1. What famous person has a troublesome pet dog named Commander?
  2. Who served as New Zealand’s prime minister between 1997 and 1999?
  3. What surname was shared by fictional cousins who were police inspectors in the TV series “Midsomer Murders”?
  4. The University of New England is in what country?
  5. What islands in the South Atlantic were ceded by Spain to Britain in 1771?
  6. What was the name of the town in a song that topped the NZ pop charts twice: in a 1980 version by the band Lipps Inc, and again in 1986 by Pseudo Echo?
  7. Funny cars are a classification in which form of motorsport?
  8. In the phonetic alphabet used by police and emergency services, which letter is represented by a month?
  9. What feat did NZ kayaker Paul Caffyn achieve in 1978-79?
  10. Which historic battle occurred first: Gate Pa (NZ), Rorke’s Drift (South Africa) or the Little Big Horn (the US)?













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ANSWERS: 1. President Joe Biden; 2. Jenny Shipley; 3. Barnaby; 4. Australia; 5. The Falkland Islands; 6. Funkytown; 7. Drag racing; 8. N (November); 9. He circumnavigated New Zealand; 10. Gate Pa (1864).