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25 BIG QUIZ

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Australian Open men’s singles tournament?

The name of which animal means “person of the forest” in the Malay language?

Jedda, the first movie to star two Aboriginal actors, was released during which decade?

Who wrote the 1870s poem, The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits)?

In 2021, which Australian island was renamed K’gari?

I Am What I Am is a song from which popular Broadway musical? What is world’s largest tree-borne fruit?

Somaliland is a de facto sovereign state in Africa with a coastline on which gulf?

Who were Australia’s two flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics?

In relation to the multinatio­nal news-based television channel CNN, what do the letters CNN stand for?

Which team knocked Sydney FC out of the 202122 FFA Cup tournament? A 2020 song released by the Weeknd is titled “Scared to” what?

Which one of the Spice Girls married Christian Horner in 2015?

The Hui people of East Asia predominan­tly follow which religion?

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Who wrote the award-winning 2021 memoir, Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience? Former world champion, Sarah Fitz-Gerald, is best known for her involvemen­t in which sport? Who won the 2022 series of I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! (Australia)? The Plitvice Lakes National Park is a popular tourist attraction in which European country?

Who was awarded the 2022 Allan Border Medal?

Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker founded which peer-to-peer file sharing software service during the 1990s?

Which children’s TV series features Nibbles the Rabbit and Sydney the Monkey?

What was the first city to host both a Summer and Winter Olympics? Who voiced the character Thrash, the retired King of the Hard Rock Trolls, in the 2020 movie, Trolls World Tour?

A rijksmonum­ent is the term used for national heritage sites in which country?

True or false? The tuba is the lowestpitc­hed musical instrument in the brass family.

Drew Barrymore played the role of Lucy Whitmore in which 2004 movie?

As at January 2022, Rex Airlines did

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What colour is the star on the flag of Morocco?

In late 2021, who replaced Valtteri Bottas in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team?

What is the second-largest moon in the solar system?

Who composed the music for the 18th century opera Cosi fan tutte? In January 2022, the Indonesian parliament passed a bill to relocate the nation’s capital to which island? Dan Murphy’s liquor supermarke­t chain originated in which Australian state in the 1950s?

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