TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Australia’s Bicentenary was celebrated on Australia Day in which year?

2. The name of which zodiac sign begins and ends with the same letter?

3. Which city has hosted the Australian Open tennis championships the most (56) times?

4. Are there more stars or stripes on the United States flag?

5. Is the height of the Mona Lisa more than 90cm?

6. In 1993, confectioners began producing chocolate versions of which Australian animal as an alternative to Easter bunnies?

7. Name Simba’s father in the 1994 movie The Lion King. 8. The Australian Open men’s tennis singles champion is presented with which trophy?

9. What is the term for the hunting of wild animals by using trained birds of prey?

10. Which Tasmanian-born Hollywood star made his screen debut in the 1933 movie In the Wake of the Bounty?

11. Which country had an upset 34-20 win over Australia in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup final?

12. Was Facebook launched in the first or second decade of this century?

13. Switzerland’s most populous city is (a) Bern (b) Geneva (c) Zurich?

14. Which team won the 2019 AFL grand final? 15. The days of 2020 most recently coincided with the same dates in (a) 1992 (b) 2002 (c) 2012?

16. “I touch your hand and my heart grows strong like a pair of birds that burst with song,” are lyrics from which song?

17. In which 2019 movie did three women take over organised crime operations in New York in the 1970s after their husbands were arrested by the FBI?

18. When were the summer and Winter Olympics last held in the same year?

19. Which Great Lake, with the same name as a US state, is the only one not shared with Canada?

20. Name the major wine region 120km north of Sydney.

21. “You’re choosing a life of being alone forever. You’ll never be loved properly,” said the mother of which English rock star when he told her he was gay?

22. According to Aboriginal mythology, the boulders in which tourist attraction, 100km south of Tennant Creek, are the eggs of the Rainbow Serpent?

23. The national flag of which Middle Eastern country is the only one with a width more than twice its height?

24. Which 1977 movie was nominated for 11 Oscars and won none?

25. The United Nations has proclaimed 2020 as the International Year of what?