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1 How many stars are on the Australian flag?

2 In what ocean is Polynesia?

3 What colour is known in French as jaune?

4 Ankara is the capital city of which country?

5 What is the currency of Brazil? 6 Rock, water and honeydew are all types of what?

7 The widow of a peer or baronet is called a what?

8 From which plant is tequila made?

9 Which 2016 Sia song featured US rapper Kendrick Lamar?

10 Which Russian playwright wrote TheSeagull?

11 In what year was the Sydney Opera House completed?

12 Which variety of wine is the Barossa Valley famous for?

13 From which country did the game of chess originate?

14 True or false: the Australian Greens party was formed in 1992? 15 Which two actors were leads in the 2005 film BrokebackMountain? 16 What is the second rule of fight club according to Tyler Durden? 17 The James Brown Arena is situated in what US city?

18 What was the first movie actor Zooey Deschanel appeared in? 19 Which European explorer was the first to reach India by sea?

20 In what Broadway play did Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor star in 1983?

21 Which off-white powder has the chemical formula AgNO3?

22 In what year did the first Disneyland amusement park open?

23 Which Jane Austen novel features a character named Anne Elliot? 24 Which month is named for the Latin word for “purification”?

25 The legend of the kraken originated in which country? 26 Which US president saw active service in both World Wars?

27 What were the Ringling brothers famous for?

28 “Misty taste of moonshine, teardrops in my eye” are lyrics to which John Denver song?

29 William Champ was the first premier of which Australian state? 30 Cathy Freeman was born in which Queensland town? Answers, this page