Where was Oscar Kightley born?
- a) Auckland, New Zealand
- b) Christchurch, New Zealand
- c) Samoa
- d) Australia
What was Oscar Kightley’s first job after graduating?
- a) Actor
- b) Playwright
- c) Journalist
- d) Teacher
What opened the doors for Oscar’s acting career?
- a) Writing a play
- b) Presenting a children’s TV show
- c) Winning a competition
- d) Moving to a new city
What was the name of the theatre company Oscar co-founded?
- a) The Naked Samoans
- b) Pacific Islanders
- c) West Auckland Players
- d) Pacific Underground
Which of these is NOT a play that Oscar Kightley wrote?
- a) Fresh Off The Boat
- b) A Frigate Bird Sings
- c) The Lord of the Rings
- d) Dawn Raids
What popular movie series did Oscar co-write and star in?
- a) Whale Rider
- b) The Hobbit
- c) Sione’s Wedding
- d) Shortland Street
Besides acting and writing, what did Oscar do on the radio?
- a) Weather reports
- b) Hosted shows
- c) Wrote news stories
- d) Played music
What award did Oscar receive in 2009 for his contributions to arts?
- a) Best Actor Award
- b) Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- c) Senior Sportsman Award
- d) Most Stylish Artist Award
What residency program did Oscar participate in to focus on Pacific stories?
- a) Australian Writers’ Retreat
- b) Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency
- c) Samoan Storytelling Camp
- d) International Playwriting Workshop
What year was Oscar Kightley elected to the Henderson-Massey local board?
- a) 2019
- b) 2020
- c) 2021
- d) 2022