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question: The adjective “ranine” refers to what kind of creature?

option: Frog

answer: 1

question: What colour are Barney the Dinosaur’s toenails?

option: Yellow

answer: 1

question: Alphabetically, who was the first of the Three Wise Men?

option: Balthasar

answer: 1

question: The Coorong town of Meningie is on the shoreline of which lake?

option: Lake Albert

answer: 1

question: Name the only European country that begins with H.

option: Hungary

answer: 1

question: What is the French word for the number two?

option: Deux

answer: 1

question: Who composed the opera Fidelio?

option: Ludwig van Beethoven

answer: 1

question: In which language does “wunderbar” mean wonderful?

option: German

answer: 1

question: In the nursery rhyme Baa Baa Black Sheep, who lives down the lane?

option: The little boy

answer: 1

question: How old was US actor Marilyn Monroe when she died in 1962?

option: 36

answer: 1

question: By land area, what is the largest country in the southern hemisphere?

option: Brazil

answer: 1

question: Does a stalactite rise from the floor or hang from the ceiling of a cave?

option: Hang from the ceiling

answer: 1

question: Which organ is directly above the gallbladder?

option: Liver

answer: 1

question: Which colour comes between red and yellow in a rainbow?

option: Orange

answer: 1

question: Which hairstyle is often called business at the front and party in the back?

option: Mullet

answer: 1

question: Phobos is the largest moon of which planet?

option: Mars

answer: 1

question: Which chemical element has the symbol Y?

option: Yttrium

answer: 1

question: Varsity is an abbreviation of which word?

option: University

answer: 1

question: What is the name of the green Teletubby?

option: Dipsy

answer: 1

question: What colour is the star on the flag of Senegal?

option: Green

answer: 1

question: A water molecule contains how many oxygen atoms?

option: One

answer: 1

question: Colonel Mustard is a character in which board game?

option: Cluedo

answer: 1

question: Who played James Bond in the 2015 film Spectre?

option: Daniel Craig

answer: 1

question: Name the only prime number between 90 and 100.

option: 97

answer: 1

question: Who was US singer Britney Spears’ first husband?

option: Jason Alexander

answer: 1

question: The sculpture David by Michelangelo is in which Italian city?

option: Florence

answer: 1

question: How many minutes are in 99 hours?

option: 5940

answer: 1

question: “Left foot, green” and “right hand, red” are examples of the instructions which might be given when playing which game on a floor mat?

option: Twister

answer: 1

question: What was Australian criminal “Chopper” Read’s real first name?

option: Mark

answer: 1

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

option: Six

answer: 1

question: Which country owns the Galapagos Islands?

option: Ecuador

answer: 1

question: What is the national bird of The Bahamas?

option: Flamingo

answer: 1

question: Mt Bartle Frere is the highest peak in which Australian state?

option: Queensland

answer: 1

question: In which century was Jack the Ripper a serial killer in London?

option: 19th

answer: 1

question: Which former Neighbours actor starred in the US television medical drama series House?

option: Jesse Spencer

answer: 1

question: What is the capital of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius?

option: Port Louis

answer: 1

question: For which AFL team will Jason Horne-Francis play in 2023?

option: Port Adelaide

answer: 1

question: In which Australian state is Cradle Mountain?

option: Tasmania

answer: 1

question: A hammock is usually suspended between how many points?

option: Two

answer: 1

question: Who became prime minister of Australia for the first time in 2007?

option: Kevin Rudd

answer: 1

question: What is the nickname of the Australian men’s national field hockey team?

option: Kookaburras

answer: 1

question: A ruby anniversary signifies how many years of marriage?

option: 40

answer: 1

question: Which zodiac sign is between Taurus and Cancer?

option: Gemini

answer: 1

question: Who wrote The Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?

option: Friedrich Engels

answer: 1

question: Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?

option: Mercury

answer: 1

question: What was the name of Frank and Betty Spencer’s daughter in the British television situation comedy series Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em?

option: Jessica

answer: 1

question: In which year did the Korean War begin?

option: 1950

answer: 1

question: Talia Balsam was the first wife of which US actor?

option: George Clooney

answer: 1

question: What is half of 856?

option: 428

answer: 1

question: What is the first vowel in the English alphabet?

option: A

answer: 1