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question: Who plays Melbourne-born singer Helen Reddy in the biographical film I Am Woman?
option: Tilda Cobham-Hervey
answer: 1
question: Which Italian words mean “the sweet life”?
option: La dolce vita
answer: 1
question: What is the combined age of US President Donald Trump and presidential contender Joe Biden?
option: 151 (Trump 74, Biden 77)
answer: 1
question: In which Australian capital city is Eagle Farm Racecourse?
option: Brisbane
answer: 1
question: In which European country is the city of Salzburg?
option: Austria
answer: 1
question: What is the eighth month of the year?
option: August
answer: 1
question: “Don’t you worry about that” was a catchphrase of which long-serving Queensland premier?
option: Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen
answer: 1
question: What is oology?
option: Study or collecting of birds’ eggs
answer: 1
question: A cartoon dog called Striker was the official mascot of which FIFA World Cup?
option: 1994 (host country US)
answer: 1
question: A “long weekend” is usually how many days?
option: Three
answer: 1
question: Which England cricket captain was nicknamed Kipper?
option: Colin Cowdrey
answer: 1
question: Name the parent company of video-sharing social networking service TikTok.
option: ByteDance
answer: 1
question: What is Japan’s main island?
option: Honshu
answer: 1
question: Find the name of a girl in the following sentence: She laughed as the fine sand ran through her fingers.
option: Sandra
answer: 1
question: In the fairytale Hansel and Gretel, who pushes the witch into the oven?
option: Gretel
answer: 1
question: Who painted The Last Supper?
option: Leonardo da Vinci
answer: 1
question: Which AFL club is nicknamed the Bombers?
option: Essendon
answer: 1
question: Which character in the comic strip Peanuts plays the piano?
option: Schroeder
answer: 1
question: Who wrote the one-act play Salome?
option: Oscar Wilde
answer: 1
question: The Gipper was a nickname of which US president?
option: Ronald Reagan
answer: 1
question: What is cartography?
option: Study and practice of making maps
answer: 1
question: Who was the original Yellow Wiggle?
option: Greg Page
answer: 1
question: What do the letters in the viral disease SARS stand for?
option: Severe acute respiratory syndrome
answer: 1
question: In which country was Pope Francis born in 1936?
option: Argentina
answer: 1
question: Which Shakespearean character says: “The time is out of joint”?
option: Hamlet
answer: 1
question: Who wrote the 1960 book Born Free?
option: Joy Adamson
answer: 1
question: Which US airport is commonly referred to as LAX?
option: Los Angeles International Airport
answer: 1
question: The Max Basheer Stand is at which Adelaide sporting ground?
option: Adelaide Oval
answer: 1
question: How many American states begin with the letter B?
option: None
answer: 1
question: Alphabetically, which is the first of the four bronze pigs in Rundle Mall?
option: Augusta
answer: 1
question: Which Australian operatic soprano was praised as La Stupenda?
option: Dame Joan Sutherland
answer: 1
question: The headquarters of Angove Family Winemakers is in which Riverland town?
option: Renmark
answer: 1
question: Proverbially, life begins at what age?
option: 40
answer: 1
question: Who wrote the lengthy 1947 poem The Age of Anxiety?
option: W. H. Auden
answer: 1
question: Name the sidekick dog of Dick Dastardly in the animated television series Wacky Races.
option: Muttley
answer: 1
question: The address of which school is 23 Dequetteville Tce, Kent Town?
option: Prince Alfred College
answer: 1
question: At which Scottish golf club is there a famous eighth hole called the “Postage Stamp”?
option: Royal Troon
answer: 1
question: Pegasus, a mystical winged horse in Greek mythology, is usually depicted as which colour?
option: Pure white
answer: 1
question: In which year did US actor Marilyn Monroe die?
option: 1962
answer: 1
question: Name the first reservoir built to supply water to Adelaide.
option: Thorndon Park (opened 1860)
answer: 1
question: How many member states are in the European Union?
option: 27
answer: 1
question: On what date each year is April Fool’s Day?
option: April 1
answer: 1
question: How many syllables are in the word “circumnavigation”?
option: Six
answer: 1
question: Which two films starring US actor Grace Kelly begin with the word “High”?
option: High Noon, High Socieity
answer: 1
question: In which Australian state is the town of Goondiwindi?
option: Queensland
answer: 1
question: MS is the abbreviation of which chronic disease?
option: Multiple Sclerosis
answer: 1
question: Name the four terrestrial planets.
option: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
answer: 1
question: The island nation of Madagascar is part of which continent?
option: Africa
answer: 1
question: Which US singer was called the Godfather of Soul?
option: James Brown
answer: 1
question: Who plays the title role in the 2019 superhero film Shazam!?
option: Zachary Levi
answer: 1