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Trivia compiled by Richard Bollard

1. What is the name of the Super 12 rugby team that represents Otago?
2. Which northern NSW town was Peter Allen's birthplace?
3. Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman Hercules?
4. What is the English translation of "fetta"?
5. The Punic Wars were fought between which two states?
6. Many Arabic loanwords to English begin with the prefix "al", what does "al" mean in Arabic?
7. Which Barossa Valley winery's name means "Emperor's seat?
8. Which horse won the 2003 and 2004 Melbourne Cups?
9. What was the name of Matthew Flinders' cat?
10. Who founded the airline whose first service in 1936 was Melbourne to Hamilton?

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