BRAIN POWER
1. Which famous nursery rhyme was written by Sarah Josepha Hale? 2. Rick McCosker played Sheffield Shield cricket for which state? 3. Who stars as Jack’s wife in the TV series This Is Us? 4. The Fall of Edo in 1868 was a significant event in the history of which country? 5. In Roman numerals, which letter represents 100? 6. In 2018, who became the oldest player to be ranked No.1 in men’s tennis? 7. Which gulf lies between Yemen and Somalia? 8. What are the two main ingredients of marzipan? 9. True or false? Suriname shares a border with Brazil. 10. What is the capital city of New Zealand? 11. Who preceded Kevin Rudd as Minister for Foreign Affairs? 12. Which Australian is best known for writing the 1982 novel Schindler’s Ark? 13. What is the most populous city of Malaysia? 14. Georgie Gardner is the narrator of which reality TV series that premiered in 2015? 15. The twins are the symbol of which star sign? 16. A minimum of how many players are needed to play Pictionary? 17. The Araguaia River is one of the main rivers in which South American country? 18. In 1969, which band had a hit with the song Green River? 19. Who were the two main stars of the 1973 movie The Way We Were? 20. True or false? Maurice Sendak wrote the Goosebumps series of children’s books. 21. In 1960, Togo gained independence from which country? 22. Which team won the 2017-18 W-League Grand Final? 23. The Vietnam War began during which decade? 24. Who won the 2010 Aria for Album of the Year for Down the Way? 25. Which letter comes directly after beta in the Greek alphabet? 26. What are the two minor suits in a standard game of contract bridge? 27. Which country shares the northernmost border of mainland Russia? 28. In 2018, Ash and Matty were the first team to be eliminated from which reality TV series? 29. Who directed the 1996 movie Romeo + Juliet? 30. True or false? There are 10 frames in a standard game of ten-pin bowling.
1. Mary Had a Little Lamb 2. NSW 3. Mandy Moore 4. Japan 5. C 6. Roger Federer 7. Gulf of Aden 8. Sugar, ground almonds 9. True 10. Wellington 11. Stephen Smith 12. Thomas Keneally 13. Kuala Lumpur 14. Married At First Sight 15. Gemini 16. Four 17. Brazil 18. Creedence Clearwater Revival 19. Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford 20. False (R. L. Stine) 21. France 22. Melbourne City 23. 1950s 24. Angus and Julia Stone 25. Gamma 26. Diamonds, clubs 27. Norway 28. My Kitchen Rules 29. Baz Luhrmann 30. True Target Word Answers: emote, enol, enrol, ENROLMENT, enteron, lemon, leno, lento, leone, loment, lone, loner, lore, lorn, melon, melton, mentor, merlon, meteor, metro, mole, molten, monte, more, moreen, morel, morn, mort, mote, motel, neon, noel, none, nonet, norm, note, omen, orle, remote, role, rote, tenon, tenor, tole, tome, tone, toner, tonne, tore, torn.