Test your knowledge

1 What does GIF, an animated image, stand for?

2 In what year did the Hollywood Bowl officially open?

3 Cartoonist Bill Watterson created which popular comic strip?

4 What is the capital of Libya?

5 Who played Tom Hagen in The

Godfather?

6 On which island was Nelson Mandela imprisoned in 1964? 7 Swarovski crystal comes from which European country?

8 Which three colours appear on the 7-Eleven logo?

9 What two metals are Australian silver coins composed of?

10 Lexus is the luxury division of which car manufacturer?

11 In music, what does a bene placito mean?

12 What is the capital city of Venezuela? 13 Australian Roy Emerson is a former professional player of which sport? 14 The mandrill Rafiki first appeared in which 1994 film?

15 When did the USA declare its independence from Great Britain? 16 Ernest Hemingway received the Pulitzer prize for which work in 1953?

17 Which group had the 1984 hit Wake

MeUpBeforeYouGoGo? 18 What is Australia’s highest mountain?

19 The Armed, Pirate, Sac and Wolf are all types of which creature?

20 Albert Einstein, James Dean and Charlie Parker all died in which year? 21 In 1949, who penned the song

RudolphtheRed-NosedReindeer? 22 How many stars are there on the Solomon Islands flag?

23 What is a funambulist?

24 Isaac Newton divided the spectrum into how many named colours? 25 What rock band released the 1986 hit single Don’tGetMeWrong?

26 True or false: Marilyn Monroe and Queen Elizabeth II were born in the same year?

27 Which Irish monument allegedly blesses anyone who kisses it with the ‘gift of gab’?

28 Which famous singer-songwriter plays the lead role in the 1980 movie TheJazzSinger?

29 Australia’s lowest recorded temperature (-23°C) occurred in 1994 in which NSW village?

30 Which 2005 Australian of the Year winner invented spray-on skin for burns victims? Answers, this page