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question: What was the nickname of champion Australian swimmer Andrew Charlton?

option: Boy

answer: 1

question: The chemical compound trinitrotoluene is more commonly known as what?

option: TNT

answer: 1

question: The America’s Cup, a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing, is currently held by which country?

option: New Zealand

answer: 1

question: In which Australian state is the Bungle Bungle Range?

option: Western Australia

answer: 1

question: What is dromophobia?

option: Fear of crossing streets

answer: 1

question: Unscramble these letters to name a Covid-19 vaccine – NVVAAOX.

option: Novavax

answer: 1

question: The Night Watch, one of the most famous paintings in the world, is by which Dutch artist?

option: Rembrandt

answer: 1

question: What is the floral emblem of South Australia?

option: Sturt’s desert pea

answer: 1

question: Proverbially, which city was not built in a day?

option: Rome

answer: 1

question: In which city were the 2014 Commonwealth Games held?

option: Glasgow

answer: 1

question: Which US group sang the 1964 hit I Get Around?

option: The Beach Boys

answer: 1

question: Which book by Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave tells the story of a mute boy named Euchrid Eucrow?

option: And the Ass Saw the Angel

answer: 1

question: Name the three original reporters on Channel 9’s 60 Minutes when it first went to air in 1979.

option: Ian Leslie, George Negus, Ray Martin

answer: 1

question: What is the name of Dorothy’s dog in The Wizard of Oz?

option: Toto

answer: 1

question: Which chemical element has the atomic number 46?

option: Palladium

answer: 1

question: Which river runs through the German city of Munich?

option: Isar

answer: 1

question: In which year did athlete Herb Elliott win Olympic gold for Australia in the 1500m?

option: 1960 (Rome)

answer: 1

question: The alpaca is native to which continent?

option: South America

answer: 1

question: Which 1960s English pop singer was born Sandra Goodrich in 1947?

option: Sandie Shaw

answer: 1

question: Which Australian golfer won the 2013 US Masters?

option: Adam Scott

answer: 1

question: Who was the Roman god of the sea?

option: Neptune

answer: 1

question: What was Daniel’s surname in the Karate Kid films?

option: LaRusso

answer: 1

question: In which Australian capital city is Randwick Racecourse?

option: Sydney

answer: 1

question: Name the fictional coastal town in which the Australian television drama series SeaChange was set?

option: Pearl Bay

answer: 1

question: Mt Aconcagua is which continent’s highest peak?

option: South America’s

answer: 1

question: In the ballet The Nutcracker, which fairy rules over the Kingdom of Sweets?

option: Sugar Plum

answer: 1

question: What is the capital city of Laos?

option: Vientiane

answer: 1

question: Who was prime minister of Australia immediately before John Howard was elected in 1996?

option: Paul Keating

answer: 1

question: Who wrote the 1812 novel The Swiss Family Robinson?

option: Johann David Wyss

answer: 1

question: In the sport of curling, what is the correct name for the target?

option: House

answer: 1

question: What is the plastic or metal tip at the end of a shoelace called?

option: Aglet (or aiglet)

answer: 1

question: How many masts does a sloop have?

option: One

answer: 1

question: Which of Santa’s reindeer begins with P?

option: Prancer

answer: 1

question: Italy is subdivided into how many regions – 10, 20 or 30?

option: 20

answer: 1

question: What were the surnames of the British comedians known as the Two Ronnies?

option: Barker, Corbett

answer: 1

question: In which year was the last episode of the weekly ABC-TV music program Countdown?

option: 1987

answer: 1

question: Which number is at the “six o’clock” position on a dartboard?

option: 3

answer: 1

question: Alphabetically, which is the last Canadian province?

option: Saskatchewan

answer: 1

question: Which Australian cyclist won the 2006 Tour Down Under?

option: Simon Gerrans

answer: 1

question: Thalassa is a moon of which planet?

option: Neptune

answer: 1

question: Tamworth is a breed of which animal?

option: Pig

answer: 1

question: By population, what is England’s second-largest city?

option: Birmingham

answer: 1

question: What sport do the Gold Coast Titans play?

option: Rugby league

answer: 1

question: In which year was Julius Caesar assassinated?

option: 44BC

answer: 1

question: Mariano Rajoy is a former prime minister of which country?

option: Spain

answer: 1

question: The Maghreb is a region of which continent?

option: Africa

answer: 1

question: Who directed the 1990 film Home Alone?

option: Chris Columbus

answer: 1

question: In which country did judo originate?

option: Japan

answer: 1

question: Which two members of The Beatles’ best-known line-up are still alive?

option: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr

answer: 1

question: Who played the title character in the US television situation comedy series Gilligan’s Island?

option: Bob Denver

answer: 1