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Quiz December 20, 2025

Who, despite being ‘no more than two’, bravely questions the Grinch as he steals her family’s Christmas tree in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

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Quiz December 13, 2025

What is the light-sensitive tissue that lines the back of the eye?

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Quiz December 06, 2025

Rose Byrne stars in the Mary Bronstein film If I Had Legs I’d [what]?

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Quiz November 29, 2025

Russell Crowe stars as Hermann [who] in the film Nuremberg?

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Quiz November 22, 2025

Grace Kelly starred in three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Name one.

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Quiz November 15, 2025

Which country lies geographically closest to Australia?

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Quiz November 08, 2025

In the film Finding Nemo, Dory is mainly what colour?

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Quiz November 01, 2025

From which country did Christopher Columbus sail on his voyages to the Americas?

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Quiz October 25, 2025

True or false: blueberries are not actual berries.

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Quiz October 18, 2025

Was the opera La bohème written by Verdi or Puccini?

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Quiz October 11, 2025

What is both the name of the supermoon that falls closest to the September equinox and a 1992 studio album by Neil Young?

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Quiz October 04, 2025

Australia issued its first polymer banknote in January 1988. What was the denomination?

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Quiz September 27, 2025

Robert Redford never won an acting Oscar. What did he win his only (non-honorary) Academy Award for?

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Quiz September 20, 2025

Timothy Dalton stars as 007 in two James Bond films. Name either.

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Quiz September 13, 2025

True or false: red pandas are closely related to giant pandas.

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Quiz September 06, 2025

The Great Victoria Desert spans parts of which two Australian states?

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Quiz August 30, 2025

When straddling a valley, what is the difference between a viaduct and an aqueduct?

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Quiz August 23, 2025

Which country was RMS Titanic’s last port of call before it sank?

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Quiz August 16, 2025

What is the nationality of the creator of the puzzle video game Tetris?

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Quiz August 09, 2025

According to the Stevie Wonder song “Master Blaster (Jammin’)”, nobody ever told you that you would be jammin’ until [when]?

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Quiz August 02, 2025

Diamonds are composed of which element?

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Quiz July 26, 2025

True or false: the saxophone was invented by an instrument maker with the surname Sax?

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Quiz July 19, 2025

Regarding Washington, DC, what does DC stand for?

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Quiz July 12, 2025

For which two films has Clint Eastwood won a Best Director Academy Award?

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Quiz July 05, 2025

True or false: Penny Wong is Australia’s longest-serving incumbent senator.

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Quiz June 28, 2025

Did Holden or Ford manufacture the Sandman panel van?

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Quiz June 21, 2025

What beginning with ‘c’ is the name for a male swan?

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Quiz June 13, 2025

In relation to interior design and architecture, what does MCM stand for?

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Quiz June 07, 2025

What 13-letter word beginning with ‘c’ means a large and destructive fire?

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Quiz May 31, 2025

True or false: the only species of toad commonly found in Australia is the cane toad?

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Quiz May 24, 2025

Regarding tyre pressure, PSI stand for pounds per square [what]?

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Quiz May 17, 2025

In which country would you find the city of Melaka?

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Quiz May 10, 2025

In which decade of the 20th century was Velcro invented?

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Quiz May 03, 2025

How many House of Representatives seats will be decided in this federal election?

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Quiz April 26, 2025

Which two of the people of short stature in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs have a name beginning with ‘D’?

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Quiz April 19, 2025

What is the name of futuristic cartoon character George Jetson’s wife?

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Quiz April 12, 2025

Which London landmark is home to the crown jewels?

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Quiz April 05, 2025

The fictional film character Rocky Balboa is associated with which city?

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Quiz March 29, 2025

Kate Hudson stars as nepo baby Isla Gordon in the Netflix series Running Point. Who is Hudson’s Oscar-winning mother?

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Quiz March 22, 2025

What is the lowest human vocal range?

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Quiz March 15, 2025

Formula One driver Charles Leclerc was born in which district of Monaco, known for its casino?

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Quiz March 08, 2025

In 2008, singer Adele released her second single, titled “Chasing [What]”?

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Quiz March 01, 2025

Before becoming largely mononymous, singer Beyoncé performed using what surname?

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Quiz February 22, 2025

Which F1 grand prix begins the 2025 season?

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Quiz February 15, 2025

Often considered the “world’s first skyscraper”, the Home Insurance Building was in which United States city?

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Quiz February 08, 2025

Greenland is an autonomous territory of which country?

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Quiz February 01, 2025

Who commissioned the building of the Arc de Triomphe but died before its completion?

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Quiz January 25, 2025

Name any two of the five Bennet sisters in Pride and Prejudice.

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Quiz January 18, 2025

Does a bushfire travel faster uphill or downhill?

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Quiz January 11, 2025

Io is a moon of which planet?

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Quiz December 14, 2024

A rhinoceros horn consists of what fibrous protein?

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Quiz December 21, 2024

What word beginning with ‘c’ refers to the breaking of ice chunks from the edge of a glacier?

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Quiz December 07, 2024

True or false: The “funny bone” is actually a nerve.

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Quiz November 30, 2024

Which TV sitcom features the characters Richie Cunningham and Arthur Fonzarelli?

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Quiz November 23, 2024

True or false: Berlin is the capital of Bavaria.

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Quiz November 16, 2024

Name the director of Gladiator (2000) and Gladiator II (2024)?

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Quiz November 09, 2024

True or false: an emu is larger than an ostrich.

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Quiz November 02, 2024

What Indian city is closest to the Taj Mahal?

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Quiz October 26, 2024

Warsaw was an early moniker of which English post-punk band founded in the mid ’70s?

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Quiz October 19, 2024

The volcanic island of Krakatoa is in which country?

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Quiz October 12, 2024

In the Lord of the Rings film franchise, who plays Legolas?

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Quiz October 05, 2024

In Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side”, who came from Miami, FLA?

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Quiz September 28, 2024

In a thunderstorm, would you first see the lightning or hear the thunder?

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Quiz September 21, 2024

Taylor Swift last week became the most awarded solo artist in the history of the VMAs. Whose record did she surpass?

