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BIG QUIZ 8

- Compiled by RIC ALLPORT

[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?

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