TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Queen Elizabeth II’s security protection officers’ code name is (a) Sharon (b) Gladys (c) Myrtle?

2. Australia’s highest opening partnership in the 2019 Ashes series was (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 28?

3. Donald Trump’s number as US president is (a) 35th (b) 45th (c) 55th?

4. Last year, which anniversary occurred of the beginning of a 444-day hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran (a) 20th (b) 30th (c) 40th?

5. Has Australia’s estimated population passed 25 million?

6. Black Snake is in which Australian state/ territory?

7. In a deal struck last year, the Australian women’s team in which sport will receive the same pay?

8. The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami occurred in which ocean?

9. In 1865, Arnott’s Biscuits was founded in which New South Wales city?

10. In 2009, members of which country’s parliament planted their national flag four kilometres below the North Pole in a bid to advance claims to the region’s mineral riches?

11. What was the result of the 2019 Code War boxing bout between Paul Gallen and Barry Hall?

12. The percentage of votes favouring leaving the European Union in a 2016 referendum was

(a) 51.89, (b) 61.89 or (c) 71.89 per cent?

13. Australia’s Kelsey-Lee Barber won which event at the 2019 world athletics championships (a) 100m (b) 400m hurdles (c) javelin?

14. The fine for not voting in an Australian federal election is (a) $20 (b) $50 (c) $100?

15. In 2017, North Korea successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile on (a) US Independence Day (b) US Thanksgiving Day (c) US Veterans’ Day?

16. Matt Parkinson plays which persona on the TV quiz show The Chase Australia?

17. Beginning in 1992, which two Australians won gold medals at four consecutive Olympic 1500m freestyle events?

18. “When I get older, losing my hair many years from now, will you still be sending me a Valentine?” are lyrics from which song?

19. Which 17th century scientist is known as “the father of modern chemistry”?

20. In which 2019 movie did Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson play a stage director and actress going through a coast-to-coast divorce?

21. The Amazon River flows through which three countries?

22. In the 12th century, who was the wife of King Louis VII of France and King Henry II of England?

23. Last year, which Australian two-time women’s world surfing champion returned to the sport after being bedridden for 14 months suffering from post-viral syndrome?

24. The stage name of Hollywood star Rock Hudson was created by combining which two geographical features?