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Quiz September 14, 2024

In which two sports has Ellyse Perry represented Australia?

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Quiz September 07, 2024

Name the oldest of the March sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.

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Quiz August 31, 2024

True or false: a seahorse is a fish.

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Quiz August 24, 2024

Which whisky brand’s logo is a “Striding Man”?

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Quiz August 17, 2024

Bishops can move only in which direction during a game of chess?

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Quiz August 10, 2024

In which month does the 2024 (189th) Oktoberfest begin in Munich?

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Quiz August 03, 2024

The Ariarne Titmus Competition Pool is located in which Australian city?

Quiz July 27, 2024

Paris 2024 is officially the Games of the [which] Olympiad?

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Quiz July 20, 2024

In what year did man first walk on the moon?

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Quiz July 13, 2024

How many AFL clubs have birds as their mascots?

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Quiz July 06, 2024

Who is the only United States president to have won a Purple Heart military decoration?

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Quiz June 29, 2024

Which leading entertainment company’s opening film credits feature a roaring lion named Leo?

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Quiz June 22, 2024

What is the name of the island over which the Statue of Liberty presides?

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Quiz June 15, 2024

What four-letter word beginning with ‘t’ means equipment, collectively, used during horseriding?

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Quiz June 08, 2024

The founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, wrote an 1899 book titled The Interpretation of [what]?

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Quiz June 01, 2024

What is the most common tiger subspecies?

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Quiz May 25, 2024

The Eurostar arrives and departs from which London railway station?

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Quiz May 18, 2024

In what year of the 1980s did the Australian (paper) $100 note first enter circulation?

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Quiz May 11, 2024

Serpentine National Park is in which Australian state or territory?

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Quiz May 04, 2024

Why is May 4 also known as Star Wars Day?

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Quiz April 27, 2024

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy protest site was established in: (a) 1962; (b) 1972; or (c) 1982.

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Quiz April 20, 2024

Name Earth’s five major circles of latitude.

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Quiz April 13, 2024

The world’s largest blowhole is in which New South Wales town?

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Quiz April 06, 2024

Which tile-based game features in Amy Tan’s 1989 novel The Joy Luck Club?

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Quiz March 30, 2024

Taylor Swift’s first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 was named after which country singer and actor?

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Quiz March 23, 2024

Neil [who] has been called the “Godfather of Grunge”?

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Quiz March 16, 2024

Round 1 of the 2024 NRL season kicked off in which American city?

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Quiz March 09, 2024

How many films are nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards?

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Quiz March 02, 2024

The Duke of Wellington defeated whom in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815?

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Quiz February 24, 2024

True or false: all species of rhinoceros are herbivores.

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Quiz February 17, 2024

How many Grammy Awards has Kylie Minogue won?

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Quiz February 10, 2024

A 1931 painting by artist Salvador Dalí is titled The Persistence of [what]?

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Quiz February 03, 2024

AFLW star Monique Conti plays which other sport at an elite level?

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Quiz January 20, 2024

Did bubble tea originate in Taiwan, South Korea or Japan?

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Quiz January 13, 2024

What are fava beans known as in Australia?

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Quiz December 23, 2023

What nationality was artist Salvador Dalí?

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Quiz December 16, 2023

Four bronzes of what animal guard the base of Nelson’s Column in London?

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Quiz December 09, 2023

Was Socrates poisoned, stabbed or stoned to death?

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Quiz December 02, 2023

In music, what tempo is allegro?

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Quiz November 25, 2023

Is a chimpanzee a monkey or an ape?

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News November 18, 2023

Where in Australia did Donald Campbell break the world land-speed record in July 1964?

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Quiz November 11, 2023

Who wrote Anna Karenina? (Bonus point for naming the titular character’s lover.)

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Quiz November 04, 2023

True or false: singer Johnny Cash’s real name was John Carter.

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Quiz October 28, 2023

The Tatra Mountains form a natural border between Poland and which other country?

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Quiz October 21, 2023

True or false: China’s Ming Dynasty began in the 14th century.

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Quiz October 14, 2023

True or false: a calico cat is black and white.

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Quiz October 07, 2023

What is comic strip character Garfield’s favourite food?

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Quiz September 30, 2023

The world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall, Angel Falls, is in which country?

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Quiz September 23, 2023

The former (non-Indigenous) name of Queensland sand island K’gari is …?

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Quiz September 16, 2023

True or false: Charles Kingsford Smith served as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during World War II.

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Quiz September 09, 2023

What is the Italian name for Venice?

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Quiz September 02, 2023

Tennis player Nick Kyrgios, 28, recently said that due to “all the drinking and partying” he feels like what age: (a) 18; (b) 28; (c) 40; or (d) 57?

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Quiz August 26, 2023

The Big Day Out music festival debuted in 1992. In which year was it last held: (a) 2010; (b) 2014; or (c) 2018?

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Quiz August 19, 2023

A sonnet comprises how many lines?

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Quiz August 12, 2023

True or false: Walt Disney’s corpse was frozen in a cryonic chamber.

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Quiz August 05, 2023

In what year did Cyclone Tracy occur?

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Quiz July 29, 2023

During full and new moons are average tidal ranges slightly larger or slightly smaller?

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Quiz July 22, 2023

Shona people primarily inhabit which African nation?

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Quiz July 15, 2023

What is the postcode of Wimbledon, England?

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Quiz July 08, 2023

The 2023 World Aquatics Championships begin on July 14 in what country?

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Quiz July 01, 2023

In cartoons, who is the archenemy of Bugs Bunny?

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Quiz June 24, 2023

With regards to wireless cellular technology, what does the ‘G’ in 5G stand for?

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Quiz June 17, 2023

Which English Premier League team has signed Ange Postecoglou as its new coach?

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Quiz June 10, 2023

In which year did the Barbie doll debut: (a) 1949; (b) 1959; (c) 1969; or (d) 1979?

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Quiz June 03, 2023

In the Mona Lisa, can we see one, neither or both of the portrait sitter’s hands?

