Brainwaves, the SA Weekend quiz for April 3, 2021

What’s the main spirit in a daiquiri? And which famous book character spontaneously combusted? Take our Brainwaves quiz and test your general knowledge.

A delicious daiquiri ... but which spirit is used to mix it?

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** Test your pop culture and current affairs knowledge with this week’s Brainwaves Quiz. Decide your answer then click on the answer button to see if you were correct. We’ll tally your score as you go. **

question: Which British Overseas Territory is located at the southern tip of Spain?

option: Gibraltar

answer: 1

question: In which country is the headquarters of the airline Lufthansa?

option: Germany

answer: 1

question: The psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide is commonly known by which three letters?

option: LSD

answer: 1

question: Which British monarch died on the Isle of Wight in 1901?

option: Queen Victoria

answer: 1

question: The Hen and Chicken Islands belong to which country?

option: New Zealand

answer: 1

question: Which precious gemstone is the traditional gift for a 40th wedding anniversary?

option: Ruby

answer: 1

question: What is the official language of Brazil?

option: Portuguese

answer: 1

question: In Jewish cuisine, what is the shape of a traditional hamantash pastry?

option: Triangular

answer: 1

question: Where in South Australia is the Dudley Peninsula?

option: Eastern end of Kangaroo Island

answer: 1

question: What is the postcode of North Adelaide?

option: 5006

answer: 1

question: Name the alcoholic spirit in a daiquiri.

option: Rum

answer: 1

question: Which character in the book Bleak House by English author Charles Dickens spontaneously combusts?

option: Mr Krook

answer: 1

question: Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world, is in which country?

option: Russia

answer: 1

question: In Greek mythology, who was the twin sister of Apollo?

option: Artemis

answer: 1

question: Who was the main male star of the 2013 science-fiction film Gravity?

option: George Clooney

answer: 1

question: Palk Strait separates India and which other country?

option: Sri Lanka

answer: 1

question: In music, what is the relative major scale of D minor?

option: F Major

answer: 1

question: Bathsheba at Her Bath is a 1654 painting by which Dutch artist?

option: Rembrandt

answer: 1

question: In which year was the default 50km/h urban speed limit introduced in South Australia?

option: 2003

answer: 1

question: Useless or discarded objects are known as flotsam and what?

option: Jetsam

answer: 1

question: Who wrote the book Gulliver’s Travels?

option: Jonathan Swift

answer: 1

question: BT is a nickname of which Channel 7 AFL commentator?

option: Brian Taylor

answer: 1

question: Which Australian rock band released the 1998 album Internationalist?

option: Powderfinger

answer: 1

question: The oboe belongs to which section of an orchestra?

option: Woodwind

answer: 1

question: How many kilograms are in a tonne?

option: 1000

answer: 1

question: What type of fish is used to make traditional rollmops?

option: Herring

answer: 1

question: In which century was the Salvation Army established?

option: 19th

answer: 1

question: In the classic version of the board game Trivial Pursuit, what colour is the history category?

option: Yellow

answer: 1

question: Which Australian pop group did US singer Glenn Frey call the “best singing band in the world”?

option: Little River Band

answer: 1

question: Name the oldest president in US history.

option: Joe Biden

answer: 1

question: What is the capital of Hawaii?

option: Honolulu

answer: 1

question: How many syllables are in the word “enthusiastically”?

option: Seven

answer: 1

question: Name the four Jovian planets.

option: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

answer: 1

question: The English translation of which German newspaper title means “picture”?

option: Bild

answer: 1

question: Dijon mustard is named after a city in which country?

option: France

answer: 1

question: The Gascoyne is the longest river in which Australian state?

option: Western Australia

answer: 1

question: After Sicily, what is the second largest island by area in the Mediterranean?

option: Sardinia

answer: 1

question: The 911 Carrera is what make of car?

option: Porsche

answer: 1

question: The African nation of Mozambique gained independence from which country in 1975?

option: Portugal

answer: 1

question: Which 1985 Madonna hit begins “Some boys kiss me”?

option: Material Girl

answer: 1

question: What colour is the star on the Vietnamese flag?

option: Yellow

answer: 1

question: In the preschool animated television series Peppa Pig, what type of animal is Candy?

option: Cat

answer: 1

question: What colour shoes does Mickey Mouse traditionally wear?

option: Yellow

answer: 1

question: Who was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 1996-2007?

option: John Howard

answer: 1

question: What is the most populated continent?

option: Asia

answer: 1

question: What is South Australian Premier Steven Marshall’s middle name?

option: Spence

answer: 1

question: In morse code, which letter is represented by four dots?

option: H

answer: 1

question: Who wrote the play The Iceman Cometh?

option: Eugene O’Neill

answer: 1

question: What is the total number of days in the months of the year beginning with J?

option: 92 (January 31, June 30, July 31)

answer: 1

question: What is the name for an adult female sheep?

option: Ewe

answer: 1