TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

QUESTIONS

1. Last year, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrated which wedding anniversary (a) 50th (b) 60th (c) 70th?

2. Beginning with “g”, what is the term for a ship’s kitchen?

3. The governing body of which football code in Western Australia went into voluntary administration last year?

4. The International Dateline approximately follows which line of longitude (a) 0 degrees (b) 90 degrees (c) 180 degrees?

5. Was any US president born in the 1950s?

6. Beginning with “a”, what is the term for the rate of change of velocity?

7. Who has been Australia’s longest-serving federal treasurer?

8. Which member of the Jackson family was a celebrity guest at the 2017 Melbourne Cup?

9. Which 2017 movie commemorated the 50th anniversary of civilian rioting, criminal looting and police brutality in a US city?

10. Which New South Wales city is known as “the Gong”?

11. Last year, which 32-match Queensland State of Origin forward retired after a career spanning 13 seasons and five clubs?

12. Is Cambridge or Oxford the older university?

13. Prince Andrew is the father of which two princesses?

14. “C-Bass” is the nickname of which Australian netball star?

15. Was noted artist James Whistler born in England or the USA?

16. “She used to look good to me but now I find her simply irresistible, simply irresistible”, are lyrics from which song?

17. Australia’s Laura Kelly is credited with coining the term for which meal of Swedish origin?

18. Who won the 2017 Newcombe Medal?

19. Who played father and son in the 2000 movie The Patriot?

20. Who was the only US president to die in the 18th century?

21. How many states joined the United States in the 20th century?

22. Which 1991 movie was the first animated film to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Movie?

23. Who was the first person depicted on a postage stamp?

24. Nelson’s Column is in which Canadian city?

25. Which Beatles song runs for seven minutes eleven seconds?

ANSWERS

1. (c) 70th. 2. Galley. 3. Rugby (RugbyWA).

4. (c) 180. 5. No. 6. Acceleration. 7. Peter Costello. 8. Paris Jackson. 9. Detroit.

10. Wollongong. 11. Nate Myles. 12. Oxford University. 13. Beatrice, Eugenie. 14. Caitlin Bassett. 15. USA. 16. Simply Irresistible.

17. Smorgasbord. 18. Ashleigh Barty. 19. Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger. 20. George Washington. 21. Five. (Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii).

22. Beauty and the Beast. 23. Queen Victoria. 24. Montreal. 25. Hey Jude.