MARCH 14 2020 LISTENER
- Which of these 80s films
is not considered to be in
the “buddy cop” genre?
❑Lethal Weapon
❑Sudden Impact
❑48 Hrs
❑Beverly Hills Cop - Which band released
a hit version of the song
California Dreamin’ in
1965?
❑The Monkees
❑The Moody Blues
❑Jefferson Airplane
❑The Mamas and the Papas - True or false? It’s
possible for plant seeds
to germinate inside the
human body.
❑True
❑False - True or false? The
word “didgeridoo” is of
Aboriginal Australian
origin.
❑True
❑False
5. Who was fond of eating
a sandwich consisting of
a jar of peanut butter, a
jar of jam and a pound of
bacon?
❑Queen Victoria
❑Elvis Presley
❑Orson Welles
❑Charles Darwin
6. In which US national
park would you find the
El Capitan and Half Dome
rock formations?
❑Yose mite
❑Death Valley
❑Grand Canyon
❑Joshua Tree
7. Which of these is the title
of a controversial novel for
young adults by Robert
Cormier?
❑Bridge to Terabithia
❑Flowers for Algernon
❑Less Than Zero
❑The Chocolate War
8. In 2013, who earnestly
said: “No one, however
smart, however well-
educated, however
experienced ... is the
suppository of all
wisdom”?
❑Donald Trump
❑To ny A b b ot t
❑Gordon Brown
❑Kevin Rudd
9. Which cartoon character
popularised the phrase
“heavens to Murgatroyd”?
❑Porky Pig
❑Sylvester the Cat
❑Snagglepuss
❑Popeye the Sailor
10. Which of these fish is
also known as the blue
hake, whiptail or blue
grenadier?
❑Hoki
❑John dory
❑Blue warehou
❑Kahawai
Answers on page 60.(^10) by GABE ATKINSON
Quick
Questions
This isn’t to say that
reducing introduced feral-
species populations is not a
good thing for the environ-
ment in some situations.
But making the case for this
based on incorrect opinions
or assumptions has never
led to a better discussion
between parties or better,
more-informed decisions.
Sean Newland
(Tauranga)
CLASSIC, INNIT
I was gobsmacked (attoni-
tus et obstupidus, no less)
when I read Bill Sheat’s
letter (March 7) that Latin,
classical studies and art his-
tory were being abandoned
as NCEA subjects.
The worth of learning
Latin has been put down
for decades. After all, there
are only so many school
mottoes or gravestone
inscriptions that need
translating. But what Sheat
has signalled is an inten-
tion to put a whole lot of
Western intellectual and
cultural tradition into the
rubbish bin. That would
indeed be a sad day.
Virgil wrote “una salus
victis nullam sperare
salutem”, which trans-
lates as the one hope for
the defeated is to aban-
don hope of safety. This
remains true for a great
many refugees today.
Latin may no longer be
spoken, but that is not a
reason to dump
it. The same is
true of classical
studies and art
history. I hope
that a cultural
blindfold will
not hide their current
relevance.
Paul Kelly
(Palmerston North)
ANTAGONISM TO AUSSIES
I am an Australian married
to a New Zealander. I have
listened to much slagging-
off of Australia over the
years, which apparently is
seen as a harmless national
sport. But it makes me
wonder why so many Kiwis
want to stay there.
Penny Townshend
(Woolston, Christchurch)
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