The first of a set of quizzes for your weekend. Have you been swotting up? We’ll see.

1. What is a farrow?
2. What medical instrument was invented by Rene Laennec in the early 19th century?
3. The Kodiak bear is native to which continent?
4. Jazz musician Charlie Parker played what instrument?

5. Which song begins by describing what happens at “nine o’clock on a Saturday” (when the regular crowd shuffles in)?
6. If something is described in US politics as “gubernatorial” what or who does it refer to?
7. What is the capital of Laos?
8. As of 2025, what club’s players have won the most Brownlow Medals?
9. In what year was the song Smells Like Teen Spirit by the band Nirvana released?
10. In what part of the body is a lobster’s teeth located?
11. What is the capital of New Zealand?
12. In what year was Australia’s Bicentennial of white settlement?
13. Which European city is built at the mouth of the river Tagus?
14. Which American motorcycle manufacturer was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the first decade of the 20th century?
15. The country renamed eSwatini in 2018 was known internationally as what before the change?
16. When was curling first played as a Winter Olympic sport?
17. Who were the two countries involved in the longest cricket test match ever played?
18. What was director Spike Lee’s first feature film?
19. Complete the title of this James Bond film: “The Man With the … “?
20. True or False: the platypus is one of Australia’s most venomous animals?

Bonus question: In which year were women first admitted into the London Stock Exchange? Answer in Quiz #35.

Answers: 1.A litter of pigs 2.Stethoscope 3.North America 4.Saxophone 5.”Piano Man” by Billy Joel 6. State governor 7.Vientiane 8.South Melbourne/Sydney Swans-14 players 9.1991 10.In its stomach 11.Wellington 12.1988 13.Lisbon 14.Harley Davidson 15.Swaziland 16.1998 17.England v South Africa-1939 18.She’s Gotta Have It 19.Golden Gun 20.True.
Bonus question answer (from Quiz #33): The oldest man to father his first child was 94 years old.