General Knowledge and Current Events Week ending 9/08/2021

Which term describes a message, image or feature hidden in a video game?

What is the name of the river that runs through Rome?

In what sport did Tomas Walsh compete at the Tokyo Olympics, winning a bronze medal?

Tom Daly, an athlete from Great Britain, knitted a fabulous Olympic cardigan. Which sport did he compete in?

Which one of these countries is well known for having many classic American cars still on the road?

What is the collective noun for a group of hedgehogs?

Which colour of socks did Sir Peter Blake consider to be lucky?

What type of dish is Borscht?

Who is the captain of the NZ women's gold winning rugby 7s team?

What does a mnemonic object help you do?

How many Olympic medals has kiwi Lisa Carrington won to become Aotearoa's greatest Olympian?

A fellmonger traditionally dealt in what animal product?

Which country was formerly known as Persia?

Catherine the Great ruled over which country?

Film maker Alfred Hitchcock had a pathological fear of what?

Which Olympian said she was looking forward to becoming a 'pub quiz question'?

Roughly what percentage of the air we breathe is oxygen?

Which of the following is NOT a character from a Shakespeare play?

Which of the following famous NZers was not a graduate of SWIS?

Where will the next Olympics be hosted?