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Quiz May 27, 2023

What starting with ‘f’ is the support point at which a seesaw balances?

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Quiz May 20, 2023

Complete the saying: Red sky in the morning, shepherd’s …

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Quiz May 13, 2023

Tasmania’s forthcoming entry into the AFL will see how many teams in the league?

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Quiz May 06, 2023

Which novel began with the clocks “striking thirteen”?

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Quiz April 29, 2023

Which country is the world’s second-largest producer of coffee, after Brazil?

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Quiz April 22, 2023

What beginning with ‘c’ is the term for the science or practice of drawing maps?

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Quiz April 15, 2023

True or false: seahorses are fish.

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Quiz April 08, 2023

From which of his wives was Henry VIII denied a divorce by the Catholic Church?

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Quiz April 01, 2023

NASA’s Curiosity rover has spent more than 10 years exploring which planet?

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Quiz March 25, 2023

In the 2008 hit “I Kissed a Girl”, Katy Perry sings of what flavoured ChapStick?

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Quiz March 18, 2023

Dolly Parton collaborated on a 2023 duet of “Jolene” with which late singer?

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Quiz March 11, 2023

Which country is credited with inventing fireworks?

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Quiz March 04, 2023

According to Greek mythology, who, starting with ‘I’, is the goddess of the rainbow?

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Quiz February 25, 2023

A specially trained waitress who worked at a Playboy Club was known as a Playboy what?

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Quiz February 18, 2023

In computer terminology, what does the ‘U’ in USB stand for?

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Quiz February 11, 2023

According to the 1985 Jimmy Barnes song, what did the working-class man believe in?

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Quiz February 04, 2023

Red blood cells are created in which part of the body?

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Quiz January 28, 2023

St Basil’s Cathedral is a landmark in which colourful square?

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Quiz January 21, 2023

In which year was public television first broadcast in Australia?

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Quiz January 14, 2023

True or false: the death penalty is legal in more than half the states of the US?

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Quiz January 07, 2023

How many seconds does a netballer have to pass or shoot the ball?

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Quiz December 17, 2022

True or false: Snails are gastropods?

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Quiz December 10, 2022

Which of these countries does the Mekong River not flow through: India, Myanmar, Laos or Thailand?

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Quiz December 03, 2022

Mammals are generally divided into three main groups: placentals, monotremes and what?

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Quiz November 26, 2022

What is the first name of Bill Gates’s philanthropist ex-wife?

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Quiz November 19, 2022

In which century did the Great Fire of London occur?

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Quiz November 12, 2022

In which month and year was the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, reported in Australia?

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Quiz November 05, 2022

How many days had Liz Truss served as British prime minister before she resigned?

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Quiz October 29, 2022

Uilleann pipes are the national bagpipe of which country?

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Quiz October 22, 2022

Which city is home to the iconic Flatiron Building?

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Quiz October 15, 2022

Did the Rolling Stones form in: (a) 1962; (b) 1965; or (c) 1967?

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Quiz October 08, 2022

What was the profession of the inventor of the electric chair?

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Quiz October 01, 2022

Is Grüner Veltliner a white or red wine?

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Quiz September 24, 2022

Is the Mona Lisa painted on wood or canvas?

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Quiz September 17, 2022

How many prime ministers of Britain served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II?

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Quiz September 10, 2022

NASA’s Mariner 2 was the world’s first successful interplanetary spacecraft after flying by which planet in 1962?

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Quiz September 03, 2022

Toronto is the capital city of which Canadian province?

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Quiz August 27, 2022

Pearl traditionally marks which wedding anniversary?

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Quiz August 20, 2022

Australia is home to how many UNESCO World Heritage sites: 5, 10, 15 or 20?

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Quiz August 13, 2022

By land area, which is the largest of New York City’s boroughs?

Quiz August 06, 2022

Which of the following is not a gas planet: Saturn, Mars or Jupiter?

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Quiz July 30, 2022

What is the name of NASA’s newly deployed $US10 billion telescope?

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Quiz July 23, 2022

What is the first name of The Birth of Venus artist Botticelli?

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Quiz July 16, 2022

True or false: singer Freddie Mercury was born in India?

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Quiz July 09, 2022

Which 1985 Kate Bush song recently topped the ARIA singles chart after being featured in the Netflix drama Stranger Things?

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Quiz July 02, 2022

True or false: Robert F. Kennedy’s middle name is Fitzgerald.

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Quiz June 25, 2022

Which jubilee is Queen Elizabeth II celebrating?

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Quiz June 20, 2022

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Quiz June 18, 2022

What starting with ‘f’ is the name for the soft spaces of a newborn baby’s skull?

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Quiz June 11, 2022

What is the name of the famous quantum theory thought experiment in which a hypothetical cat is trapped in a box?

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Quiz June 04, 2022

Which country won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest?

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Quiz May 28, 2022

The headquarters of the European Union are in which national capital?

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Quiz May 21, 2022

Who composed the opera La traviata?

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Quiz May 14, 2022

What is the nationality of the chef character in The Muppet Show?

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Quiz May 07, 2022

True or false: most frogs have teeth?

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Quiz April 30, 2022

Which perfume named for the birth date of Coco Chanel was launched in 1970?

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Quiz April 23, 2022

Bath is the largest city in which English county: (a) Somerset; (b) Kent; or (c) Oxfordshire?

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Quiz April 16, 2022

What is the name of the brother of children’s doll Raggedy Ann?

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Quiz April 09, 2022

Is the senate the upper or lower house of the Australian parliament?

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Quiz March 19, 2022

The Queensland premier’s first name is Annastacia. Spell her surname.

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Quiz March 12, 2022

Are adagios played slowly or quickly?

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Quiz March 05, 2022

Name either of the two African nations whose name contains the letter “q”.

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Quiz February 26, 2022

The Gregorian calendar was named after someone holding what position?

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Quiz February 19, 2022

Who this month became the first woman nominated twice for a Best Director Academy Award?

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Quiz February 12, 2022

In what year of the 1970s did Mao Zedong die?

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Quiz February 05, 2022

The 2022 Lunar New Year began the year of the what?

