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ARRN QUIZ 3 for 2025

  1. According to a 2016 study from Flinders University how many married Australian women have taken their partner’s surname? (to the nearest 10%)
  2. Vice City, Liberty City and Los Santos are all locations in which video game series?
  3. Raymond Chandler was an author best known for writing novels about people with what occupation?
  4. From which continent does couscous originate?
  5. Aside from 1 and 91, which are the only two numbers that can be multiplied to make 91?
  6. Where is Walt Disney World Resort located?
  7. What was the first soft drink in space?
  8. What was German combat pilot Manfred von Richthofen known as?
  9. Londonderry is a large city in which country?
  10. In which field did Robert Goddard make significant advances?
  11. Which celestial constellation is displayed on the Eureka flag?
  12. If someone is suffering from jaundice what colour does their skin turn?
  13. Which variety of tomato shares its name with the native name of a European capital?
  14. What is Ireland’s most common surname?
  15. Which Japanese delicacy has a name which literally means ‘pierced body’?
  16. Which country maintained its historical neutrality during World War ll and was not invaded by Germany?
  17. What is the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories?
  18. Why was Pete Rose banned from Major League Baseball?
  19. What mammal has the most powerful bite?
  20. What Mexican military leader called himself the Napoleon of the West?

 

BONUS QUESTION: How many players in each team enter the field at the beginning of a game of the South Asian tag sport Kho, Kho? Answer in Quiz 4.

 

ANSWERS: 1.80% 2.Grand Theft Auto 3.Detective 4.Africa 5.13 & 7 6.Florida 7.Coca-Cola 8.The Red Baron 9.Northern Ireland 10.Rocketry 11.Southern Cross 12.Yellow 13.Roma 14.Murphy 15.Sashimi 16.Switzerland 17.Yellowknife 18.Betting on baseball 19.Hippopotamus 20.Santa Anna 

 

BONUS QUESTION ANSWER (from Quiz 3): The comet Shoemaker broke apart and collided with the planet Jupiter in July 1994.