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question: In May 2022, who immediately succeeded Barnaby Joyce as leader of the National Party?

option: David Littleproud

answer: 1

question: What is the opposite star sign to Capricorn on the Zodiac wheel?

option: Cancer

answer: 1

question: Who knocked Nick Kyrgios out of the 2022 Stuttgart Open men’s singles tournament?

option: Andy Murray

answer: 1

question: What type of fruit is used to make a traditional Banoffee pie?

option: Banana

answer: 1

question: “Hans plays with Lotte, Lotte plays with Jane” is a line from which hit song by Peter Gabriel?

option: Games Without Frontiers

answer: 1

question: Who was the first former Big Brother winner to be evicted from the 2022 series of Big Brother Australia?

option: Trevor Butler

answer: 1

question: Which four teams qualified for the 2022 Suncorp Super Netball finals series?

option: Melbourne Vixens, West Coast Fever, Giants Netball, Collingwood Magpies

answer: 1

question: What is the Latin word for the chemical element, sodium?

option: Natrium

answer: 1

question: True or false? Sam Smith rose to fame in the boyband, Five.

option: False

answer: 1

question: As at 2022, which country has five of the top 10 longest bridges in the world?

option: China

answer: 1

question: Which Australian won the 2022 Giro d’Italia cycling stage race?

option: Jai Hindley

answer: 1

question: The web search engine called Bing was created by which company?

option: Microsoft

answer: 1

question: Which three people were chosen to join Dave Hughes on the judging panel for the 2022 edition of The Masked Singer Australia?

option: Abbie Chatfield, Chrissie Swan, Mel B

answer: 1

question: Burma was connected to which other country by the infamous Burma Railway?

option: Thailand

answer: 1

question: Which political party won the Division of Brisbane in the 2022 Australian Federal election?

option: Australian Greens

answer: 1

question: What is the singular female form of the word, alumni?

option: Alumnae

answer: 1

question: Sam Asghari married which famous entertainer in June 2022?

option: Britney Spears

answer: 1

question: Members of the Youth International Party, co-founded by Abbie Hoffman in the late 1960s, were commonly referred to by what name?

option: Yippies

answer: 1

question: Who is waiting for Godot with Estragon in the play, Waiting for Godot?

option: Vladimir

answer: 1

question: The headquarters of NATO are located in which European city?

option: Brussels

answer: 1

question: The 1998 album, Sumo, is the debut studio album by which Australian alternative rock band?

option: The Superjesus

answer: 1

question: Monkeypox originated on which continent?

option: Africa

answer: 1

question: Who was the Australian goalkeeper during the penalty shootout against Peru in the final qualifying match for the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament?

option: Andrew Redmayne

answer: 1

question: Adamstown is the capital and only settlement on which British Overseas Territory?

option: Pitcairn Islands

answer: 1

question: Which driver claimed six pole positions in the first eight races in the 2022 Formula One season?

option: Charles Leclerc

answer: 1

question: Brian Henderson hosted which iconic pop music TV program from 1958 to 1972?

option: Bandstand

answer: 1

question: As at 2022, how many weightlifting gold medals has Australia won at the Summer Olympics?

option: One

answer: 1

question: Which children’s book series featured The Man with The Yellow Hat?

option: Curious George

answer: 1

question: In 2022, it was announced that rugby union’s Cook Cup will be replaced by what trophy?

option: Ella-Mobbs Trophy

answer: 1

question: The Sasanian Empire was the last empire in which country before the Muslim conquests?

option: Persia (Iran)

answer: 1

question: In which 2020 movie did Margot Robbie play the role of Dr Harleen Quinzel?

option: Birds of Prey

answer: 1

question: Irish novelist, James Joyce, was born during which century?

option: 19th

answer: 1

question: A glockenspiel belongs to which section of the orchestra?

option: Percussion

answer: 1

question: The Russian ruble is subdivided into 100 what?

option: Kopeks

answer: 1

question: Which band had the 1980s hit, Should I Stay or Should I Go?

option: The Clash

answer: 1

question: The Thar Desert is located in which two Asian countries?

option: India, Pakistan

answer: 1

question: What is Stanley Kowalski’s wife’s first name in A Streetcar Named Desire?

option: Stella

answer: 1

question: How many lobes are there in total in normal lungs in the human body?

option: Five

answer: 1

question: Who starred as Cruella de Vil in the 2021 movie, Cruella?

option: Emma Stone

answer: 1

question: Which car manufacturer makes the Arkana compact crossover SUV?

option: Renault

answer: 1

question: In June 2022, which singer revealed he had facial paralysis caused by Ramsay Hunt syndrome?

option: Justin Bieber

answer: 1

question: Renae Ingles is best known for her involvement in which sport?

option: Netball

answer: 1

question: The Violet Crumble was first sold during which decade of the 20th century?

option: 1910s

answer: 1

question: J. Daniel Atlas, Dylan Shrike, Merritt McKinney and Arthur Tressler are characters from which movie series?

option: Now You See Me

answer: 1

question: Which word starting with O is used for the scientific study of birds?

option: Ornithology

answer: 1

question: The Bishop and Clerk Islets are part of which Australian state or territory?

option: Tasmania

answer: 1

question: Which three players scored tries for Queensland in the first game of the 2022 State of Origin series?

option: Valentine Holmes, Daly Cherry-Evans, Dane Gagai

answer: 1

question: The Charge of the Light Brigade took place during which war?

option: Crimean War

answer: 1

question: Which distilled beverage is made from the blue agave plant?

option: Tequila

answer: 1

question: The annual Finke Desert Race is held during which month?

option: June

answer: 1