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Quiz January 29, 2022

The name of which Italian bread translates to “slipper” in English?

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Quiz January 22, 2022

What is the first name of Antarctic explorer Mawson?

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Quiz January 15, 2022

What is the only country whose name can be typed on just one row of a standard keyboard?

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Quiz January 08, 2022

Journalist Maria Ressa was co-recipient of the 2021 Nobel peace prize for her fight for freedom of expression in which country?

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Quiz December 18, 2021

In what year did prime minister Kevin Rudd apologise to Australia’s Indigenous people?

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Quiz December 11, 2021

Who or what is the dessert pavlova named after?

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Quiz December 04, 2021

Who succeeded Richard Nixon as United States president?

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Quiz November 27, 2021

As seen from Earth, what is the brightest star in the night sky?

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Quiz November 20, 2021

Now back in Australian skies, the Boeing 787 aircraft is also known by what name beginning with ‘D’?

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Quiz November 13, 2021

In cricket, the term batsman has been officially changed to what?

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Quiz November 06, 2021

In which national capital is the TV drama series Squid Game set?

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Quiz October 30, 2021

Which river runs through Florence, Italy?

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Quiz October 23, 2021

Melbourne reputedly holds the record for the world’s longest cumulative Covid-19 lockdown after overtaking which city?

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Quiz October 16, 2021

Manny Pacquiao has retired from boxing to concentrate on his bid to win which country’s presidential election?

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Quiz October 09, 2021

Name the three James Bond films with “Gold” in their title.

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Quiz October 02, 2021

True or false: Namibia is a landlocked country?

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Quiz September 25, 2021

True or false: Cucumbers and melons belong to the same plant family?

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Quiz September 18, 2021

What is the name of the flat-topped mountain that overlooks the city of Cape Town in South Africa?

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Quiz September 11, 2021

By population, what is the second-largest city in the Netherlands?

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Quiz September 04, 2021

Aruba is an island nation in which sea?

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What plant is the source of both linen and linseed oil?

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Which American singer-songwriter donated $1 million that helped fund the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine?

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Using sleight of hand for conjuring magic tricks is also known by what 16-letter word?

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Australian swimmer Emma McKeon won how many medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

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What South Australian regional city is famous for the Blue Lake?

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What same animal name is given to three Northern Territory rivers whose separate names begin with East, South and West?

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In relation to the American police unit, what does the acronym SWAT stand for?

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Who was the first person to be awarded two Nobel prizes?

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In what year was Dolly the sheep cloned?

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In relation to diamonds, what are the 4Cs?

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Which Sigourney Weaver film was released first: Alien or Aliens?

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In which country did the game mahjong originate?

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How many tentacles does an octopus have?

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True or false: Madison Square Garden was named after a United States president?

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Which university awards Pulitzer prizes?

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In the 1997 song “Tubthumping” by Chumbawamba, in what order are the drinks drunk?

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In which city is the historic Reichstag building?

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In Scrabble, each player starts with how many tiles?

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In what year was the first CD player commercially released?

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How much does it cost to send a regular letter or postcard within Australia?

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Who was Henry VIII’s first wife?

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Which gas solidifies to form dry ice?

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What is the name of the pilgrimage to Mecca that is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

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Eurovision 2021 is scheduled to be held in which Dutch city in May?

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Venice’s international airport is named after which 13th-century explorer?

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What beginning with ‘L’ is the collective noun for leopards?

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Which Covid-19 vaccine is being administered first in Australia: Pfizer/BioNTech or AstraZeneca?

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What does the acronym UNESCO stand for?

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Which year was the Queen’s annus horribilis?

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A young Tasmanian devil is called: (a) a pup; (b) a joey; or (c) a kid?

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Is Bruny Island in Tasmania’s north, south, east or west?

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What does the F stand for in F. Scott Fitzgerald?

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Complete this lyric from “The Christmas Song”: “And so I’m offering this simple phrase/ To kids from one to …”

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Which team won the WBBL title last month?

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Mickey Mouse traditionally wears what colour shoes?

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Bats are mammals of what order beginning with ‘C’?

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In which city was John F. Kennedy assassinated?

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How many teeth should an adult human have?

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True or false: a spider usually has eight eyes?

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What are the first names of Australian bushman-entrepreneur R. M. Williams?

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In what year did the Fall of Saigon occur?

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The Queen and Marilyn Monroe were both born in what year?

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How many minutes in half a day?

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True or false: Dolly Parton’s 1967 debut album was titled Hello, I’m Dolly?

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What starting with ‘o’ are the horn-like structures on a giraffe’s head?

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Which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle wears a blue mask?

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Which king of England was known as Coeur de Lion?

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Qantas recently retired its entire fleet of which aircraft?

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Name the No. 1 Australian film at the Australian box office.

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Hazmat is a portmanteau of which two words?

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Which English soccer team are the 2020 FA Cup champions?

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In August 1981, MTV began its very first broadcast with which song?

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Who was the first African–American tennis player to be named in the United States Davis Cup team?

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In terms of education, what does the acronym HECS stand for?

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The Matterhorn is a mountain straddling the border of which two countries?

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How many black keys are on a standard piano?

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What was the last musical to win the Best Picture Oscar?

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In which general direction does the Nile flow?

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The core beliefs and practices of Islam are known as The (how many) Pillars?

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In which card game would you “peg out” to win?

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The Māori term hongi refers to what?

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What word beginning with ‘r’ is another name for the flowering plant canola?

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Which David Bowie song features the line: “Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare”?

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Quicksilver is another name for which metallic element?

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Is Tanzania north or south of the equator?

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What phrase is used by the eponymous host on RuPaul’s Drag Race to eliminate a contestant?

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Which song, recorded by Bette Midler, won Song of the Year at the 33rd Grammy Awards in 1991?

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The Wimbledon Championships have been cancelled this year for the first time in how long?

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In what year did the RMS Titanic sink?

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What is the nickname of the Australian swimming team?

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Who is the patron saint of Wales?

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A tarot deck consists of how many cards: (a) 52; (b) 64; or (c) 78?

