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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 · 06/07/2026

France (This is a bit of a trick question because the flight goes from Saint-Denis de La Réunion, in the Indian Ocean, to Paris)

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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

Writing... but we let AI do that for us now 🙄

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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

A circular ditch with a ridge on the outside

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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 · 03/07/2026

Peking Man (Homo erectus pekinensis)

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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

Feathers (discovered in 1861 the fossil contained a single feather)

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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

Sweden exports the most and the USA imports the most

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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

Barley Malt and Rice (ironically making Budweiser a Japanese lager)

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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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