1. Long-serving Queensland premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen was born in what North Island town?
  2. In a hit song by Helen Reddy, who was 41 and her daddy still called her Baby?
  3. Where would you read about the Sanhedrin: in a classic sci-fi novel by Frank Herbert, an astronomy textbook or the Bible?
  4. What company pioneered the portable cassette player?
  5. What was the surname of the real-life author played by Judi Dench in the 2001 autobiographical film “Iris”?
  6. The American Willie Shoemaker was a long-standing world record holder in which sport: horse racing, baseball or athletics?
  7. What nickname was given to the jazz pianist William James Basie?
  8. What was the name of the Greek fruiterer in the popular Australian TV series “The Comedy Company”?
  9. What former politician is New Zealand’s High Commissioner in London?
  10. What song from the 1979 film “The Muppet Movie” won an Academy Award for best original song?

 














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ANSWERS: 1. Dannevirke; 2. Delta Dawn; 3. The Bible; 4. Sony; 5. Murdoch; 6. Horse racing; 7. Count; 8. Con; 9. Phil Goff; 10. The Rainbow Connection.