

What is the name of the band on the Muppet Show which put out its first album in 2023?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 04/07/2026

What is the colloquial name for the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 04/07/2026

When Lincoln Cathedral in England was consecrated in 1092 it became the tallest building in the world, beating which structure that had held the record for many years?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 03/07/2026

Now some general knowledge... What song does Bill Nighy’s character cover in Love Actually?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 03/07/2026

The start of what human activity is the point at which prehistory ends?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 03/07/2026

Stonehenge is one of many prehistoric henges in England, what makes a henge a henge?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 02/07/2026

What name is shared by a subspecies of homo erectus that lived in the area that is now Beijing AND a New Zealand band that had a hit with Room That Echoes?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 02/07/2026

The Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic are sometimes combined and called what?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 02/07/2026

Archaeopteryx lived during the Jurassic and was the first dinosaur fossil discovered to have what?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 01/07/2026

The oldest known cave painting is in Sulawesi, Indonesia, it depicts what animal that is now farmed?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 01/07/2026

Dimetrodon, a pre-dinosaur reptile that walked on four legs which featured in Jurassic World: Dominon, had a very distinctive what on its back?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 01/07/2026

And now some questions about prehistory (<4000BCE)... Gondwana did not contain chunks of Europe or Siberia or all of which modern continent?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 30/06/2026

In which famous hotel was the Singapore Sling invented?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 30/06/2026

Which country exports the most vodka and which country imports the most?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 30/06/2026

What is the other name of the song Escape by Rupert Holmes about a man looking for a new love?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 29/06/2026

The Veneto region makes up almost 20% of which country’s wine production?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 29/06/2026

One of the main ingredients in beer is grain, what two grains are used to make Budweiser?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 29/06/2026

What word is used to describe single malt whiskys distilled in the area around the River Spey in Scotland?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 28/06/2026

Which hazelnut liqueur comes in a bottle shaped like monk’s robes?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 28/06/2026

The next 8 questions are about alcohol... Don the Beachcomber and Victor Bergeron popularised what style of cocktail?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 28/06/2026

Which 1992 movie about a basketball hustler named Billy and a streetball player named Sidney, was remade in 2023 with Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 27/06/2026

Will Ferrell and Jon Heder starred in which movie about ice skating that was sampled in a song by Jay Z and Kanye West?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 27/06/2026

Eye of the Tiger was the theme song to which 1982 sports film sequel?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 27/06/2026

The Endless Summer was a 1965 film about which sport?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 26/06/2026

BMX Bandits was a 1983 kids action film and the second motion picture which actress?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 26/06/2026

Over The Top is a Sylvester Stallone movie where he plays a truck driver who competes in which hand-to-hand sport?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 25/06/2026

The next set of questions is about sports movies... Old Scores revolves around a controversial fictional rugby match in 1966 that has to be replayed in 1991, between the All Blacks and which other nation?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 25/06/2026

The US Secret Service was formed in the same year as which presidential assassination?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 25/06/2026

What is the most populous country with roughly16% of the world’s population?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 24/06/2026

In Māori creation mythology, who is the earth mother? (you get extra "points" for correct macrons)

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 24/06/2026

At his coronation, King Charles III was crowned with St Edward’s Crown, used since the 17th century. Who is it named after?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 24/06/2026

Which company was suing Fox News for defamation before settling for $787 million in 2023?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 23/06/2026

What is both the name of a Red Hot Chili Peppers’ song and a 2007 TV show?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 23/06/2026

And now some general knowledge... Which Mad Max movie co-stars Tina Turner?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 23/06/2026

Deirochelys (Deero-kelis) Reticularia is a turtle whose common name comes from the animal it tastes like, what is it?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 22/06/2026

The largest amphibian in North America is sometimes called the Hellbender or Snot Otter, what type of amphibian is it?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 22/06/2026

The family of birds known as chickadees in North America are called by what single syllable name in England?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 22/06/2026

What about the go-away bird gave it its name?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 21/06/2026

What is the Māori name beginning with T for the fish otherwise known as the Jackass Morwong?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 21/06/2026

Related to anteaters and sloths and native to Argentina, the 4cm long Pink Fairy is the world’s smallest species of which mammal?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 21/06/2026

Frogs in the genus Dyscophus from Madagascar are coloured between bright red-orange and a yellow-orange, what edible plant are they named after?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 20/06/2026

The next questions are about "animals with odd names" and we'll go stright into it with... What type of animal is a wind fucker?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 20/06/2026

What cheese almost went out of production due to low popularity until it was mentioned at various times by Wallace and Gromit?

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The Independent Quizzers of New Zealand @iqo.nz · 20/06/2026

Which country produces the most cheese in the world and which country, per capita, consumes the most?

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