1. By what name is an intercalary year or bissextile year better known?
2. What is the full name of the ice hockey team based in Vancouver?
3. Homer’s Iliad documents the adventures of which hero warrior of the Trojan War?
4. Which country’s calendar adds a leap month approximately every three years?
5. Also the name of an Italian sportswear brand, what is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet?
6. What word might an economist use to explain a period of slow or negative economic growth, usually accompanied by rising unemployment?
7. In which country did the dish ramen originate?
8. What bird features on the flag of Mexico?
9. Which actor played the title character in the 2019 film Captain Marvel?
10. Released in 2008, The Fame was the first album from which female American singer?

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QUIZ ANSWERS

1. A leap year
2. Vancouver Canucks
3. Achilles
4. Chinese
5. Kappa
6. Recession
7. Japan
8. Golden Eagle
9. Brie Larson
10. Lady Gaga

Questions set by John Cunnane