Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin

18 BIG QUIZ

- Compiled by RIC ALLPORT

[1] Who played the role of Mark “Chopper” Read in the 2000 movie, Chopper?

[2] The Amundsen Sea is an arm of

which ocean?

[3] Who immediatel­y succeeded Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

[4] On sailing ships, what is the forward

head?

[5] Starting with the letter F, what is the most common collective noun used for a group of flamingoes?

[6] Russell Crowe used what name when he released the 1980s single, I Just Wanna Be Like Marlon Brando?

[7] The Blue Beret Camp is the headquarte­rs of the United Nations Peacekeepi­ng Force in which island country?

[8] How many teams competed in the

2022 NRLW season?

[9] Famous artist, Camille Pissarro, lived during whi ch two centuries?

[10] Samoa gained its independen­ce from

which country during the 1960s?

[11] Which soft drink is mixed with dark rum to make a Dark ‘n’ Stormy cocktail?

[12] True or false? The actor, Erik Estrada, was once the president of the Philippine­s.

[13] What is the highest mountain in

Japan?

[14] Between 2019 and 2022, which band performed the End of the Road World Tour?

[15] Valon Berisha joined which team for

the 2022-23 A-league season?

[16] Which character has appeared in TV series Homicide: Life on the Street; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; and The X-files?

[17] The company, Gray-nicolls, is best

known for its associatio­n with which sport?

[18] In 2020, comedian Colin Jost married which awardwinni­ng actress?

[19] Which country is bordered by both Costa Rica and Colombia?

[20] Paige, James, Harry, and Benjamin were contestant­s on which 2022 reality TV series?

[21] According to a well-known proverb, what is the “mother of invention”?

[22] Which team knocked Melbourne Storm out of the 2022 NRL finals series?

[23] Who created the fictional character, Lisbeth Salander?

[24] Stu Mackenzie is the frontman for which award-winning Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne in 2010? [25] The 1955 album, In the Wee Small Hours, is considered to be one of the best albums by which legendary singer?

[26] Which brand of beer used the slogans, “Beer needs humans to survive”, and “Global warming equals warmer beer”?

[27] Lightning football is a variation of which sport?

[28] In which decade of the 19th century was Queensland separated from NSW?

[29] Who was the first woman to be elected for three terms as premier of an Australian state?

[30] What type of animal is Brigadier Sir

Nils Olav III, the colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King’s Guard?

[31] James Hird coached which AFL team

during the 2010s?

[32] James Patterson and Dolly Parton wrote which 2022 best-selling suspense novel?

[33] Which High Renaissanc­e artist was quoted as saying, “The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.”?

[34] What is the second largest dwarf

planet in our solar system?

[35] Which two players qualified for the final of the 2022 US Open Men’s Singles tournament?

[36] If you flew directly north from Darwin, which island would you reach first?

[37] Joe Chill is a fictional character implicated in the murder of the parents of which superhero?

[38] What type of nuts are used in the traditiona­l Scandinavi­an confection, kransekage?

[39] Who was the first female Prime

Minister of New Zealand?

[40] Aaron Eckhart starred in a 1994

movie titled, “Thank You for” what? [41] Which car manufactur­er makes the

minivan called the Elgrand?

[42] The Grand Duke was the last comic

opera by which renowned duo?

[43] A deckle is used in the making of

handmade what?

[44] In relation to the Australian awards known as the NLMAS, what do the letters L and M stand for? [45] What is the longest river in Canada? [46] “Gimme your body gimme your mind” are the first words in which 1975 song by 10cc?

[47] The Guzman Y Gomez Mexicanins­pired restaurant chain was founded in which Australian state? [48] What is the official currency of

Denmark?

[49] Which iconic children’s TV character lived at 93 Crater Crescent,

The Moon?

[50] How old in years was Queen Elizabeth

II when she died?

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