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question: In which play by William Shakespeare do the characters Portia, Antonio and Bassanio appear?

option: The Merchant of Venice

answer: 1

question: Name the Premier of Tasmania.

option: Peter Gutwein

answer: 1

question: What nationality was composer Frederic Chopin?

option: Polish

answer: 1

question: Alphabetically, what is the first colour in a rainbow?

option: Blue

answer: 1

question: What is the colour of the mineral malachite?

option: Green

answer: 1

question: What were the first names of 1950s comic film characters Ma and Pa Kettle?

option: Phoebe, Franklin

answer: 1

question: The Gulf of Bothnia is between Sweden and which other country?

option: Finland

answer: 1

question: Which musical instrument did fictional detective Sherlock Holmes play?

option: Violin

answer: 1

question: At the base of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square, London, are four bronze statues of which animal?

option: Lion

answer: 1

question: What was the first Carry On film?

option: Carry On Sergeant (1958)

answer: 1

question: Which two oceans are connected by the Panama Canal?

option: Atlantic, Pacific

answer: 1

question: Who was the eldest Cartwright son in the US television western series Bonanza?

option: Adam (played by Pernell Roberts)

answer: 1

question: Ricky Ponting captained Australia for how many cricket Tests?

option: 77

answer: 1

question: Which US illusionist was born David Kotkin in 1956?

option: David Copperfield

answer: 1

question: Who became US actor Elizabeth Taylor’s second husband in 1952?

option: Michael Wilding

answer: 1

question: Which landlocked European country begins with H?

option: Hungary

answer: 1

question: How many permanent teeth does an adult dog have?

option: 42

answer: 1

question: What was the occupation of Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason) in the 1950s US television situation comedy series The Honeymooners?

option: Bus driver

answer: 1

question: What are used to fill the empty squares in a Kakuro puzzle?

option: Numbers from 1 to 9

answer: 1

question: What is the capital of Brazil?

option: Brasilia

answer: 1

question: How many sides does a cube have?

option: Six

answer: 1

question: Who was the screen’s first Tarzan?

option: Elmo Lincoln

answer: 1

question: What is iatrophobia?

option: Fear of doctors

answer: 1

question: Is 2022 a leap year?

option: No

answer: 1

question: In which city is Australia’s oldest Chinatown?

option: Melbourne

answer: 1

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

option: Six

answer: 1

question: How many leaves does a shamrock have?

option: Three

answer: 1

question: How many American states begin with F?

option: One (Florida)

answer: 1

question: Most violins have how many strings?

option: Four

answer: 1

question: Who directed the 1975 film Jaws?

option: Steven Spielberg

answer: 1

question: Oxter is a word used in Scotland and Ireland for what part of the human body?

option: Armpit

answer: 1

question: Which food was believed to give immortality to the Greek gods?

option: Ambrosia

answer: 1

question: Which ocean lies between Australia and Africa?

option: Indian

answer: 1

question: Who composed the Moonlight Sonata?

option: Ludwig van Beethoven

answer: 1

question: Who wrote the 1993 book Trainspotting?

option: Irvine Welsh

answer: 1

question: How many rules were introduced in the Marquess of Queensberry’s boxing code in 1867?

option: 12

answer: 1

question: In which year was the first Womadelaide festival held?

option: 1992

answer: 1

question: Which colour upset the title character, played by Tippi Hedren, in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1964 film Marnie?

option: Red

answer: 1

question: In which city is the headquarters of the Australian Institute of Sport?

option: Canberra

answer: 1

question: In the British television situation comedy series Dad’s Army, what was Sergeant Wilson’s first name?

option: Arthur

answer: 1

question: Proverbially, what speak louder than words?

option: Actions

answer: 1

question: Which Australian swimmer was nicknamed Madame Butterfly?

option: Susie O’Neill

answer: 1

question: What is the main religion of Thailand?

option: Buddhism

answer: 1

question: Which US actor is nicknamed “The Hoff”?

option: David Hasselhoff

answer: 1

question: Edvard Hagerup were the given names of which Norwegian composer?

option: Grieg

answer: 1

question: According to Shakespeare, what is the soul of wit?

option: Brevity

answer: 1

question: Which Australian band had a hit with Accidentally Kelly Street in 1992?

option: Frente!

answer: 1

question: Which island nation was known as Ceylon until 1972?

option: Sri Lanka

answer: 1

question: What was Wayne’s surname in the Wayne’s World films?

option: Campbell

answer: 1

question: Beginning with G, what is another name for the African wildebeest?

option: Gnu

answer: 1