BRAINPOWER

1. What is Japan’s second-largest island?

2. The Hwange National Park is the largest game reserve in which African country?

3. Miguel de Cervantes’ famous novel

Don Quixote was published during which century?

4. How old (in years) was Fidel Castro (pictured) when he died?

5. What is the indigenous religion of Japan?

6. Rumbledethumps is a traditional dish from which country?

7. True or false: The 1997 movie Good Will

Hunting was written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.

8. What is the profession of Mr Plod in the Noddy books?

9. Who was the Australian Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003?

10. Bernie Leadon is best known as a founding member of which famous band formed in the 1970s?

11. Which 2011 movie starred Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman?

12. Who were the first two prime ministers of Australia?

13. What type of pastry is used to make traditional Turkish baklava?

14. The Gulf Stream warm ocean current is in which ocean?

15. In November 2016 Bauer Media announced that which magazine first launched in 1970 would no longer be published?

16. Barefoot in the Park is one of the bestknown plays by which playwright?

17. The Scenic Rim group of forested mountain ranges are on the border of NSW and which other state?

18. True or false: The Australian 20 cent coin replaced the shilling.

19. In relation to sleep, what does the acronym REM stand for?

20. Which team won the 2016 FFA Cup?

21. Who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016?

22. In October 2016 Australian boxer Renold Quinlan became the IBO champion in which weight division?

23. What is the capital city of Uzbekistan?

24. In which decade was the first Stawell Gift running race held?

25. Which popular board game contains cloodle, sculpturades and sensosketch cards?

26. Guatemala shares its western border with which country?

27. Which NRL team finished the 2016 season in ninth place, only one point outside the top eight?

28. True or false: John Grisham created the children’s literary character Theodore Boone.

29. Shoeshine Boy is the alter ego of which classic cartoon superhero?

30. The 19th century battles known as the Musket Wars took place in which country?