1. What part of the world is nearly encircled by the “Ring of Fire”?
2. The disorder formerly called ADD is now often called ADHD. What does the H stand for?
3. Which state is the US city of Wichita in?
4. What U.S. civil rights activist is said to have “taken a stand by staying seated”?
5. What is the smallest province in Canada?
6. Which is the highest year level Australian students have the yearly NAPLAN test?
7. How many Australian Prime Ministers have been born in Western Australia?
8. In her early tennis career which Australian product’s logo did Ash Barty wear on her dress?
9. What Italian peak is the tallest active volcano in Europe?
10. Among the top ten countries with the most population, which one has the smallest area?
11. Who wrote a popular science book called “A Brief History of Time”?
12. Who was the first Baby Boomer to be elected President of the United States?
13. Who wrote her first novel for adult readers under the pen name “Robert Galbraith” in 2012?
14. Which Australian Prime Minister once said, ‘Absolutely, look, I’m going to shirt front Mr Putin’?
15. Which comedian was named Australian Father of the Year in 2023?
16. Which country has a flag with an eagle biting a snake over a cactus?
17. In about 5 billion years, the sun will become a Red Giant. What will it become after that?
18. What consists of areas of “grey matter” and “white matter”?
19. What is the Russian word for “no”?
20. Which state capital is home to Australia’s National Wine Centre?

ANSWERS: 1.Pacific Ocean 2.Hyperactivity 3.Kansas 4.Rosa Parks 5.Prince Edward Island 6.Year 9 7.None 8.Vegemite 9.Mt Etna 10.Bangladesh 11.Stephen Hawking 12.Bill Clinton 13.J K Rowling 14.Tony Abbott 15.Hamish Blake 16.Mexico 17.White Dwarf 18.The brain 19.Nyet 20.Adelaide