TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

QUESTIONS

1. Which Australian state is last alphabetically?

2. The letters preceding the name Titanic on the ill-fated ship were (a) HMS (b) RMS (c) SS?

3. Is Austrian or German the official language of Austria?

4. The colour of the stars on the US flag is (a) red (b) white (c) blue? 5. Australia’s first appearance in the FIFA World Cup finals was in (a) 1974 (b) 1986 (c) 1994?

6. The Sinai Peninsula is in which country? 7. Who was US president for most of the 1950s?

8. “Her name was Lola. She was a showgirl with yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there,” is from which song? 9. Which international shopping centre giant had its origins in Blacktown, NSW in the late 1950s?

10. Name the only grand slam tennis singles title not won by Ivan Lendl.

11. Name the South Australian team that competed in Super League in 1997 and National Rugby League in 1998.

12. The Holden Commodore produced from 2013–2017 was the (a) VF (b) VX (c) VZ? 13. In 2001, which iconic Italian tower was re-opened after 11 years of structural repairs? 14. East Timor is part of which continent? 15. The name of which artistic movement was inspired by Claude Monet’s painting Impression, Soleil Levant? 16. In which 2017 movie did Saoirse Ronan play an 18-year-old who celebrates reaching legal age by buying a pack of cigarettes, a scratch-off ticket and a Playgirl magazine?

17. Which Ghanaian was awarded the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize?

18. Yackandandah is in which Australian state/territory?

19. The name of which country is derived from Gallia Belgica, a province of the Roman empire?

20. Which two players have captained three consecutive AFL grand final-winning teams this century?

21. Which 18th century novel was reputedly based on the real life adventures of Alexander Selkirk?

22. Which celebrity chef ’s Brisbane restaurant, Riverbar & Kitchen, recently reopened after a rat problem forced a three-day shutdown?

23. Which two-word term received the most votes in the 2017 List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness?

24. “When in the course of human events” are the opening words of which 18th century document?

25. Which wealthy US investor recently won a $1 million bet that a fund controlled by an index formula would outperform an expert human fund manager over 10 years?

ANSWERS

1. Western Australia. 2. (b) RMS. 3. German. 4. (b) white. 5. (a) 1974. 6. Egypt. 7. Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower. 8. Copacabana. 9. Westfield Corporation. 10. Wimbledon. 11. Adelaide Rams. 12. (a) VF. 13. Leaning Tower of Pisa. 14. Asia. 15. Impressionism. 16. Lady Bird. 17. Kofi Annan. 18. Victoria. 19. Belgium. 20. Michael Voss, Luke Hodge. 21. Robinson Crusoe. 22. Matt Moran. 23. Fake news. 24. United States Declaration of Independence. 25. Warren Buffett.