1. What broadcaster was formerly a mayor of Whanganui and an MP for both National and New Zealand First?
  2. What is the Spanish word for house?
  3. In the musical work “Peter and the Wolf” by Prokofiev, what brass instruments represent the wolf?
  4. Which of the rugby-playing Savea brothers is older – Julian or Ardie?
  5. What American singer and actress dropped one letter from her first name – the letter A – to make it more distinctive?
  6. What 1984 hit film starring Michael Douglas was set in Colombia?
  7. On what NZ road would you pass through Māori settlements with the names Ranana (London), Atene (Athens) and Koroniti (Corinth)?
  8. What Middle Eastern country is officially known as the Hashemite Kingdom?
  9. In what business did British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson get his start?
  10. The invasive plant species agapanthus originated in which country: India, South Africa or Fiji?

 














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ANSWERS: 1. Michael Laws; 2. Hacienda; 3. French horns; 4. Julian; 5. Barbra Streisand; 6. Romancing the Stone; 7. The Whanganui River road; 8. Jordan; 9. The recording industry; 10. South Africa.