Q1: There are quite a few words in English that start with dw. Only one has 3 ds in it. A1: Dwindled. But if you dwardled getting your answers to the quiz in your chances of winning free coffee dwindled. You dwick.
Q2: 'You have no right' is to Mikhail as 'I don't want the world to see me' is to whom? A2: Meg Ryan. Separate Lives, by Phil Collins features in White Nights where Helen Mirren loves Mikhail Baryshnikov. Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls is in City of Angels- Nicholas Cage & Meg R.
Q3: This former All Black with a perm visited Onehunga High School in the late '80s because he was running for Parliament. Accused the prefects (I was one) of stealing his wallet, he later found it in his car. Name him A: You guessed right. I'm not saying anymore.
Q4: Dolly Parton is to Whitney Houston as whom is to Sinead O'Connor. A4: Prince. His version of Nothing Compares to You, which he wrote, is worth a listen.
Q5: If you had a sister called Sasha and your mum was named Michelle, what might your name be? A5: Well duh, Malia. Malia Obama.
Q6: In the 1994 film Priest, featuring Ken Barlow's son and Begbie, the housekeeper wears an apron with a message of protest. Can you remember what it said? A6: Meat is Murder. I accepted No as an answer. Also, this movie has the most amazing gay love scenes. Beautiful.
Q7: Name three of these players. A7: Any of the pictured Black Ferns. I hope you noticed how hard it was and compared that to the relative ease of naming three All Blacks. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
Q8: If after facing the wall you next tackled missing vowels, which quiz show (the best, most soothing, wholesome, obscure fun of all time) are you on? A8: I accepted Wheel of Fortune, but was actually thinking of Only Connect.
Q9: My favourite comedy duo are not French and Saunders. Not Hudson and Halls, not Reeves and Mortimor, not even The Flight of the Conchords. One of their greatest hits ought to doing the rounds this weekend. Who might they be and why now? A:
Q10: Complete this lyric: might seduce your dad type. A10: I'm the bad guy, duh. Related: best concert in Auckland. An absolute banger. We love Billie. Children are our future.
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