TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

QUESTIONS

1. Hollywood star Kirk Douglas recently died at the age of (a) 101 (b) 103 (c) 105?

2. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle officially started their lives separate from the royal family recently on (a) April Fool’s Day (b) Good Friday (c) Queen’s birthday?

3. In which predominantly women’s sport is the court divided into thirds by two “transverse lines”?

4. According to the superstition, if you spill salt, you should throw a pinch of it over which shoulder?

5. In an English dictionary, the fewest words begin with which letter?

6. What is the term for the five lines used for writing musical notes?

7. In which recent movie did a Jane Austen character meddle in the romantic affairs of her friends and family?

8. In 1987, who became the first Australian to win the 500cc Motorcycle World Championship?

9. Beginning with “r”, what is the term for the skydiving mechanism for releasing a parachute?

10. In 2012, which Australian prime minister delivered the “misogyny speech”?

11. Who recently unveiled a statue of himself outside the new sports stadium in Townsville?

12. Is about 73 per cent of the sun made up of helium or hydrogen?

13. Which direction is 90 degrees anticlockwise from east?

14. From 2015 to 2019, Australia’s Trevor Bayliss coached which country’s cricket team (a) England (b) India (c) New Zealand?

15. In which fairy tale did a little bird born in a barnyard mature into a beautiful swan?

16. The Irish Civil War took place during which decade last century?

17. Which federal minister recently resigned after a sports grants controversy?

18. Which of the Chappell test cricketer brothers was nicknamed “Chappelli”?

19. One Tree is in which Australian state/territory? 20. “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away,” is a quote made famous by which US general?

21. From 1963 to 1966, which best-selling Scottish novelist took a break from writing to run a hotel business in England?

22. A bare-chested woman is depicted on the coat of arms of which Caribbean country?

23. During the 1890s, which French postimpressionist artist married a 13-year-old?

24. What is the term for a ground-level cloud made up of tiny ice crystals?

25. “I want you to take down a song I wrote over the weekend. Not only is it the best song I ever wrote, it’s the best song anybody ever wrote,” said Irving Berlin to his secretary about which song in 1940?