1. What New Zealand band took its name from a creature known to ornithologists as the sooty shearwater?
  2. In a sensational murder case, who was convicted of killing Reeva Steenkamp?
  3. Which American state gave women the right to vote in 1869, beating NZ by 24 years: California, Massachusetts or Wyoming?
  4. The Land Rover, the Citroen 2CV and the Morris Minor were launched in what decade?
  5. “Sorry about that, Chief” was a catchphrase in what TV comedy series?
  6. American author James Patterson is said to be the world’s best-selling writer in which genre: sci-fi, historical fiction or thrillers?
  7. What three-word phrase from Old English translates as “friends and relations”?
  8. Kaley Cuoco was the main female star in what long-running American TV sitcom?
  9. Which car company makes a popular model called the Jimny?
  10. In which year was the North Island main trunk railway line completed: 1891, 1909 or 1924?

 














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ANSWERS: 1. The Mutton Birds; 2. Oscar Pistorius; 3. Wyoming; 4. The 1940s; 5. Get Smart; 6. Thrillers; 7. Kith and kin; 8. The Big Bang Theory; 9. Suzuki; 10. 1909.