1. What clown, a staple character in 16th-century Italian comedy, is mentioned in Queen’s hit song Bohemian Rhapsody?
  2. Who played the title character in the 1977 Woody Allen comedy Annie Hall?
  3. Baby murderer Minnie Dean, the only woman to be executed in New Zealand, was hanged in what city?
  4. Where in New Zealand is Tahunanui Beach?
  5. Aintree, home of the Grand National horse race, is a suburb of what English city?
  6. What female presenter hosted the New Zealand TV music show Radio with Pictures?
  7. What country has a river called the Irrawaddy?
  8. By changing one letter, what word meaning a device for holding two objects together can be altered to one meaning a muscular spasm?
  9. After English, what is the most commonly spoken language in England?
  10. Who famously sang Happy Birthday to President John F Kennedy at a gala dinner in 1962?















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ANSWERS: 1. Scaramouche; 2. Diane Keaton; 3. Invercargill; 4. Nelson; 5. Liverpool; 6. Karyn Hay; 7. Myanmar; 8. Clamp/cramp; 9. Polish; 10. Marilyn Monroe.