1. Who was the subject of the biographical film ‘Rocketman’?
  2. What French delicacy is made from the liver of geese or ducks and has a name that translates as “fat liver”?
  3. Philip Island, in the Australian state of Victoria, is a venue for what sport?
  4. The Countdown supermarket chain is a subsidiary of what Australian company?
  5. On a map of New Zealand, what word follows Mokoia, Green and Herald?
  6. What word can precede mob, flood and Harry?
  7. Complete the first line of a famous poem by Dylan Thomas: “Do not go gentle …”
  8. The famous heavyweight boxing championship match known as the Rumble in the Jungle, between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, took place in what African country?
  9. If a passage of music is marked ‘forte’, should it be played loudly, softly or quickly?
  10. The NZ falcon, or karearea, mainly preys on what?

 

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ANSWERS: 1. Elton John; 2. Foie gras; 3. Motor racing; 4. Woolworths; 5. Island; 6. Flash; 7. Into that good night; 8. Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo); 9. Loudly; 10. Other birds.