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Where are the headquarters of the World Health Organization?

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In which year was the Australian Broadcasting Corporation founded?

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What is Shakespeare’s shortest play?

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Queen Mary I, or Mary Tudor, is also known as … Mary.

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Who wrote and directed Staying Alive, the 1983 sequel to Saturday Night Fever?

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Which pope preceded John Paul I?

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True or false: an octopus has two hearts?

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Who wrote the memoir A Long Way Home, on which the 2016 film Lion was based?

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Quiz December 21, 2019

Which company owns the Argyle diamond mine in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia?

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Which team won this year’s WBBL championship?

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Where in the human body are the innominate bones?

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The jacaranda is a subtropical tree native to which continent?

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What is the name of Dora the Explorer’s monkey companion?

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Summer Quiz 4: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics begin in which month?

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Summer Quiz 3: In what year did Apple release iTunes?

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Summer Quiz 2: Pure water has a pH of what number?

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Summer Quiz 1: Which city hosted the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest?

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World War I ended in what year?

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What are the first names of Justin Trudeau’s parents?

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Alphabetically, what are the first and last US state names?

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United States vice-president Mike Pence was previously governor of which state?

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What does the musical direction da capo mean?

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Sport October 12, 2019

Pocket rocket Robby Foldvari

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The chief executives of BHP and Telstra share what first name?

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True or false: killer whales (orcas) are actually dolphins.

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What is Boris Johnson’s first given name?

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How old was former Zimbabwean prime minister Robert Mugabe when he died this month?

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The novel Picnic at Hanging Rock is set in what year?

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Who composed the music for the ballet The Nutcracker?

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How often is golf’s Ryder Cup held?

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Which of these is not a cat breed: Japanese bobtail, French lop, Egyptian mau or Russian blue?

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Which television series won this year’s Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Drama?

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What is the first name of the Austrian composer Schubert?

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Which five countries border Laos?

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Quiz July 27, 2019

What is the Italian word for snake?

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Quiz July 20, 2019

Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?

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Sport July 13, 2019

Lisa Alexander sets Diamonds for World Cup

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In Earth’s inner layers, what lies between the core and the crust?

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Which city hosted the 1987 America’s Cup challenge?

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Where was composer Richard Wagner born?

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Former prime minister Julia Gillard was born in which country?

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In what year did the Australian children’s television series Mr Squiggle first air?

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Horse trainer Gai Waterhouse is the daughter of which leading trainer?

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What are the given names of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby?

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Which city hosted the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest?

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Pure water has a pH of what number?

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Easter Island is a special territory of which country?

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In motoring terms, what does rpm stand for?

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Sport April 27, 2019

The self-belief of Ash Brazill

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Who was actress and activist Jane Fonda’s media mogul third husband?

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A looped surface with only one side and only one edge is known as a what strip?

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In which fictional town is the TV series Postman Pat set? (Bonus point for naming Pat’s cat.)

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Can peacocks fly?

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What is the name for a young male horse?

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Lebanon has land borders with two countries. Name them.

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Which company has owned the Reebok sportswear brand since 2006?

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Cruise ship holidays

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Vietnam was once a colony of which nation?

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Where are the headquarters of Cathay Pacific Airways?

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Who won Album of the Year at the 2019 Grammys?

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Traditionally, fetta is made with the milk of what animal?

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What was the first name of Tara Morice’s character in the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom?

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True or false: like its fur, a tiger’s skin is also striped?

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What nationality is soccer player Lionel Messi?

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In which century was the Taj Mahal built?

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What starting with ‘j’ is the name of a measure for alcohol used in cocktails?

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The name of what genus of redwood coniferous tree ends in four vowels?

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Which United States city is home to the Gateway Arch?

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What is Pantone’s Colour of the Year for 2018?

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In which year did Australia introduce polymer banknotes?

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Who patented the first commercially successful ballpoint pen in 1938?

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Sport November 03, 2018

Midfield maestro: Jane Claxton, 26, hockey player

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Name the winner of last year’s Melbourne Cup.

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Sport October 27, 2018

Best medicine: Verity Charles, 27, netballer

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Which member of the British royal family married this month at Windsor Castle?

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Sport October 20, 2018

Shot stopper: Jada Whyman, 18, soccer player

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What is the fifth book of the Old Testament?

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What poisonous plant was used to kill Socrates?

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Who is the patron saint of animals?

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Where in the human body is the humerus bone?

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Ancient Rome was built on how many hills?

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What are the Where’s Wally? books known as in the United States and Canada?

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Which poker hand wins: a flush or full house?

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Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo will drive for which F1 team next year?

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Sport August 25, 2018

Taking the leap: Troy Crotty, 46, skydiver

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The current Dalai Lama is what number Dalai Lama?

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Who is known as the “father of geometry”?

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Sport August 11, 2018

The strong side: Emily Scott, 26, water polo player

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In what year did the Korean War begin?

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Sport August 04, 2018

Mwai, queen of shots: Mwai Kumwenda, 28, netballer

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In photography, SLR stands for what?

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Quiz July 28, 2018

Pilsner beer derives its name from a city – Pilsen – in which country?

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What living creature represents the astrological sign Cancer?

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How many hearts does an octopus have?

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Sport July 07, 2018

Scratch work: Amy Cure, 25, cyclist

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In which year was decimal currency introduced in Australia?

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What is the second most populous state in the United States?

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Sport June 23, 2018

Tall in the saddle: Emma Booth, equestrian

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Abstract artist Piet Mondrian is from which country?

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Quiz March 01, 2014

Who wrote the nonsense poem Jabberwocky?

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In Spanish, amarillo refers to which colour?

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What type of fruit has varieties that include Imperial, Murcott and Fremont?

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Italian artist Tintoretto painted during which period?

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Argentine footballer Lionel Messi plays for which European club?

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Where were the 2010 Winter Olympics held?

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G.U.Y. is the new single for which pop artist?

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Who wrote The Hunger Games trilogy of adventure novels?

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What breed of animal is a Belted Galloway?

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Where in the body is insulin produced?

