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question: In Greek legend, which city was captured with the help of a wooden horse?

option: Troy

answer: 1

question: Name the three children of Bec and Lleyton Hewitt.

option: Mia, Cruz, Ava

answer: 1

question: Who is Adelaide’s Deputy Lord Mayor?

option: Mary Couros

answer: 1

question: In which year did the Titanic sink?

option: 1912

answer: 1

question: Satchmo was a nickname of which US jazz trumpeter?

option: Louis Armstrong

answer: 1

question: Who was the first batsman to score 15,000 runs in Test cricket?

option: Sachin Tendulkar

answer: 1

question: What nationality was composer Giacomo Puccini?

option: Italian

answer: 1

question: Holden Caulfield is the main character and narrator of which classic US novel?

option: The Catcher in the Rye

answer: 1

question: The Pittsburgh Penguins play which sport?

option: Ice Hockey

answer: 1

question: What number is Shane McAdam for AFL club Adelaide?

option: 23

answer: 1

question: A standard cello has how many strings?

option: Four

answer: 1

question: In which year did the Korean War begin?

option: 1950

answer: 1

question: Blonde on Blonde was the title of a 1966 album by which US singer-songwriter?

option: Bob Dylan

answer: 1

question: On which musical instrument would a rimshot be played?

option: Drum

answer: 1

question: What kind of creature is a trogon?

option: Bird

answer: 1

question: Name the artistic director of the 2021 Adelaide Cabaret Festival.

option: Alan Cumming

answer: 1

question: What colour smoke emerges from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to signal the successful selection of a new pope?

option: White

answer: 1

question: Name the four colours on the flag of Tanzania.

option: Green, blue, yellow, black

answer: 1

question: To which small mammal does the word “erinaceous” refer?

option: Hedgehog

answer: 1

question: Who has the longest continuous service of any current AFL senior coach?

option: Alastair Clarkson (Hawthorn)

answer: 1

question: To the nearest metre, how long is a cricket pitch between wickets?

option: 20

answer: 1

question: In which country is Acapulco a resort city?

option: Mexico

answer: 1

question: Which prestigious golf tournament did Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, win on April 11?

option: US Masters

answer: 1

question: Who wrote the 1954 book Lucky Jim?

option: Kingsley Amis

answer: 1

question: Making Our Dreams Come True was the theme song of which US television situation comedy series?

option: Laverne & Shirley

answer: 1

question: Augusta is the capital of which American state?

option: Maine

answer: 1

question: Which sign of the zodiac is also known as the water carrier?

option: Aquarius

answer: 1

question: The Barefoot Investor is the professional persona of which Australian financial adviser?

option: Scott Pape

answer: 1

question: Which Italian city is the location of Michelangelo’s marble sculpture David?

option: Florence

answer: 1

question: Rearrange these six three-letter groups to make two Greek deities – ONA ITE CTR APH ROD ALE.

option: Aphrodite, Alectrona

answer: 1

question: How old was Prince Philip when he died at Windsor Castle on April 9?

option: 99

answer: 1

question: On what day of the week will May 2021 begin?

option: Saturday

answer: 1

question: Goa, Manipur and Bihar are states of which country?

option: India

answer: 1

question: In nautical terms, “bosun” is the shortened form of which word?

option: Boatswain

answer: 1

question: What is Pakistan’s most-populated city?

option: Karachi

answer: 1

question: What is the official nickname of the Australian women’s national soccer team?

option: Matildas (branded as Westfield Matildas since 2008)

answer: 1

question: How many sides does an octadecagon have?

option: 18

answer: 1

question: The term “recto” refers to the page on which side of an open book?

option: Right-hand

answer: 1

question: What is the capital of Peru?

option: Lima

answer: 1

question: Which Asian country is known as the Kingdom of Wonder?

option: Cambodia

answer: 1

question: What does the cookery term “en croute” mean?

option: Cooked in a pastry crust

answer: 1

question: To admit that you are wrong is to eat what kind of pie?

option: Humble

answer: 1

question: Cardinal is a shade of which colour?

option: Red

answer: 1

question: “Like carbon” is an anagram of which Doctor Who actor?

option: Colin Baker

answer: 1

question: Alphabetically, what is the second Australian state?

option: Queensland

answer: 1

question: Premier House is the official residence of which country’s prime minister?

option: New Zealand’s

answer: 1

question: How many yards are in three miles?

option: 5280

answer: 1

question: Who was the Greek goddess of youth?

option: Hebe

answer: 1

question: In the Harry Potter stories, how many brothers does Ron Weasley have?

option: Five

answer: 1

question: Using the chemical symbols, which New Zealand city can be made from gold, carbon, potassium, lanthanum and neodymium?

option: Au-C-K-La-Nd

answer: 1