Welcome to the first daily BusinessDesk quiz. From now on, we'll publish a quiz at 11am every week day.


  1. What British cartoon character was the subject of an impromptu speech by Boris Johnson after he mislaid his prepared notes?
  2. What sport involves a weighing room?
  3. In which year did the BNZ issue the first Visa credit cards in New Zealand: 1973, 1980 or 1987?
  4. The Macquarie Dictionary is published in what country?
  5. In American cowboy parlance, what is a dogie: a roll-your-own cigarette, a Stetson hat or a motherless calf?
  6. What line of business was the J A Perano Company involved in?
  7. By changing one letter, what word meaning a type of offal can be altered to one meaning a grievance or complaint?
  8. In the retail business, what do the initials BNPL stand for?
  9. What first name was shared by a gangster with the surname Barrow, a soul singer with the surname McPhatter and an orangutan in a Clint Eastwood movie?
  10.  What popular 1984 children’s fantasy movie featured Falkor the luck dragon?

 












Answers

1. Peppa Pig; 2. Horse racing; 3. 1980; 4. Australia; 5. A motherless calf; 6. Whaling; 7. Tripe/gripe; 8. Buy now, pay later; 9. Clyde; 10. The NeverEnding Story.