This quiz is so simple you should be able to get through it before the kettle’s boiled. Honest …

1. In Buddhism, what is the state of blissful repose or absolute existence by someone relieved of the necessity of rebirth?
2. Brothers Joe and Fred Davis were multiple world champions between them in the 1920s to the`1950s in what sport or sports?
3. What is the name of the area immediately surrounding a golf hole?

4. In which decade was Barack Obama born?
5. How long is each round in a boxing match at the Olympic Games?
6. Which type of natural disaster brought over 80 inches of rain to Taiwan from August 7-9 2009?
7. What is the name of the procedure authorised by the Australian Constitution that can resolve deadlocks in the bicameral Parliament between the House of Representatives and the Senate?
8. By what name was the nation of Iran known before 1935?
9. At the 2003 Rugby World Cup what team did Australia defeat by the score of 142-0?
10. Who was the first winner of American Idol?
11. Which issue in the state of Western Australia has been defeated each time it has been put to a plebiscite in 1975, 1984, 1992 and 2009?
12. What does an ichthyologist study?
13. On 30 November 2021 what country, with the blessing of its previous ruler, became a republic?
14. In a 1967 film Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway portrayed which famous couple?
15. The Vistula is the longest river in which country?
16. What colour is the blood of an octopus?
17. Which actor born in New Zealand starred in the historical movie Gladiator?
18. Along the banks of which river did the mayor of Paris authorise the construction of artificial beaches for recreation in 2002?
19. Dump, floater and wipe are terms used in which team sport?
20. Which music group has the most number one hits of all time?

Bonus question: Which explosive was nicknamed ‘The Devil’s Porridge’ by author Arthur Conan Doyle? Answer in Quiz #45.

Answers: 1.Nirvana 2.Billiards and snooker 3.Green 4.1960s 5.Three minutes 6.Typhoon 7.Double Dissolution 8.Persia 9.Namibia 10.Kelly Clarkson 11.Daylight saving 12.Fish 13.Barbados 14.Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow 15.Poland 16.Blue 17.Russell Crowe 18.River Seine 19.Volleyball 20.The Beatles
Bonus question answer (from Quiz 43): The first name of US actor and director Spike Lee is Shelton.