Perhaps if you leave this quiz out for Father Christmas, you’ll get 20/20 … He’s been around a while, after all.

1. An internationally recognised activist for freedom of information, is Julian who?
2. What is the staple diet of the panda?
3. What is the name of the Hobbit who carries the ring to Mordor to be destroyed?
4. What is the maximum number of goal keepers allowed on the field during a game of soccer?

5. What was Ellis Island, in New York harbour, used for from 1892 to 1954?
6. What year did Australia first compete in the Winter Olympics?
7. What is the name of the mysterious devil creature that lurks in swamps and waterholes in south eastern Australia?
8. How many bones are in the average human body?
9. What year did the Family Law Act introduce no fault divorce in Australia?
10. Located on the Hawaiian Islands what is the world’s most active volcano?
11. The Vandals sacked which city in 445 AD?
12. In August 2005 the robotic rover Spirit explored the surface of what?
13. Hammurabi was an 18th century BCE ruler where?
14. What is or are the official language(s) of the Olympic Games?
15. Which internet resource was first opened to peer editing in January 2001?
16. On what continent is the largest desert in the world located?
17. What do the letters BMX stand for?
18. Peter Venkman was played by who in the movie Ghostbusters?
19. Which bird’s eye is bigger than its brain?
20. What are the last words of the film “The Wizard of Oz”?

Bonus question: St Moritz in Switzerland has what famous bobsled track? Answer in Quiz #47.

Answers: 1.Assange 2.Bamboo 3.Frodo 4.Two goalkeepers 5.Processing immigrants to the USA 6.1936 7.The bunyip 8.206 bones 9.1975 10.Kilauea 11.Rome 12.The planet Mars 13.Babylon 14.French and English 15.Wikipedia 16.Antarctica 17.Bicycle Motocross 18.Bill Murray 19.Ostrich 20.There’s no place like home.
Bonus question answer (from Quiz #45): In technology, WAN stands for Wide Area Network.