BIG QUIZ 8
[1] What was the name of the tropical cyclone that affected New Zealand and Norfolk Island in February 2023? [2] The Bismarck Archipelago is located
in which ocean?
[3] On January 1, 2023, an online website and social media site released a computer engine named Mittens, featuring which game?
[4] Who was the first of the four main stars of the TV series, Seinfeld, to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
[5] Imperator Furiosa, Immortan Joe, Toast the Knowing and Capable, are characters in which 2015 movie?
[6] Which country starting with B was
formerly known as Dahomey?
[7] Briggs and Trials are the two members of which Australian hip hop duo?
[8] What are the first names of the three biological children of Linda and Paul McCartney?
[9] Which team won the 2023 Super
Bowl?
[10] Who immediately preceded Philip Lowe as governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia?
[11] Cousin Kevin and Go to the Mirror!
are songs from which musical?
[12] In 2022, Shaquai Mitchell started his
NRL career with which team?
[13] And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street was the first children’s book by which author? [14] What is the official language of
Cambodia?
[15] Who were the two Speakers of the Australian House of Representatives in 2022?
[16] What type of fish is used to make
traditional gravlax?
[17] Which 1972 movie featured the song,
Dueling Banjos?
[18] Australian sportsman Jay Vine is best known for his involvement in which sport? [19] Georges Claude was instrumental in the invention of what type of lights during the early 20th century?
[20] In 2022, James Weir released a novel titled, The Hemsworth … what?
[21] Looking at Mount Rushmore from the front, the head of which president is at the far left?
[22] Which 2010s play written by Jack Thorne takes place 19 years after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?
[23] Huaynaputina, a volcano recording the largest eruption ever recorded in South America as at February 2023, is in which country?
[24] How many times did Kimi Räikkönen win the Formula One World Championship? [25] Who won the 2022 Silver Logie Award for Most Popular Actor?
[26] Which make of car was the time machine in the Back to the Future movie series?
[27] Which Australian media personality wrote the 2020 book, Reprehensible: Polite Histories of Bad Behaviour? [28] Tsar Bomba, as at 2023 the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created and tested, was detonated by which country? [29] In which year of the 1980s was
Medibank renamed Medicare?
[30] Graham Eadie played over 200 games for which team during his rugby league career?
[31] Who wrote the song, Out of Mind, Out of Sight, that was a hit for The Models in the 1980s?
[32] Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains was filmed in which island country in 2022?
[33] In relation to computers, what colour
is represented by #FF0000?
[34] Grace Cossington Smith is best remembered for her work in which area of the visual arts?
[35] Who won the men’s 2023 Billabong
Pipeline Masters?
[36] The War of the Sixth Coalition was
fought during which century?
[37] Who was the main female star of the classic 1966 movie, One Million Years B.C.?
[38] The Ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu is a popular tourist attraction in which country?
[39] Which famous politician was once quoted as saying, “I don’t think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime”?
[40] The popular jazz standard, Take Five, was originally recorded by which jazz group?
[41] Which scientist is credited with creating the first version of the periodic table?
[42] How many tentacles does a cuttlefish
have?
[43] The Mughal Empire controlled a large part of which continent between the 16th and 19th centuries?
[44] Which number is between 5 and 1 on
a dartboard?
[45] Evia, Chíos, Lemnos, and Zakynthos
are islands of which country?
[46] True of false? The first Boost Juice
store was opened in Perth.
[47] Which person played the roles of the 10th and 14th doctor in the Doctor Who series?
[48] Which team won the 2023 rugby
league World Club Challenge?
[49] What is the capital city of the
Maldives?
[50] The gold sun on the flag of Kazakhstan appears on what colour background?