Test your knowledge of news, sport and pop culture in Brainwaves, the SA Weekend quiz for September 17-18 2022

What was the name of the ‘country’ founded by John Lennon in 1973? Take our Brainwaves quiz – 50 general knowledge questions and an interactive template that keeps score as you go.

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question: Boy band BTS comes from which country?

option: South Korea

answer: 1

question: An octagonal building has how many sides?

option: Eight

answer: 1

question: In an episode of which British television situation comedy series did Young Mr Grace decide to try a new sales style of American informality?

option: Are You Being Served?

answer: 1

question: Name the British Prime Minister.

option: Liz Truss

answer: 1

question: What was the name of cartoon character Mr Magoo’s nephew?

option: Waldo

answer: 1

question: The gavotte dance originated in which country?

option: France

answer: 1

question: What is the fifth sign of the zodiac?

option: Leo

answer: 1

question: The characters of which English children’s book author included mischievous goblins Sly and Gobbo?

option: Enid Blyton

answer: 1

question: What nationality was 17th-century mathematician and philosopher Rene Descartes?

option: French

answer: 1

question: What is speedcubing?

option: Art of solving a Rubik’s cube (or other twisty puzzles) as fast as possible

answer: 1

question: Name the conceptual country founded by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1973 when he was being threatened with deportation from the US.

option: Nutopia

answer: 1

question: What are kept in an aviary?

option: Birds

answer: 1

question: What were the first names of US showman P.T. Barnum?

option: Phineas Taylor

answer: 1

question: What is Tasmania’s second most populous city?

option: Launceston

answer: 1

question: The Starry Night is a famous painting by which Dutch artist?

option: Vincent van Gogh

answer: 1

question: The Rudolfinum is a cultural venue in which European city?

option: Prague

answer: 1

question: At the height of One Direction’s popularity, the surname of which member came first alphabetically?

option: (Niall) Horan

answer: 1

question: What is the official language of the small South American republic of Suriname?

option: Dutch

answer: 1

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

option: Brass

answer: 1

question: With what is the game of euchre played?

option: Cards

answer: 1

question: Which Apollo 11 astronaut did not set foot on the moon?

option: Michael Collins

answer: 1

question: Which festival celebrates Jewish New Year?

option: Rosh Hashanah

answer: 1

question: “Domingo” is the Spanish word for which day of the week?

option: Sunday

answer: 1

question: Which Canadian province begins and ends with the letter A?

option: Alberta

answer: 1

question: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) was a 1987 hit for which US singer?

option: Whitney Houston

answer: 1

question: What was the name of Sonny Crockett’s pet alligator in the US television series Miami Vice?

option: Elvis

answer: 1

question: What does parotic mean?

option: Situated near the ear

answer: 1

question: By area, what is the largest country in South America?

option: Brazil

answer: 1

question: The Cape of Good Hope is near the southern tip of which continent?

option: Africa

answer: 1

question: What was the name of Frankie Howerd’s character in the British television comedy series Up Pompeii?

option: Lurcio

answer: 1

question: The US Open tennis championships are played annually at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in which New York City borough?

option: Queens

answer: 1

question: Which war lasted from 1936-39?

option: Spanish Civil War

answer: 1

question: US singer-songwriter and record producer Finneas is the brother of which fellow performer?

option: Billie Eilish

answer: 1

question: Proverbially, what kind of pot never boils?

option: Watched

answer: 1

question: Who won the 2022 Magarey Medal?

option: Aaron Young

answer: 1

question: On which date is St Patrick’s Day annually celebrated?

option: March 17

answer: 1

question: A “crooked grind” is a trick in which sport?

option: Skateboarding

answer: 1

question: What is the capital of Luxembourg?

option: Luxembourg (also known as Luxembourg City)

answer: 1

question: Allergic rhinitis is commonly known as what?

option: Hay fever

answer: 1

question: Which one of North America’s five Great Lakes is entirely within the US?

option: Lake Michigan

answer: 1

question: Who has been named to play Glinda, the Good Witch, in the film adaptation of the musical Wicked?

option: Ariana Grande

answer: 1

question: Manchego is what type of food?

option: Cheese

answer: 1

question: Who is South Australia’s Attorney-General?

option: Kyam Maher

answer: 1

question: What is thanatology?

option: Study of death

answer: 1

question: Which US comedian was affectionately known as “Uncle Miltie”?

option: Milton Berle

answer: 1

question: How many times a day are Muslims required to pray?

option: Five

answer: 1

question: In which month of the year is Mother’s Day celebrated in Australia?

option: May

answer: 1

question: In which year was the US Declaration of Independence ratified?

option: 1776

answer: 1

question: Who is the chairman of AFL club Adelaide?

option: John Olsen

answer: 1

question: “He was born in the summer of his 27th year” is the opening line of which John Denver song?

option: Rocky Mountain High

answer: 1