The penultimate quiz for 2024. Have you been keeping score?

1. In which country is Ha Long Bay?
2. What is the word that from the Waradjuri meaning a ‘creek that runs only during the rainy season?
3. Which COVID-19 relevant word was the 2020 Oxford English Dictionary Word of the Year?
4. Before 1911, which state lay claim to the land that is now the Northern Territory?
5. How tall is the Burg Khalifa-the world’s tallest building-956m, 883m or 829m?
6. Which is the only state capital city that is not home to a Suncorp Super Netball team?
7. Who was the most Googled Australian by Australians in 2023?
8. What two words mean ‘an arrangement made with a bank that allows a third party to transfer money from a person’s account on agreed dates, usually to pay bills?
9. Which country has Greek and Turkish as its two official languages?
10. Excluding 2024, when was the most recent calendar year when none of tennis’s ‘big three’ (Nadal, Federer, Djokovic) won a Grand Slam singles title?
11. Which three letters are used in the naming of all human blood types?
12. What colloquial name is given to the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party?
13. What is a polyglot?
14. Which mythical creature serves as the logo for Air China?
15. In 2024, which country became the first to ban ‘non-therapeutic’ vape sales?
16. What kitchen based cleaning task is Australia’s least favourite chore?
17. Which two chemical elements end in the letter D?
18. Which is more equipped for life on land-the turtle or the tortoise?
19. What is the formal name of Russia?
20. What are the dominant colours worn by sports people representing Western Australia?

Bonus question: What was the first product sold by Heinz in 1869? Answer in Quiz 1 for 2025.

Answers: 1.Vietnam 2.Billabong 3.Quarantine 4.South Australia 5.829m 6.Hobart 7.Sam Kerr 8.Direct debit 9.Cyprus 10.2002 11.A, B, O 12.Tories 13.Someone who speaks multiple languages 14.Phoenix 15.Australia 16.Cleaning the oven 17.Gold, Lead 18.Tortoise 19.Russian Federation 20.Black and gold
Bonus question answer (from Quiz #47): The tennis player that won the 2011 Women’s Wimbledon Singles Championship was Petra Kvitova.