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ARR NEWS QUIZ-2

  1. New York has the world’s two largest stock exchanges-which city has the third largest?
  2. What is INXS’s most streamed song on Spotify?
  3. Blow-tail, top-turn and cutback are all terms native to which sport?
  4. What is the masculine form of the word masseuse?
  5. Often attributed to Julius Caesar, what does the phrase Veni, Vidi, Vici loosely translate to?
  6. According to the Dulux colour range, Spanish cream is a shade of which secondary colour?
  7. What sport was brought to Australia in 1915 by Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku?
  8. What rock singer briefly succeeded Bon Scott as lead singer of the band Fraternity in 1974?
  9. Approximately how many minutes does it take the Sun’s light to reach the Earth?
  10. Which British officer survived the both the Mutiny on the Bounty and the Rum Rebellion of 1808?
  11. Which country’s capital. city is Bucharest?
  12. What was the name of the diner in the television series Happy Days?
  13. What do pigs do to stay cool and prevent sunburn?
  14. Which former Yugoslav President’s trial for war crimes began at the Hague in 2002?
  15. Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese athlete excelling in which sport?
  16. Which single word is the title of a 1985 sci-fi film, the name of a country and a type of nut?
  17. What saint is mentioned in the lyrics of Coldplay’s ‘Viva la Vida?
  18. What name is collectively given to the 29 European countries who have abolished passport checks when crossing one another’s borders?
  19. Which country co-hosted the men’s 2002 FIFA World Cup alongside Japan?
  20. Which kind of cable is now the only one accepted by new iPhones?

 

BONUS QUESTION: The comet Shoemaker broke apart and collided with which planet in the solar system in July 1994? Answer in next week’s Quiz.

 

ANSWERS: 1.Shanghai 2.Need You Tonight 3.Surfing 4.Masseur 5.I came, I saw, I conquered 6.Orange 7.Surfing 8.Jimmy Barnes 9.Eight minutes 10.William Bligh 11.Romania 12.Arnold’s 13.Roll in mud 14.Slobodan Milosevic 15.Baseball 16.Brazil 17.St Peter 18.Schengen Area 19.South Korea 20.USB-C

 

BONUS QUESTION ANSWER (from last week’s Quiz): The city’s name that is the only Australian location mentioned in the Harry Potter novels is Wagga Wagga (i.e., the Wagga Wagga Werewolf)