TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1 In which US city was the world’s first skyscraper built in 1885?

2 The island of Taiwan is off the coast of which country?

3 What was the given name of Stalin’s daughter who defected to the US in 1967?

4 Annastacia Palaszczuk is the premier of which Australian state?

5 Who plays Mary Poppins in the 2018 movie MaryPoppinsReturns? 6 Ageusia is the loss of which sense? 7 In which country did the modern game of golf originate?

8 The stage musical Chess was written by former members of which pop band?

9 The Nostromo is a doomed space ship in which popular sci-fi film?

10 Who was Patricia Arquette’s co-star in the 1993 movie TrueRomance? 11 Mount Etna, the tallest volcano in Europe, stands on which island?

12 True or false: the largest species of dolphin is the killer whale?

13 What is the name of the 1970 book that catapulted Germaine Greer to fame?

14 In Roman numerals, XL represents which number?

15 Which president of the USSR encouraged the policy of Glasnost? 16 Patron is what kind of alcoholic drink?

17 Where in the body is the septum located?

18 How many sides does a trapezium have?

19 In poker, what is a hand made up of the five highest cards of a suit? 20 In Greek mythology, who killed the Gorgon?

21 In which year did India gain its independence from the United Kingdom?

22 Which amendment to the United States Constitution gives the right to bear arms?

23 The movie, WalktheLine, is based on the true story of which music legend? 24 Horology is the art or science of measuring what?

25 What is the most-visited art museum in Europe?

26 What fuel is formed by the fossilisation of plants?

27 Who wrote the 1996 novel Bridget Jones’sDiary?

28 Which Russian mystic was known to some as the “Mad Monk”?

29 In which ocean is the Bermuda Triangle?

30 Who was Australia’s longest-serving prime minister?