By Michelle Stillman
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BEGINNERS (1 point each)
1. By what name was the Cuban revolutionary leader Ernesto Guevara better known?
2. At only 0.44 sq km, which landlocked country or state is regarded as the world’s smallest?
3. Roquefort cheese is traditionally made from the milk of which animal: buffalo, goat or sheep?
4. The first edition of which famous encyclopaedia was originally issued in 100 weekly parts (3 volumes) between 1768 and 1771?
5. Carrie Underwood sang a capella at President Trump’s inauguration. What does the musical term a capella mean?
INTERMEDIATE (2 points each)
6. The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award to study at which university?
7. What element is added to gold to make rose gold?
8. Which famous Australian poem begins “There was movement at the station …“?
9. Torii, symbolic gateways, mark the entrance to the sacred precincts of shrines of what Japanese religion?
10. Who starred as the “Hero Girl” in the Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony?
ADVANCED (3 points each)
11. Who did billionaire shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis marry in 1968?
12. Piss Christ is a controversial 1987 photograph by which American artist and photographer?
13. In the F1 Grand Prix races, what does the black flag mean?
14. Ulnar and radial loops are patterns associated with what?
15. Marcia Hines made her Australian stage debut, aged 16, in which musical in 1970?ANSWERS:
1. Che Guevara 2. Vatican City 3. Sheep milk 4. Encyclopaedia Britannica 5. Without musical accompaniment 6. University of Oxford 7. Copper 8. The Man From Snowy River 9. Shintoism 10. Nikki Webster 11. Jacqueline Kennedy 12. Andres Serrano 13. Disqualify a driver and orders them to return to their pit garage at once 14. Fingerprints 15. Hair.
Compiled by Michelle Stillman