24 BIG QUIZ
[1] Who was the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role?
[2] According to books by John Gray,
where do women come from?
[3] On January 6, 2022, Scott Morrison signed the Reciprocal Access Agreement with the prime minister of which country?
[4] Entropion is a medical condition that affects which part of the human body?
[5] The Na’vi are an indigenous people
featured in which 2009 movie?
[6] In December 2021, who immediately succeeded Angela Merkel as chancellor of Germany?
[7] Which hit musical features a talking
plant named Audrey II?
[8] Who created the now defunct international sports competition known as the Goodwill Games?
[9] The 2000s TV series, The Secret Life of Us, was set in which suburb of Melbourne? The Straits of Johor separates Malaysia from which country? As at 2022, what is the seventh most populous capital city in Australia? In relation to the former Australian band, TISM, what does TISM stand for? The three main ingredients of streusel are butter, flour and what? What is the closest English definition of the Japanese word, sensei? In 1917, which country purchased the Danish West Indies? The late Craig Ruddy won the 2004 Archibald Prize for his portrait of which person, a painting which resulted in a court case? The Bhagavad Gita is a sacred text in which religion? Who was the top seed for the 2022 Adelaide International 1 Women’s singles tournament? The Bangladesh War of Independence occurred during which decade of the 20th century? Quintex was an Australian company most commonly associated with was the highest producer of which person? avocados?
As at December 2021, which country [22] Australian racer Daniel Sanders competed in which category of the 2022 Dakar Rally?
[23] What are the four provinces of
Ireland?
[24] The 2010 debut studio album by Bruno Mars is titled, Doo-Wops
& ... what?
[25] Who is the host of the comedy
quiz show, Hard Quiz?
[26] Etta Candy is the best
friend of which superhero?
[27] In which Australian city
could you play sport at Manuka Oval?
[28] Who wrote the 2006 book,
We Bought a Zoo, on which the 2011 movie of the same name was loosely based?
[29] Which car manufacturer makes
the Cayenne S E-Hybrid?
[30] The Curse of the Bambino was a longrunning superstitious sports curse centred around which baseball [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]
player?
[31] How many points are on the
Australian Commonwealth Star?
[32] True or false? The original name of the Hard Rock Café chain of restaurants was The Rock’n’Roll Café.
[33] Which team knocked Adelaide United out of the 2021-22 FFA Cup competition?
[34] Who plays the role of Gale Weathers
in the Scream movie series?
[35] The Square and Compasses is the most identifiable symbol of which organisation?
[36] Concord is the capital city of which
US state?
[37] In September 2016, who replaced Glenn Stevens as governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia?
[38] Harry Souttar is best known for his
involvement in which sport?
[39] The Rift Valley lakes are a series of
lakes on which continent?
[40] My 60 Memorable Games is a 1969
book by which chess grandmaster?
[41] Which legendary boxer is depicted on
the cover of the 1967 Beatles album,
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?
[42] In the Prokofiev composition, Peter and the Wolf, which orchestral instrument represents the duck?
[43] Who was awarded the gold medal for the 100m sprint at the 1988 Olympics when Ben Johnson was disqualified for failing a drug test?
[44] The Dome of the Rock, significant to a number of religions, is located in which city?
[45] Who was the bass player in the band,
INXS?
[46] Which letter comes between omicron
and rho in the Greek alphabet?
[47] The Three Springs Mine, the oldest and most productive talc mine in the southern hemisphere, is in which Australian state?
[48] Comedian Tom Green was married to
which actress from 2001 to 2002?
[49] Which country shares the longest
border with Argentina?
[50] Troy McClure is a character from
which animated TV series?