1. Which politician was assassinated in Dallas in 1963?
  2. Which African nation is completely surrounded by a single other country?
  3. In genetics, what does “PCR” stand for?
  4. All varieties of blueberries are native to which continent?
  5. According to the tongue twister, Peter Piper picked a peck of what?
  6. What British firm operates New Zealand’s statutory totalisator monopoly, TAB New Zealand?
  7. Emilio Estevez is the son of what Hollywood actor?
  8. Who has been the mayor of Palmerston North since 2015?
  9. The venue of which annual major sporting event is named after a World War One war hero and aviator?
  10. What is the defining feature of a catamaran boat?


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ANSWERS: 1. John F. Kennedy; 2. Lesotho; 3. Polymerase chain reaction; 4. North America; 5. Pickled Peppers; 6. Entain; 7. Martin Sheen (Ramón Gerard Antonio Estévez); 8. Grant Smith; 9. Roland Garros; 10. They have two hulls.


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