TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. The letters HB on a pencil stand for what? 2. Former Australian Test cricketer Andrew Symonds was born in (a) England (b) Jamaica (c) South Africa?

3. In the 16th century, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan named which ocean?

4. Is Dipsy the green or red Teletubby?

5. In 1984, Beverly Burns became the first woman to (a) captain a 747 Jumbo jet (b) perform a heart transplant (c) win an Olympic marathon?

6. In which TV show do teams compete against each other in a series of Lego building challenges?

7. Shane Heal represented Australia in which sport at four Olympics?

8. “I have never met a more reprehensible human being,” said TV news journalist Peta Credlin recently about which former Australian prime minister?

9. The 2010 version of which encyclopaedia was the final print edition?

10. Which ex-Beatles’ handwritten notes for the 1968 hit Hey Jude were recently auctioned for $1.43 million?

11. The Kiwi Ferns are the New Zealand women’s team in which sport?

12. Spanning the Brisbane River is the (a) Tasmania Bridge (b) Victoria Bridge (c) Western Australia Bridge?

13. In which city did the Summer Olympics begin on 08.08.08?

14. Liguria and Umbria are regions of which country?

15. Who founded the Gucci fashion label?

16. In the recent movie Brahms the Boy II, which ex-wife of Tom Cruise played Liza, who suffers a head injury during a home invasion?

17. Which EPL team has the nickname The Toffees?

18. The M8 connects which two Scottish cities? 19. Phoebe and Ursula were identical twins on which TV show?

20. “I could stay awake just to hear you breathing, watch you smile while you are sleeping,” are lyrics from which song?

21. Which US actor won the 2004 Logie for Most Popular Overseas Star?

22. Which middle-eastern church is reputedly the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ?

23. In a wine bottle, what is the term for the space between the cork and the top of the wine?

24. Zambia and which other country share a land border of 150 metres?

25. What is the term for the typographical character used to indicate a new paragraph?

ANSWERS

1. Hard black. 2. (a) England. 3. Pacific Ocean.

4. Green. 5. (a) captain a 747 Jumbo jet.

6. Lego Masters. 7. Basketball. 8. Malcolm Turnbull. 9. Encyclopaedia Britannica.

10. Paul McCartney. 11. Rugby league.

12. (b) Victoria Bridge. 13. Beijing. 14. Italy.

15. Guccio Gucci. 16. Katie Holmes. 17. Everton FC.

18. Edinburgh, Glasgow. 19. Friends.

20. I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing. 21. Jennifer Aniston. 22. Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

23. Ullage. 24. Botswana. 25. Pilcrow.