BRAIN POWER
1.Which award-winning movie starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner?
2. Which famous Australian surfer had the birth name, Tania Maris Gardner?
3. Baja California is part of which country?
4. What is the capital city of Iran?
5. Who scored 180 runs in the first ODI in the 2018 series between Australia and England?
6. The 2000 autobiography It’s Not About the Bike is by which sportsman?
7. Cotton candy, popular in the US, is referred to as what in Australia?
8. True or false? The children’s TV series Play School (Australia) began in 1979.
9. Which large English city is most closely associated with the term, “Scouse”?
10. The monarchy of which Asian country was abolished in 2008?
11. Which Sesame Street character lives in a garbage bin?
12. Mamanuca Islands are a popular tourist destination of which island country?
13. The human mouth normally contains how many upper (maxillary) molars?
14. In which decade was the first Sheffield Shield cricket tournament played?
15. The Emperor’s New Clothes is one of the most famous fairy tales by which author?
16. Who was the highest seeded Australian in the 2018 Australian Open women’s singles tournament?
17. Killian Scott stars as Cody Farraher in which TV series?
18. The 2018 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be held in which country?
19. Uma Thurman was married to which famous actor from 1998 to 2005?
20. True or false? Isaac Newton was never awarded a Nobel Prize.
21. The Cardamom Mountains are situated in which two Asian countries?
22. Which artist is famous for his Rouen Cathedral paintings?
23. The Salvation Army originated in which country?
24. What colour is the star on the flag of Suriname?
25. Ken Catchpole represented Australia in which sport?
26. Which children’s character has best friends named Wallace and Loon?
27. What type of tree do acorns come from?
28. In 2017, who had a worldwide hit with the song, Havana?
29. The Azores are an autonomous region of which country? 30. I Dreamed a Dream is a song from which musical?
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