BRAINPOWER

1. What is the name of Johnny Depp’s character in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies?

2. Which of the B vitamins is also known as folic acid?

3. Who won the 2017 WSL Women’s World Championship?

4. How many “secret herbs and spices” are in the Kentucky Fried Chicken original recipe?

5. The Torres Strait separates Australia from which large island?

6. Who became Secretary-General of the United Nations in January 2017?

7. Marche Slave is one of the most famous works by which composer?

8. The Karakum Desert covers more than 70 per cent of which country?

9. True or false – New Moon is the third novel in the Twilight series?

10. What type of blood cells are most common?

11. Steven Hooker won a gold medal for which event at the 2008 Olympics?

12. The first stock market crash known as Black Tuesday occurred during which decade?

13. What was the motto of the 2016 Summer Olympics?

14. Which famous author has been a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom and a convicted criminal?

15. What is the capital city of Sierra Leone?

16. Which two South African leaders were awarded the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize?

17. Isaiah Mustafa is the main character in TV commercials for which product?

18. Which organ of the human body contains the temporal lobe?

19. The Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by which strait?

20. Bernie Taupin is best known for his long-term collaboration with which person?

21. True or false – prawns have ten legs?

22. John McCarthy played for which AFL team from 2008 to 2011?

23. The herb cilantro is better known by what name in Australia?

24. Téa Leoni married which famous actor in 1997?

25. Who won the 2017 Woman’s Tour Down Under event?

26. Which continent contains countries that have a coastline on the Gulf of Guinea?

27. Glenn Robbins stars as Wayne Wheeler in which TV series?

28. Holly Golightly is a famous character created by which person?

29. What are the two main colours of Dorothy the Dinosaur in The Wiggles?

30. In 1979, which band had a hit with the song The Nips Are Getting Bigger?