Test your general knowledge with Brainwaves, the SA Weekend quiz for January 15, 2022

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Historical buildings in the capital of Latvia ... but what’s the name of this city?

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question: According to traditional belief, which bird delivers babies?

option: Stork

answer: 1

question: The Loire is the longest river entirely within the borders of which country?

option: France

answer: 1

question: What is the parent company of Facebook?

option: Meta

answer: 1

question: What is the capital of Latvia?

option: Riga

answer: 1

question: What is a young kangaroo called?

option: Joey

answer: 1

question: Name the Caribbean island which became an autonomous republic last year after nearly 400 years of British rule.

option: Barbados

answer: 1

question: What colour dove is considered a universal symbol of peace?

option: White

answer: 1

question: Name the robotic rover NASA landed on Mars in 2021.

option: Perseverance

answer: 1

question: To which section of an orchestra does the double bass belong?

option: String

answer: 1

question: Shera, the official mascot of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, was what kind of animal?

option: Tiger

answer: 1

question: What does a pomologist study?

option: To which section of an orchestra does the double bass belong?

answer: 1

question: Keith is the main character in a series of television commercials for which insurance company?

option: AAMI

answer: 1

question: Name the only two Catholic US presidents.

option: John F. Kennedy, Joe Biden

answer: 1

question: How many track and field events constitute the decathlon?

option: 10

answer: 1

question: Name the three African countries which begin with T.

option: Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia

answer: 1

question: In the book David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, what is Mr Micawber’s first name?

option: Wilkins

answer: 1

question: What shape is the grass pitch in Gaelic football?

option: Rectangular

answer: 1

question: The historical region of Transylvania is in which European country?

option: Romania

answer: 1

question: Who is the Deputy Leader of the South Australian Opposition?

option: Susan Close

answer: 1

question: The Renegades play for which city in the Big Bash League?

option: Melbourne

answer: 1

question: Which country owns the Mediterranean island of Corsica?

option: France

answer: 1

question: How often does a biannual event occur?

option: Twice a year

answer: 1

question: A taxi with the number 3072 is seen in a television commercial for which power tool company?

option: Ryobi

answer: 1

question: By what name are renal calculi better known?

option: Kidney stones

answer: 1

question: To which season does the adjective “vernal” refer?

option: Spring

answer: 1

question: What nationality was author Paul Brickhill?

option: Australian

answer: 1

question: Which country is the world’s largest rice exporter?

option: India

answer: 1

question: Who won the 1988 Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Adelaide?

option: Alain Prost

answer: 1

question: Tetraphobia is the fear of which number?

option: Four

answer: 1

question: What is the two-letter Italian word for “yes”?

option: Si

answer: 1

question: Complete the title of this science-fiction horror film: Invasion of the Body ...

option: Snatchers

answer: 1

question: What sport do the Brisbane Bullets play?

option: Basketball

answer: 1

question: How long is a “month of Sundays”?

option: A very long time

answer: 1

question: What type of meat is traditionally used for a wiener schnitzel?

option: Veal

answer: 1

question: “Bothered affairs” is an anagram of which British television situation comedy series?

option: Birds of a Feather

answer: 1

question: “Lapule” is the Hawaiian word for which day of the week?

option: Sunday

answer: 1

question: What name is given to a badger’s burrow?

option: Sett (or set)

answer: 1

question: Jacob Zuma is a former president of which country?

option: South Africa

answer: 1

question: How many chemical elements have names that start with K?

option: One (Krypton)

answer: 1

question: In which year did the Queen become the first reigning British monarch to visit Australia?

option: 1954

answer: 1

question: Unscramble these letters to name an Adelaide suburb – SMNAEORLT.

option: Marleston

answer: 1

question: What is Australia’s oldest political party?

option: Australian Labor Party

answer: 1

question: In golf, an eagle is how many strokes under par for a given hole?

option: Two

answer: 1

question: Which zodiac sign immediately follows Leo?

option: Virgo

answer: 1

question: Who composed the music for the ballet The Nutcracker?

option: Tchaikovsky

answer: 1

question: Who ruled England from 1558 to 1603?

option: Queen Elizabeth I

answer: 1

question: What is the official language of Cuba?

option: Spanish

answer: 1

question: Who wrote the 1928 book Orlando?

option: Virginia Woolf

answer: 1

question: What is toponymy?

option: Study of place names

answer: 1

question: Which country invaded Kuwait in 1990?

option: Iraq

answer: 1