Quiz

1. Do experts believe there are more trees on earth or stars in our galaxy?

2. Horses trained in which country placed first, second and third in the 2017 Melbourne Cup? 3. By what name is the man born in about 1162 as Temüjin better known?

4. The cocktails Daiquiri, Mojito and Piña Colada all use what alcoholic spirit?

5. Which Australian comedian’s show Nanette has been an international hit on stage and screen? 6. What European country’s former king served as its prime minister from 2001 to 2005? 7. According to Facebook, about what percentage of the world’s population uses the site each month: a) 12, b) 29 or c) 52? 8. What extinct bird, from the family that includes emus, reached three metres tall?

9. Which former child star directed the films Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind and Solo: A Star Wars Story?

10. By population, what is the second largest city in the United Kingdom?

11. What popular puzzle takes its name from a phrase meaning “the numbers must remain single”?

12. What is the collective noun for bats?

13. What country’s flag features a coat of arms showing sugar cane, a coconut palm and bananas?

14. The 2005 documentary Murderball is about what sport?

15. In the Western Christian calendar, what feast day follows Halloween?

16. In infrastructure terms, what does PPP stand for?

17. In homage to the original, “Book ’em, Danno,” was first said in the pilot of what TV series remake?

18. Globally, Madagascar produces about 40 per cent of what spice?

19. What personal finance title was Australia’s top-selling book in 2017?

20. What is the surname of fictional brothers Sonny (Santino), Fredo (Frederico) and Michael?