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The food colouring cochineal is extracted from what living thing?

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Saudi Arabia has coastlines on what two bodies of water?

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Florence is the capital of which Italian region?

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Who is the Roman goddess of peace?

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What colour is the ‘S’ on Superman’s suit?

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Netscape, Firefox, Chrome and Safari are all types of what?

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What is the title of the most recent Muppet movie?

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What is the next prime number after 23?

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George Eastman was a pioneer in what field?

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What is the volume of a cube whose sides are two metres long?

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Which city is home to the Museo del Prado?

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What is the name of the seventh and final Harry Potter book?

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Name the highest city in Australia.

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The Sesame Street character Grover has what colour fur?

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The Ukrainian flag comprises which two colours?

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Bright’s disease affects which part of the human body?

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Which herb is also known as cilantro?

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What is the name of the Mad Max film 2015 sequel?

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Which current capital city was originally named Edo?

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Name Russia’s prime minister.

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Who wrote the opera Don Giovanni?

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What do people suffering from acrophobia fear?

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What is the highest number on a roulette wheel?

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Which flower is most associated with Dame Edna Everage?

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Brass is an alloy made of which two metals?

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Name the celebrity chef owner of The Fat Duck.

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Johns Hopkins University is located in which US city?

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Which golfer is nicknamed The Big Easy?

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Coptic Christians are native to which country?

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Quiz November 29, 2014

Gin derives its predominant flavour from…?

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Quiz June 16, 2018

A stick of butter weighs about: (a) 25 grams; (b) 60 grams; or (c) 110 grams?

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Sport June 09, 2018

Green power: Aaron Wilson, 26, lawn bowler

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The headquarters of NASA is in which United States city?

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In which month and year did Ansett Australia cease operations?

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Which pope was responsible for introducing Vatican II?

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What is the name of Alice’s pet cat in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?

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The asteroid belt is located between which two planets?

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The northern lights are otherwise known as aurora …?

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The actor Andy Griffith portrayed an American lawyer in which eponymously named TV series?

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In which English county was Captain James Cook born?

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Sport April 14, 2018

Ring master: Caitlin Thwaites, 31, netballer

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What does the ‘S’ in Harry S. Truman stand for?

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Quiz April 07, 2018

In the television series The Simpsons, who shot Mr Burns?

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Sport March 31, 2018

The Mayor: Stewart McSweyn, 22, runner

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Easter always falls on the first Sunday after what?

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Who wrote the 1990 novel Jurassic Park?

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Sport March 17, 2018

Best practice: Lachlan Penfold, 50, director of performance

Melbourne Storm’s director of performance Lachlan Penfold on preparing the best team possible, his time in the NBA and the athletes he admires most.

Quiz March 17, 2018

Which US city is home to the Space Needle?

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Quiz March 10, 2018

What word means dinner in Italian?

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Quiz March 03, 2018

Before entering politics, what was Barnaby Joyce’s profession?

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Sport February 24, 2018

Rolling strokes: Dean Summers, 58, channel swimmer

Dean Summers on his plan to swim the Seven Seas in support of exploited international seafarers.

Quiz February 24, 2018

Which United States city is home to the Smithsonian Institution?

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Quiz February 17, 2018

Orang-utans are native to which two countries?

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Quiz February 10, 2018

Which city is home to the Spanish Steps?

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Quiz February 03, 2018

In what year was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?

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Quiz January 27, 2018

Which cocktail comprises gin, Campari and vermouth?

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Quiz December 23, 2017

Delft pottery comes from which country?

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Quiz December 16, 2017

Which artist was most recently inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame?

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Quiz December 09, 2017

Name the sisters in the Disney film Frozen.

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Quiz December 02, 2017

What is the most populous city in South America?

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Quiz November 25, 2017

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in which city?

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Quiz November 18, 2017

What fragrant oil from a citrus fruit is used in Earl Grey tea?

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Travel November 11, 2017

Manila American Cemetery

On a holiday to the Philippines, the author finds herself drawn to visit a memorial to wartime dead – here, the Manila American Cemetery – for reasons personal and universal.

Quiz November 11, 2017

In which city will the 2022 Winter Olympics be held?

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Quiz November 04, 2017

In computer terminology what does USB stand for?

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Quiz October 28, 2017

How many gold medals did Australia win at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

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Quiz October 21, 2017

Monument Valley is a desert region on the border of which two US states?

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Quiz October 14, 2017

Who wrote the Adele hit “Make You Feel My Love”?

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Quiz October 07, 2017

In the music industry, what does the acronym ARIA stand for?

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Sport September 30, 2017

Shot caller: Caitlin Bassett, 29, netballer

Australian Diamonds captain Caitlin Bassett on her childhood struggles with body image, how she got mentally and physically stronger, and why she’d like to become a magician.

Quiz September 30, 2017

Who was vice-president of the United States from 1989 to 1993?

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Quiz September 23, 2017

What is a male rat called?

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Quiz September 16, 2017

What is the official residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?

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Sport September 09, 2017

The long road: Mathew Hayman, 39, cyclist

Orica-Scott GreenEDGE’s Mathew Hayman on riding for teammates, scoring unexpected wins and the sweet feeling of his first, long-awaited Tour de France.

Quiz September 09, 2017

How many Australian prime ministers have there been during the Queen’s reign?

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Quiz September 02, 2017

What two films did Elizabeth Taylor win Best Actress Oscars for?

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Quiz August 26, 2017

The scapula bone is commonly known as the…?

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Quiz August 18, 2017

Name the only two movie sequels to have won an Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Quiz August 12, 2017

Where was Britain’s first escalator installed?

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Quiz August 05, 2017

What is the lowest male singing voice?

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Quiz July 29, 2017

Titan is the largest moon of which planet?

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Quiz July 22, 2017

What part of a rabbit is the scut?

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Quiz July 15, 2017

Which three countries begin with the letter ‘J’?

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Quiz July 08, 2017

True or false: a flute is a woodwind instrument?

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Quiz July 01, 2017

44 is the international dialling code for which country?

