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question: Henry the Octopus is a friend of which Australian children’s music group?

option: The Wiggles

answer: 1

question: What does the “G” stand for in the mobile networks 4G and 5G?

option: Generation

answer: 1

question: The Equator passes through which country beginning with E?

option: Ecuador

answer: 1

question: Which number is represented by the Roman numerals MCMXCVI?

option: 1996

answer: 1

question: What is the colour of the cross on the flag of Finland?

option: Blue

answer: 1

question: Which player for AFL club Port Adelaide was born in Kenya to South Sudanese parents in 1994?

option: Aliir Aliir

answer: 1

question: What is the name of the monument in front of Buckingham Palace in London?

option: (Queen) Victoria Memorial

answer: 1

question: The Labrador Sea separates Greenland from which country?

option: Canada

answer: 1

question: In which year did the 74-day undeclared war between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands take place?

option: 1982

answer: 1

question: Name the only American state that begins with D.

option: Delaware

answer: 1

question: J.C.C. were the initials of which US president?

option: (John) Calvin Coolidge

answer: 1

question: A pas de quatre is a ballet dance for how many people?

option: Four

answer: 1

question: What kind of weapon is a falchion?

option: Sword

answer: 1

question: Which Australian state has a red lion on its flag?

option: Tasmania

answer: 1

question: Who sang the 1963 hit It’s My Party?

option: Lesley Gore

answer: 1

question: What is the world’s largest living bird?

option: Ostrich

answer: 1

question: Philly is a nickname of which US city?

option: Philadelphia

answer: 1

question: Small almond cakes called financiers originated in which country in the 17th century?

option: France

answer: 1

question: Played by Matthew Perry, what was Chandler’s surname in the television situation comedy series Friends?

option: Bing

answer: 1

question: In which year did the Victorian Football League change its name to the Australian Football League?

option: 1990

answer: 1

question: Name the dog grooming business in a current Toyota Yaris Cross television commercial.

option: O’Woof

answer: 1

question: How many ounces are in three pounds?

option: 48

answer: 1

question: What is the missing word in this 1960s advertising slogan: Things Go … With Coke?

option: Better

answer: 1

question: What does “coriaceous” mean?

option: Resembling or having the texture of leather

answer: 1

question: What is the bird emblem of Western Australia?

option: Black swan

answer: 1

question: In which year was the Melbourne Cup first run?

option: 1861

answer: 1

question: Jane Hutcheon, Barrie Cassidy, Kurt Fearnley and Stan Grant have all hosted which ABC-TV program?

option: One Plus One

answer: 1

question: In the animated comedy films Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4, what kind of animal was Mr Pricklepants?

option: Hedgehog

answer: 1

question: By population, what is the largest city in Switzerland?

option: Zurich

answer: 1

question: Name the Australian author of the 1983 children’s book Possum Magic.

option: Mem Fox

answer: 1

question: The 1982 film Blade Runner was based on which 1968 book by US science-fiction author Philip K. Dick?

option: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

answer: 1

question: How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?

option: None

answer: 1

question: How many consecutive consonants are in the word “catchphrase”?

option: Six

answer: 1

question: In which London building is English author Charles Dickens buried?

option: Westminster Abbey

answer: 1

question: Pu is the symbol for which radioactive chemical element?

option: Plutonium

answer: 1

question: Which company took over the operation of Adelaide’s passenger rail network in January?

option: Keolis Downer

answer: 1

question: In which year did Central District player John Platten win the Magarey Medal?

option: 1984

answer: 1

question: The Khyber Pass is in which continent?

option: Asia

answer: 1

question: Name the Canadian-born US architect of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.

option: Frank Gehry

answer: 1

question: Which country beginning with C shares a border with Argentina?

option: Chile

answer: 1

question: Name the only number spelt with the same number of letters as itself.

option: Four

answer: 1

question: Abiy Ahmed is Prime Minister of which African country?

option: Ethiopia

answer: 1

question: “Rude noisy beverage” is an anagram of which British television situation comedy series?

option: Are You Being Served?

answer: 1

question: How many of Walt Disney’s Seven Dwarfs have names ending in “y”?

option: Five (Dopey, Grumpy, Sneezy, Sleepy, Happy)

answer: 1

question: Released in 1962, what was the title of Bob Dylan’s debut studio album?

option: Bob Dylan

answer: 1

question: Who composed the opera Nabucco?

option: Giuseppe Verdi

answer: 1

question: Which planet is between Saturn and Neptune?

option: Uranus

answer: 1

question: A Bactrian camel has how many humps?

option: Two

answer: 1

question: Which Game of Thrones character said: “All dwarfs are bastards in their father’s eyes”?

option: Tyrion Lannister (played by Peter Dinklage)

answer: 1

question: On which day of the week will the year 2022 begin?

option: Saturday

answer: 1