1. The movies Cabaret, Bridge of Spies and Downfall were set in what European city?
  2. In the Middle Ages, who or what was a Saracen?
  3. What word can mean an Asian unit of currency or a strong desire for something?
  4. What was the nationality of the writer Franz Kafka?
  5. What song, co-written by Ringo Starr and George Harrison, became a worldwide No 1 hit for the former Beatles drummer in 1973?
  6. Who was the only NZ Labour Party leader to win three consecutive elections?
  7. Which of the following ingredients would you expect to find in the pasta dish called puttanesca: mozzarella cheese, black olives or mushrooms?
  8. Dame Ruia Morrison won 13 national NZ titles in what sport?
  9. What famous entertainer had a signature song with a French title that translates as “No, I don’t regret anything”?
  10. What native NZ creature has a third eye?















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ANSWERS: 1. Berlin; 2. Anyone of the Islamic faith; 3. Yen; 4. Czechoslovakian; 5. Photograph; 6. Helen Clark; 7. Black olives; 8. Tennis; 9. Edith Piaf; 10. The tuatara.