Thursday, February 13, 2025

Quiz #41

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1. What Italian dessert literally means “pick me up”?
2. What is the most populous island in the United States?
3. Whose ear did Mike Tyson bite?
4. In “The Lion King”, what type of animal is Timon?
5. What country did Iraq invade in 1990?
6. Akker dakker is a common nickname for which Australian band?
7. The Carinda Hotel, a pub in New South Wales northwest served as a music video location for which #1 hit for David Bowie?

8. According to the chorus of the classic ABBA song, how old is ‘The Dancing Queen’?
9. Is Bolivia above or below the Equator?
10. If you opened up a red and white packet of Smith’s Thinly Cut chips, what flavour would it be?
11. By number of pages, which is the longest Harry Potter novel?
12. Which state is home to the easternmost point of Australia’s mainland?
13. Who was the first Formula One driver to win 100 Grand Prix races?
14. Which variety of grape shares its name with the capital of Oman?
15. What constellation appears on the flags of Australia and New Zealand?
16. What unit of measurement is used to measure speed on a boat?
17. Who is the older of the Minogue sisters?
18. Is Shakespeare’s play Othello considered a tragedy or comedy?
19. Cirrhosis is an illness most commonly afflicting which organ?
20. Kim Campbell has (so far) been the only female Prime Minister of which country?

Bonus question: What is the head of a jellyfish called? Answer in Quiz #42.

Answers: 1.Tiramisu 2.Long Island 3.Evander Holyfield 4.Meerkat 5.Kuwait 6.AC/DC 7.Let’s Dance 8.She is 17 9.Below 10.Sweet Chilli & Sour Cream 11.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 12.New South Wales 13.Lewis Hamilton 14.Muscat 15.Southern Cross 16.Knot 17.Kylie 18.A tragedy 19.Liver 20.Canada
Bonus question answer: (from Quiz #40): The Rum Rebellion in Australia was in 1808.

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