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Sport July 01, 2017

Great strides: Cassie Fien, 31, marathon runner

2016 Gold Coast Half Marathon champion Cassie Fien on mixing her Defence Force career with competitive running.

Quiz June 24, 2017

Who plays the title character in the film Sully?

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Quiz June 17, 2017

What is a young eagle called?

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Quiz June 10, 2017

Which Beatles were left-handed?

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Quiz June 03, 2017

How many minutes is a chukka in a game of polo?

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Quiz May 27, 2017

What is the name for a baby echidna?

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Quiz May 20, 2017

In what year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?

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Quiz May 13, 2017

In which month is Mother’s Day celebrated in Britain?

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Sport May 13, 2017

Baby steps: Renae Ingles, 30, netballer

Adelaide Thunderbirds’ Renae Ingles on the triumphs and struggles of returning to top-level netball as the mother of twins and the wife of an NBA basketballer.

Quiz May 06, 2017

Is Times New Roman a serif or sans serif font?

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Quiz April 29, 2017

What was the Leaning Tower of Pisa designed as?

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Quiz April 22, 2017

What is the name of New Zealand’s national anthem?

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Quiz April 15, 2017

Name the world’s second-highest mountain.

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Sport April 08, 2017

In the gene pool: Emma McKeon, swimmer

Emma McKeon on her Rio Olympics triumph, her swimming pedigree and her plans for the future.

Quiz April 08, 2017

Name the only woman nominated for this year’s Gold Logie.

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Sport April 01, 2017

The ambassador: Johnathan Thurston, 33, rugby league player

Rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston on footy, family life and using his voice to promote reconciliation.

Quiz April 01, 2017

What was Robert F. Kennedy’s middle name?

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Quiz March 25, 2017

A standard Scrabble game comprises how many tiles?

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Quiz March 17, 2017

John F. Kennedy International Airport is in which New York City borough?

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Sport March 11, 2017

On the beach: Mariafe Artacho del Solar, beach volleyball player

Mariafe Artacho del Solar on the determination and self-belief that got her to the top in beach volleyball.

Quiz March 11, 2017

In which decade did Albert Einstein die?

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Quiz March 04, 2017

What is the literal translation of “mardi gras”?

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Travel March 04, 2017

Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar

It’s not always easy to quiet the mind, even under the venerable direction of a monk in a Buddhist temple.

Quiz February 25, 2017

How many inches are in a yard?

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Quiz February 18, 2017

Name the lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses.

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Quiz February 10, 2017

What does the abbreviation DSL stand for?

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Sport February 11, 2017

Shooting star: Belinda Snell, 36, basketballer

Veteran basketballer Belinda Snell on Olympic glories and bringing younger players into the game.

Quiz February 04, 2017

Which city is further north: San Francisco or Rome?

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Quiz January 28, 2017

What is the mean of these numbers: 22, 28, 40?

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Sport January 28, 2017

Another shot: Susan Pettitt, 32, netballer

Netballer Susan Pettitt on fighting her way back into the Australian Diamonds line-up.

Sport December 24, 2016

Love for sail: Vanessa Dudley, 58, sailor

Sydney to Hobart yachtie Vanessa Dudley on her passion for the high seas.

Quiz December 24, 2016

What was the scarecrow seeking in The Wizard of Oz?

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Quiz December 17, 2016

In poker, what is a hand of five cards of the same suit called?

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Quiz December 10, 2016

Hansen’s disease is more commonly known as what?

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Quiz December 03, 2016

Sir Henry Parkes is known as the father of what?

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Quiz November 25, 2016

Where is the Kranji War Memorial located?

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Sport November 26, 2016

High roller: Kelsey Cottrell, 26, lawn bowler

Kelsey Cottrell on her meteoric rise to lawn bowls champion and keeping the sport alive.

Quiz November 19, 2016

Darfur is a region in which African country?

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Quiz November 12, 2016

A honey bee has how many eyes?

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Quiz November 05, 2016

How many lines comprise the London Underground?

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Quiz October 29, 2016

Dora Maar was the muse and lover of which artist?

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Quiz October 22, 2016

Children with a full set of baby teeth have how many?

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Sport October 22, 2016

Unstoppable: Sarah Hammond, 36, endurance cyclist

Endurance cyclist Sarah Hammond on the hallucinations that take hold on the road.

Quiz October 15, 2016

What type of mammal is a pipistrelle?

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Sport October 08, 2016

Passion play: Sharni Layton, 28, netballer

Emotion in motion: Sharni Layton on the heart she brings to the netball court.

Quiz October 08, 2016

What is the largest island in the Caribbean?

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Travel October 01, 2016

An escape to the South Pacific and Castaway Island, Fiji

Plans to escape chilly climes for sun-drenched Fiji can fall foul of unpredictable weather and illness, but some clear blue sky can turn it around.

Quiz October 01, 2016

What is the largest port of Israel?

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Quiz September 24, 2016

What is the principal monetary unit of Sweden?

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Quiz September 17, 2016

What is the capital of Italy’s Veneto region?

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Quiz September 10, 2016

Who co-founded Marxist theory?

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Quiz September 03, 2016

Where in the human body are the tibia and fibula bones?

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Sport August 27, 2016

No shortcuts: Natalie Medhurst, 32, netballer

Australian Diamonds’ Natalie Medhurst on stepping up for her country and giving back to society.

Quiz August 27, 2016

On which island did an exiled Napoleon Bonaparte die?

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Quiz August 20, 2016

The ancient city of Bagan is in which country?

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Quiz August 12, 2016

Who is older: Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton?

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Quiz August 06, 2016

“Namaste” is a greeting in which language?

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Quiz July 30, 2016

Who was the last man to walk on the moon?

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Quiz July 23, 2016

Which country is home to the Dalmatian Coast?

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Quiz July 16, 2016

What nationality was playwright Henrik Ibsen?

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Quiz July 09, 2016

What is a baby wombat called?

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Quiz July 02, 2016

Who wrote the poem ’Scots of the Riverina’?

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Quiz June 25, 2016

The Aswan High Dam is located in which country?

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Quiz June 18, 2016

Name the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.

