QuiznessDesk: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Did Barbra Streisand (pictured) sing with Barry Gibb on the 1980 hit Guilty, or was it Diana Ross or Dolly Parton? (Images: Supplied)

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Tue, 08 Feb 2022

The quotation “Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” is attributed to which writer: Mark Twain, George Bernard Shaw or Oscar Wilde?Who’s the oldest: Maurice Gee, C K Stead or Vincent O’Sullivan?What was notable about New Zealanders Cyril Bassett, Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu, Keith Elliott and Leonard Trent?What do Singapore, Mexico, Panama and Luxembourg have in common?What fictitious character has been portrayed more than 250 times in films and TV programmes?What do the names Speckle Park, Red Poll and Santa Gertrud...

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