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1. What is the most common Australian surname that doubles as a colour?
2. In Australian Rules football, which quarter is called the Premiership Quarter?
3. What brand has been called “Swiss cheese clog-footwear”?
4. Who sang the hit song “Achy Breaky Heart”?
5. What kind of fish was Nemo?
6. Which sarcastic cartoon animal is owned by the bachelor Jon Arbuckle?
7. What name is given to the library system for arranging non-fiction books?
8. In electric car manufacturing, what does BYD stand for?
9. In Australia what name is given to the official McDonald’s app?
10. What is the name of the NRL round where all games are hosted in Brisbane?
11. Uganda has an ‘ug’ sequence of letters. Which two other counties have the same sequence of letters in their name?
12. Which historical figure is entombed in Paris’ Hotel de Invalides?
13. According to Andy Warhol, for how long was everyone going to become ‘world famous’ for in the future?
14. Who was the most recent Prime Minister to represent a Queensland seat?
15. For many years, which of their products did Kraft say was never oily, never dry?
16. According to song, what are a “girl’s best friend”?
17. What weapon is used in Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture”?
18. What city-state did Rome battle during the Punic Wars?
19. In what book would you find the quote “some animals are more equal than others”?
20. What is Australia’s most populous city located north of South Australia’s northern border?
Bonus question: The 2001 film Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is set on which Greek island? Answer in the Quiz #36.
Answers: 1.Brown 2.The third quarter 3.Crocs 4.Billy Ray Cyrus 5.Clownfish 6.Garfield 7.Dewey Decimal System 8.Build Your Dreams 9.MyMaccas 10.Magic Round 11.Portugal and Uruguay 12.Napoleon Bonaparte 13.Fifteen minutes 14.Kevin Rudd 15.Peanut butter 16.Diamonds 17.A cannon 18.Carthage 19.Animal Farm 20.Townsville
Bonus question answer (from Quiz #34): The European city said to have been the first to introduce house numbers, in 1512 was Paris.