TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Which continent has the most countries with English as an official language?

2. Did Australia or England recently retain the women’s Ashes?

3. In 2014, Telecom New Zealand was rebranded as (a) Flare (b) Spark (c) Twinkle? 4. The demographic term for people born from 2010 is (a) Alphas (b) Betas (c) Gammas? 5. Does the expression “okey-dokey” mean yes or no?

6. Which lighthouse was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

7. Which Winter Olympics gold medallist recently competed in the reality TV show

Australian Survivor: Champions V Contenders?

8. The Royal Australian Mint recently announced the release of three dome-shaped coins to commemorate the 50th anniversary of which historic event?

9. Which US federal prison, closed in 1963, was known as “The Rock”?

10. “If you’re going to San Francisco, you’re gonna meet some gentle people there,” are lyrics from which song?

11. Last season, Australian Test rugby vice-captain Millie Boyle was poached by which Queensland team to play in the NRLW competition?

12. The distance from Earth of Ultima Thule, the farthest distance of any object explored by spacecraft, is about (a) 2.32 billion km (b) 4.32 billion km (c) 6.32 billion km?

13. At the 2019 women’s FIFA World Cup, the USA defeated Thailand (a) 3-0 (b) 13-0 (c) 23-0?

14. The letters in the acronym SNAG stand for what?

15. The musical term “disco” is short for what? 16. Who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor this year for his role in Green Book?

17. Dying recently from cancer at the age of 64 was which Australian triple grand slam tennis doubles winner?

18. Who will replace Barrie Cassidy as host of ABC TV’s Insiders next year?

19. In the 1960s, which Pick a Box TV quiz champion famously took issue with host Bob Dyer over his question about the “first British governor-general of India”?

20. What was the first name of Mussolini, the Italian dictator?

21. Whose novel, Paris in the 20th Century, written in 1863 and first published in 1994, included descriptions of fax machines, computers and high-speed trains?

22. In 1979, which US business and political figure masterminded a jail break in which more than 10,000 prisoners escaped?

23. Which Richard Wagner opera takes 15 hours over three days to perform?

24. King Henry VI founded which elite school in 1440?

25. On a standard telephone, which number is on the button between the star and the hashtag?