Test your knowledge with Marty Smith’s Brainwaves quiz for July 24-25, 2020

This week in Brainwaves: Get ready to show off your knowledge about Swedish pop music, Roman mythology, SA towns, playing cards, literature and children’s books.

ABBA in Stockholm, in 1974. TT News Agency / Olle LINDEBORG.

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question: Which ABBA hit includes the lyrics “There was something in the air that night”?

option: Fernando

answer: 1

question: Emma Sandall is the Sydney-born wife of which US singer-songwriter-pianist?

option: Ben Folds

answer: 1

question: In 1802, who was the French explorer who met Matthew Flinders at Encounter Bay?

option: Nicolas Baudin

answer: 1

question: In Roman mythology, who was the messenger of the gods?

option: Mercjury

answer: 1

question: Proverbially, what is the spice of life? 

option: Variety

answer: 1

question: In which Australian city was feminist writer Germaine Greer born in 1939?

option: Melbourne

answer: 1

question: Who played Troy Bolton, the main character in the High School Musical series?

option: Zac Efron

answer: 1

question: An insect’s body is divided into how many parts?

option: Three

answer: 1

question: Unscramble these letters to name an Adelaide suburb – GGAEIHHT.

option: Highgate

answer: 1

question: A screwdriver is a cocktail made with vodka and what kind of juice?

option: Orange

answer: 1

question: Ghislaine Maxwell, known for her association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was born in which country?

option: France

answer: 1

question: Who sang the 2008 hit I Kissed a Girl?

option: Katy Perry

answer: 1

question: In which Australian capital city is Monash University?

option: Melbourne

answer: 1

question: What is the colour of the disc at the centre of the Japanese flag?

option: Red

answer: 1

question: Who did England defeat to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup?

option: West Germany

answer: 1

question: What is South America’s longest river?

option: Amazon

answer: 1

question: What is a magnus hitch?

option: A knot

answer: 1

question: In which Australian state is the town of Yass?

option: New South Wales

answer: 1

question: Jasper was the family dog in which US television situation comedy series?

option: Bachelor Father

answer: 1

question: Who is the King of Naples in William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest?

option: Alonso

answer: 1

question: In which country did the modern martial art aikido originate?

option: Japan

answer: 1

question: What are animals that eat plants as their main food source called?

option: Herbivores

answer: 1

question: First Impressions was the working title of which Jane Austen novel?

option: Pride and Prejudice

answer: 1

question: In an alphabetical list of American states, which state is between Iowa and Kentucky?

option: Kansas

answer: 1

question: What nationality is professional tennis player Kei Nishikori?

option: Japanese

answer: 1

question: Which playing card is sometimes called the “suicide king”?

option: King of Hearts

answer: 1

question: The television situation comedy series The Golden Girls was set in which American state?

option: Florida

answer: 1

question: Who invented logarithms?

option: John Napier

answer: 1

question: In which year did The Beatles perform in Adelaide?

option: 1964

answer: 1

question: The South Australian town of Strathalbyn is on the banks of which river?

option: Angas

answer: 1

question: Who wrote the children’s books Blob, Slime and Mr Stink?

option: David Walliams

answer: 1

question: What is music critic Molly Meldrum’s real first name?

option: Ian

answer: 1

question: In which sport do the Kookaburras represent Australia?

option: Men’s hockey

answer: 1

question: Which US president publicly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall?

option: Ronald Reagan

answer: 1

question: What was advertised for many years as “The World’s Most Experienced Airline”?

option: Pan Am (Pan American World Airways)

answer: 1

question: What is a DJI Mavic 2 Pro?

option: A drone

answer: 1

question: In which country did smorgasbord meals originate?

option: Sweden

answer: 1

question: Which nursery rhyme characters went up the hill to fetch a pail of water?

option: Jack and Jill

answer: 1

question: “Many cut parcel” is an anagram of which English singer-songwriter-guitarist?

option: Paul McCartney

answer: 1

question: Which AFL team won Showdown 1 by 11 points in 1997?

option: Port Adelaide

answer: 1

question: In Greek mythology, who was the last and most famous king of Troy?

option: Priam

answer: 1

question: What instrument did Austrian-born US musician Fritz Kreisler play?

option: The violin

answer: 1

question: Which band stages an annual music festival in the English village of Cropredy?

option: Fairport Convention

answer: 1

question: How many colours are in the eBay logo?

option: Four

answer: 1

question: What nationality was dictator Benito Mussolini?

option: Italian

answer: 1

question: By area, what is the largest country in the world?

option: Russia

answer: 1

question: Who wrote the 1963 book The Feminine Mystique?

option: Betty Friedan

answer: 1

question: Simba, Scar, Zazu and Mufasa are among the characters in which 1994 animated film?

option: The Lion King

answer: 1

question: The international vehicle registration code VN indicates which country?

option: Vietnam

answer: 1

question: Which AFL club is nicknamed the Cats?

option: Geelong

answer: 1