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ARR NEWS QUIZ-14.10.24

  1. What happens in chess when a player is not in check but also can’t make a legal move?
  2. In what country did Osama bin Laden meet his end?
  3. What is the only country in the world whose name in English begins with the letter O?
  4. What make of car did James Bond drive in the movie “Goldfinger”?
  5. In 2013, who became the first British man to win Wimbledon since 1936?
  6. How many prime numbers are there between 22 and 28 inclusive?
  7. If you sorted every city that hosted the Summer Olympics alphabetically, which would come first?
  8. Where does the Adelaide City to Bay Run finish?
  9. In what country was stationery brand Smiggle founded?
  10. How many American states begin with the letter B?
  11. When translated from Spanish, which country’s name means ‘rich coast’?
  12. Which former Australian Prime Minister died two days before the 2019 Federal election?
  13. What nickname is given by Perth residents to their unique afternoon sea breezes?
  14. Which object is depicted in the logo for media playing software VLC?
  15. Johannes Gutenberg is best known as the inventor of which machine?
  16. How many lines are in a sonnet?
  17. What two colours are featured on the flag of Turkey?
  18. The word hepatic refers to which organ?
  19. What colour skivvy was worn by Jeff from the Wiggles?
  20. The Somerton Man was found dead on an Adelaide beach in which decade?

 

 

BONUS QUESTION: In which two US states does Monument Valley lie? Answer in the next Quiz.

 

ANSWERS: 1.Stalemate 2.Pakistan 3.Oman 4.Aston Martin 5.Andy Murray 6.One (23) 7.Amsterdam 8.Glenelg 9.Australia 10.None 11.Costa Rica 12.Bob Hawke 13.Fremantle Doctor 14.Traffic cone 15.Printing press 16.14 lines 17.Red and white 18.Liver 19.Purple 20.1940s (1948)

 

BONUS QUESTION ANSWER ( from the last Quiz): English monarch King John, who died in 1216, was the youngest son of Henry ll.