TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Who played Maria von Trapp in the 1965 movie The Sound of Music?

2. Who recently led the coalition to a federal election victory?

3. The Walkley Awards are presented for excellence in (a) architecture (b) landscape painting (c) journalism?

4. Peter Brock and Jim Richards won the 1979 Bathurst 1000 by how many laps (a) six (b) eight (c) 10?

5. According to the nursery rhyme, what was Little Jack Horner eating in the corner?

6. Scott Morrison and Donald Trump have which same middle name?

7. Staghorn Flat is in which Australian state/territory?

8. The Spirit of Progress train linked which two state capitals?

9. Who is the captain of the Australian Fed Cup team?

10. “Tell me somethin’, girl. Are you happy in this modern world? Or do you need more?” are lyrics from which song?

11. Which NRL Sydney Roosters and exMelbourne Storm star recently announced he would retire at the end of the current season?

12. David Lange was prime minister of which country from 1984 to 1989?

13. Phlebitis is the inflammation of a (a) tear duct (b) tooth (c) vein?

14. Drink, Smoke, Pass Out was a 2012 book by (a) Kitty Flanagan (b) Dave Hughes (c) Judith Lucy?

15. In which year was the US baseball World Series cancelled because of a 232-day strike by players (a) 1994 (b) 2004 (c) 2014?

16. A superstition among people involved in acting is to avoid mentioning the name of which Shakespeare play?

17. The literal meaning of which dessert is “burnt cream”?

18. Which Monopoly board game property is traditionally associated with the newspaper business?

19. Who was the most recent Australian to score a Test triple century?

20. Suicide is Painless is the theme song to which 1970s-80s hit TV show?

21. “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster,” are the opening words of which 1990 movie?

22. Which vehicle was reputedly invented after a Gippsland farmer’s wife wrote to Ford Australia asking, “Can you build me a vehicle that we can use to go to church on Sunday, without getting wet and that my husband can use to take the pigs to market on Monday?”?

23. What was the nickname of the retired Soviet supersonic airliner the Tupolev Tu-144?

24. In 2015, which driver was bitten by a snake during a V8 Supercars promotion at Taronga Zoo?

25. In 1969, less than a month after being asked to leave the Rolling Stones, Brian Jones died in the swimming pool at his home previously owned by which noted author?

ANSWERS

1. Julie Andrews. 2. Scott Morrison. 3. (c) journalism. 4. (a) six laps. 5. Christmas pie. 6. John. 7. Victoria. 8. Melbourne, Sydney. 9. Alicia Molik. 10. Shallow. 11. Cooper Cronk. 12. New Zealand. 13. (c) vein. 14. (c) Judith Lucy. 15. (a) 1994. 16. Macbeth. 17. Creme brulee. 18. Fleet Street. 19. Michael Clarke. (2012). 20. M*A*S*H. 21. Goodfellas. 22. Utility. 23. Concordski. 24. Jamie Whincup. 25. AA Milne.