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question: A pentagram is defined in geometry as a polygon with how many line segments?

option: 15

answer: 1

question: In which year was Mount Gambier officially declared a city - 1954, 1959 or 1964?

option: 1954

answer: 1

question: Alphabetically, what is the first landlocked country in Europe?

option: Andorra

answer: 1

question: Who is the Australian ambassador to the US?

option: Arthur Sinodinos

answer: 1

question: Which AFL club annually awards the Merrett-Murray Medal to its champion player?

option: Brisbane Lions

answer: 1

question: Cross-country skiing and rifle shooting combine to make which Winter Olympics event?

option: Biathlon

answer: 1

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

option: Neptune

answer: 1

question: Which fruit juice is used to make a traditional pina colada cocktail?

option: Pineapple

answer: 1

question: Nancy Cartwright is best known for voicing which animated television character?

option: Bart Simpson

answer: 1

question: The musical The Boy From Oz is based on the life of which Australian singer-songwriter?

option: Peter Allen

answer: 1

question: Which country has the internet code .bs?

option: The Bahamas

answer: 1

question: In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a monster with the head of which animal?

option: Bull

answer: 1

question: In which decade were Cheezels first sold in Australia?

option: 1970s

answer: 1

question: In which city were the 2008 Summer Olympics held?

option: Beijing

answer: 1

question: Piriformis syndrome irritates which nerve?

option: Sciatic

answer: 1

question: Who was US actor Demi Moore’s third husband?

option: Ashton Kutcher

answer: 1

question: Meerkats come from which continent?

option: Africa

answer: 1

question: Who was the first female prime minister of Israel?

option: Golda Meir

answer: 1

question: In the board game Risk, the Australian mainland is divided into how many sections?

option: Two

answer: 1

question: On what does a funambulist walk?

option: Tightrope

answer: 1

question: Name the jockey who rode Makybe Diva to victory in three consecutive Melbourne Cups.

option: Glen Boss

answer: 1

question: Whose face is said to have launched a thousand ships?

option: Helen of Troy’s

answer: 1

question: What is the capital city of Iraq?

option: Baghdad

answer: 1

question: In the song I Am the Walrus by The Beatles, what is the elementary penguin singing?

option: Hare Krishna

answer: 1

question: What is the official language of Laos?

option: Lao (also called Laotian)

answer: 1

question: Which three nations border the small European country of Luxembourg?

option: Belgium, France, Germany

answer: 1

question: Who wrote the Inspector Rebus books?

option: Ian Rankin

answer: 1

question: What colour are the stars on the Australian flag?

option: White

answer: 1

question: Karachi is which country’s most populous city?

option: Pakistan’s

answer: 1

question: Who wrote the play The Taming of the Shrew?

option: William Shakespeare

answer: 1

question: Spica is the brightest star in which constellation?

option: Virgo

answer: 1

question: Rearrange the letters in the words “tiny glove” to make a single word.

option: Longevity

answer: 1

question: In which century did the Second Crusade take place?

option: 12th

answer: 1

question: Animated cartoon character Speedy Gonzales usually wears what colour sombrero?

option: Yellow

answer: 1

question: Which New Zealand singer-songwriter was born Ella Yelich-O’Connor in 1996?

option: Lorde

answer: 1

question: What is the surname of the Perth family who were recently stranded in South Australia’s Outback?

option: Zavros

answer: 1

question: In which year did champion racehorse Phar Lap die?

option: 1932

answer: 1

question: Who was the Crows inaugural club champion in 1991?

option: Mark Mickan

answer: 1

question: In the Peter, Paul and Mary song Puff the Magic Dragon, who brought the title character “strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff”?

option: Jackie Paper

answer: 1

question: Which US rock band had a hit in 1991 with Losing My Religion?

option: R.E.M.

answer: 1

question: February has how many days in a leap year?

option: 29

answer: 1

question: Which country has the longest name consisting entirely of alternating vowels and consonants?

option: United Arab Emirates

answer: 1

question: With what is the game of euchre played?

option: Cards

answer: 1

question: In which television series did Adelaide-born actor Anthony LaPaglia play FBI agent Jack Malone?

option: Without a Trace

answer: 1

question: Who is the youngest child of the Queen?

option: Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

answer: 1

question: Who wrote the 1964 children’s book Storm Boy?

option: Colin Thiele

answer: 1

question: Who sings the current hit Easy On Me?

option: Adele

answer: 1

question: What was Sharon’s surname in the Australian television situation comedy series Kath & Kim?

option: Strzelecki

answer: 1

question: In which Australian state are the Buchan Caves?

option: Victoria

answer: 1

question: How many times was US actor Humphrey Bogart married?

option: Four

answer: 1