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ARR NEWS QUIZ-21.10.24

  1. What did Mary Poppins use to fly?
  2. What is ascorbic acid commonly known as?
  3. What breed of dog was famously owned by Queen Elizabeth?
  4. What single word refers to a period of time lasting 14 days?
  5. Which state or territory is home to the most northern point of Australia’s mainland?
  6. Who won an Academy Award for their performance in the 1993 film The Fugitive?
  7. How many valves are in the human heart?
  8. Which two countries hosted the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
  9. In the original Wiggles line-up, what colour was the skivvy of the Wiggle that drove the Big Red Car?
  10. Which two Italian cities have featured in the titles of plays by Shakespeare?
  11. In which ocean is the island of Mauritius?
  12. How many unique colours can be found in a regular packet M&Ms?
  13. Name the three cities to have hosted a Commonwealth Games and a Summer Olympic Games
  14. In 2022 Ned Brockman ran approximately 100 km a day to raise money for homeless Australians. Which two cities served as the start and end points respectively?
  15. Which single word is the name of a jungle cat, a professional gridiron team and a luxury car manufacturer?
  16. Which beverage’s name has served as a Beyoncé album title?
  17. Despite there being no cattle, what sport has a warm-up area known as a bull-pen?
  18. How many sides does an Australian give way sign have?
  19. According to the lyrics of Don McLean’s American Pie, what were the good old boys drinking?
  20. In what Australian state is the city of Broome?

 

BONUS QUESTION: In what year was the Rum Rebellion in Australia? Answer in the next Quiz.

 

ANSWERS: 1.An umbrella 2.Vitamin C 3.Welsh Corgi 4.Fortnight 5.Queensland 6.Tommy Lee Jones 7.Four 8.Australia & New Zealand 9.Yellow 10.Venice & Verona (The Merchant of Venice, The Two Gentlemen of Verona) 11.Indian Ocean 12.Six (blue, brown, green, orange, red, and yellow) 13.London, Melbourne, & Sydney 14.Perth & Sydney 15.Jaguar 16.Lemonade 17.Baseball 18.Three 19.Whiskey and rye 20Western Australia

 

BONUS QUESTION ANSWER ( from the last Quiz): Monument Valley lies in the states of Arizona and Utah