Qantas

Quiz

- Compiled by Hazel Flynn

1. What does the social media abbreviati­on TBH stand for? 2. What TV role will Jodie Whittaker (pictured) take over in 2018? 3. What are the two ingredient­s in the Rusty Nail cocktail? 4. The orange-pink variety of which gemstone is known as padparadsc­ha? 5. What disease is sometimes known as infantile paralysis? 6. What is the highest score possible with a single dart throw on a standard dartboard? 7. Monuments known as stupas are associated with what religion? 8. What is the only NATO member country without a standing army? 9. Robyn Fenty is the birth name of which chart topper who performs under her middle name? 10. With which famous landmark is Emma Lazarus’s poem,

The New Colossus, associated? 11. Whose novels include Persuasion, Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey? 12. Which country’s team introduced pedal power to the America’s Cup in 2017? 13. To within 50 metres, what is the average elevation of the Australian continent? 14. What was invented first, sliced bread or margarine? 15. Which month’s name is a word meaning respected and impressive? 16. Which creatures sting an estimated 1.2 million people worldwide each year, killing 3250? 17. Name the year in which Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was born; the United Arab Emirates was admitted to the UN; and women won national voting rights in Switzerlan­d. 18. What would you do with a yerba maté? 19. What is the capital of Qatar? 20. What relation was Kublai Khan to Genghis Khan?

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