BRAINPOWER

1. Which two countries compete for the Freedom Trophy in Test Cricket? 2. Greta Yaxley was the winner of which reality-TV series in 2011? 3. Tangalooma Island Resort is a popular tourist destination off the coast of which Australian state? 4. Andrew Denton (pictured), Anita Jacoby and Peter Thompson started which production company in 1989? 5. The 2010 book And Furthermore was written by which famous actress? 6. Which chemical element has the symbol Fe? 7. Before gaining independence in 1980, Vanuatu was known by what name? 8. Sia’s 2016 hit was called Cheap what? 9. True or false: Uruguay shares a border with Argentina and Brazil? 10. The Australian census is taken every how many years? 11. Which country was the destination of the doomed Hindenburg airship in 1937? 12. What are the first names of the four main characters in TV series SouthPark? 13. Which famous race horse was born in Nagambie, Victoria, in August 2006? 14. What is the primary alcohol by volume in a margarita cocktail? 15. Which Japanese city was called Edo until 1868? 16. Jenny Macklin became the first female deputy leader of the Labor Party in which year? 17. Which musical features Major-General Stanley and his four daughters? 18. Who won the men’s 100m freestyle at the 2016 Olympics? 19. True or false: Baz Luhrmann directed the 1980 movie Breaker Morant? 20. In relation to radio technology, what does DAB stand for? 21. Toni Hoffman was instrumental in the conviction of which doctor based in Bundaberg? 22. Gorgonzola cheese is traditionally made from the milk of which animal? 23. What is the main settlement of the Australian territory Christmas Island? 24. Who created the fairytale character Thumbelina in the 1830s? 25. What are the six different colours on an original Rubik’s Cube? 26. The Tian Shan mountain ranges are in China, Kazakhstan and which other two countries? 27. Which well-known metal alloy is made of copper and zinc? 28. How many Olympic gold medals did legendary Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi win during his career? 29. What does the popular acronym “yolo” stand for? 30. Which famous poem starts with the words, “I had written him a letter”?