QuiznessDesk: Monday, January 31, 2022

Nicole Kidman portrays which real-life 1960s showbiz celebrity in the 2021 movie Being the Ricardos? (Image: Getty)

Mon, 31 Jan 2022

Who was deputy prime minister in the 1999-2002 coalition government led by Helen Clark?What famous answer did the English mountaineer George Mallory give when asked why he wanted to climb Mt Everest?What real-life 1960s showbiz celebrity is played by Nicole Kidman in the 2021 movie Being the Ricardos?The spur-winged plover, a common sight in New Zealand, is native to which country: Britain, Australia or India?Their first names were Daryl and John and they recorded a string of hits in the 1970s and 80s. What were their surnames: Loggins and Mess...

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