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Quiz June 11, 2016

Which United States city is home to the Liberty Bell?

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Quiz June 04, 2016

The physicist Niels Bohr was born in which country?

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Sport May 28, 2016

Electric defence: Geva Mentor, 31, netballer

Goal keeper Geva Mentor on netball’s ‘white line fever’.

Quiz May 28, 2016

Which Australian pop icon was born on May 28, 1968?

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Quiz May 21, 2016

Does a Bactrian camel have one hump or two?

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Quiz May 14, 2016

Would you play, eat or wear a hurdy-gurdy?

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Sport May 07, 2016

In the box seat: Kerryn Manning, 39, harness racing driver-trainer

Meet Kerryn Manning, the harness racing driver who’s won more than 3500 races.

Quiz May 07, 2016

Which hit Bangles song was written by Prince?

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Quiz April 30, 2016

Where in the body are the metatarsals?

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Quiz April 23, 2016

True or false: sugar is a carbohydrate.

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Quiz April 16, 2016

Who fronts the English rock band High Flying Birds?

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Sport April 09, 2016

Triple threat: Courtney Atkinson, 36, triathlete

Triathlete Courtney Atkinson on his bid for a third Olympics.

Quiz April 09, 2016

Minsk is the capital of which Eastern European country?

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Quiz April 02, 2016

What colour are the stars on the Chinese flag?

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Quiz March 26, 2016

Hoover Dam is located on which US river?

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Quiz March 19, 2016

Chat is the French word for what?

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Quiz March 12, 2016

What type of animal is a wrasse?

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Sport March 12, 2016

Flying machine: Lydia Lassila, 34, aerial skier

The resilience of Olympic Games aerial skiing gold medallist Lydia Lassila.

Quiz March 05, 2016

What is another word for the breastbone?

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Quiz February 27, 2016

Morpheus is the Greek god of what?

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Sport February 27, 2016

Love game: Gronya Somerville, 20, badminton player

Gronya Somerville on famous forebears and her love affair with badminton.

Quiz February 20, 2016

Which state of the US is home to Chattanooga?

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Quiz February 13, 2016

The root word biblio refers to what?

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Quiz February 06, 2016

On which Caribbean island was singer Rihanna born?

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Quiz January 30, 2016

What city is home to Columbia University?

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Quiz January 23, 2016

What is the name of the latest album by Adele?

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Quiz December 19, 2015

In music, what tempo is andante?

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Quiz December 12, 2015

Lemurs are endemic to which island?

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Quiz December 05, 2015

A Scouser hails from which English city?

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Quiz November 28, 2015

Phobos is the largest moon of which planet?

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Quiz November 21, 2015

What is the Japanese word for green?

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Quiz November 14, 2015

Jarlsberg cheese originates in which country?

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Quiz November 07, 2015

What four-letter colour is a dark or purplish brown?

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Quiz October 31, 2015

Nasi lemak is a national dish of which country?

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Quiz October 24, 2015

Aztecs were native to which current-day country?

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Quiz October 17, 2015

Who is leader of the British Labour Party?

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Quiz October 10, 2015

What is a spirometer used for measuring?

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Quiz October 03, 2015

Mahouts and oozies are the trainers of what?

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Quiz September 26, 2015

Who is known as the Father of Medicine?

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Quiz September 19, 2015

Retinol is a form of which vitamin?

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Quiz September 12, 2015

In which year was the Falklands War fought?

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Quiz September 05, 2015

How many stars feature on the flag of China?

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Quiz August 29, 2015

Where on a horse is the fetlock?

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Quiz August 21, 2015

In what Olympic sport do competitors twizzle?

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Quiz August 15, 2015

What is the alcoholic ingredient of a Tom Collins?

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Quiz August 08, 2015

Which international airport’s code is FUK?

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Quiz August 01, 2015

In which country is Catalan spoken?

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Quiz July 25, 2015

The Arabian Sea lies in which ocean?

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Quiz July 18, 2015

What city does Table Mountain overlook?

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Quiz July 11, 2015

In 2010, who became Australia’s first saint?

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Quiz July 04, 2015

What is the chemical number for lithium?

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Quiz June 27, 2015

Name the mayor of London.

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Quiz June 20, 2015

Brass is an alloy of copper and …?

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Quiz June 13, 2015

Fidelio was which composer’s only opera?

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Quiz June 06, 2015

What does a lepidopterist collect?

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Quiz May 30, 2015

Which country is home to the city of Mecca?

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Quiz May 23, 2015

What is the national flower of Wales?

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Quiz May 16, 2015

Which country’s currency is the shekel?

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Quiz May 09, 2015

In what year did the Korean War begin?

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Quiz May 02, 2015

What is Hillary Clinton’s maiden name?

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Quiz April 25, 2015

What is 20 per cent of 225?

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Quiz April 18, 2015

Who composed the opera Rigoletto?

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Quiz April 11, 2015

How many legs does a spider have?

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Quiz April 04, 2015

H2O2 is the chemical formula for…?

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Quiz December 06, 2014

Who wrote Brave New World?

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Quiz December 13, 2014

In a car, what does a tachometer measure?

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Quiz December 20, 2014

Boxing Day is also known as which saint’s day?

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Quiz January 24, 2015

Carmine is a vivid shade of what colour?

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Quiz March 28, 2015

Lady Godiva rode naked through which city?

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Quiz January 31, 2015

What is the atomic number of carbon?

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Quiz February 07, 2015

Which mineral is used in pencils?

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Quiz February 14, 2015

The illness rubella is commonly known as …

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Quiz February 21, 2015

True or false: Poland borders Belarus?

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Quiz February 28, 2015

Name the professor in the game Cluedo.

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Quiz March 07, 2015

Name Australia’s health minister.

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Quiz March 21, 2015

Renzo Piano is famous in which field?

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Quiz March 14, 2015

What is the currency of Brazil?

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Travel December 20, 2014

Christchurch: a city that’s been shaken but also stirred

The scars of the 2011 earthquake remain apparent, but Christchurch’s heart is beating strongly once more thanks to innovative projects.