1. View from the Second Row is a memoir by what recently retired All Black?
  2. In the novel Day of the Jackal and its 1973 film adaptation, what historical figure was the target of an assassin?
  3. What colour is the flower edelweiss: blue, yellow or white?
  4. Is the Japanese alcoholic drink sake made by brewing (like beer) or distillation (like whisky)?
  5. Sauchiehall St is the main street in which British city?
  6. What breed of working dog were Maudie, Moss of Ancrum, Ness and Old Bob, all of which were imported to New Zealand in the 1890s?
  7. What South African city is known in the Afrikaans language as Kaapstad?
  8. In the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton, were the main characters bank robbers, rappers or basketball players?
  9. Which is higher: Japan’s Mt Fuji or Aoraki/Mt Cook?
  10. According to legend, what French dessert originated when an apple tart was accidentally baked upside down.















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ANSWERS: 1. Sam Whitelock; 2. Charles de Gaulle, the French president; 3. White; 4. Brewing; 5. Glasgow; 6. Border collie; 7. Cape Town; 8. Rappers; 9. Fuji; 10. Tarte tatin.