Author Biography: Macjaq

A general quiz about Peter Weir's gripping 2003 film, based on Patrick O'Brian's series of books.

This quiz highlights the stories of a several women who engaged in or resisted conflict between 1853 and 1945. It includes some relatively easy questions and some which should be challenging.

A short quiz on New Zealand's capital city.

In August 1914, on the eve of World War I, Ernest Shackleton set out with a hand-picked team of explorers hoping to be the first to cross Antarctica on foot.

Ngaio Marsh (1895-1982), along with Dorothy L Sayers, Margery Allingham, and Agatha Christie, was one of the Queens of Crime of mid-20th century detective fiction. She wrote more than 30 novels featuring Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn.

The story of an obscure episode in British colonial history: the attempt to establish a settlement on the Auckland Islands. If you've never heard of the settlement, I hope this quiz will provide some interesting background.