The Weekend Post

40 Big Quiz

- Compiled by RIC ALLPORT

[1]

Who won Australia’s first medal at the 2022 Winter Paralympic­s?

What are the prime numbers between 80 and 90?

[3] Odessa is one of the most populated

cities in which country?

[4] Which car manufactur­er makes the

Carnival minivan?

[5] The Khyber Pass is on the border of

which two countries?

[6] In which 2020 movie did Sacha Baron

Cohen play Abbie Hoffman?

[7] Which two punctuatio­n marks are combined to make an interroban­g punctuatio­n mark?

[8] Sergiy Stakhovsky is best known for

his involvemen­t in which sport?

[9] What is the plural of the word,

diagnosis?

[10] Which former member of the band, The Police, started the tribute band, Call the Police?

[11] True or false? Overmorrow means the

day after tomorrow.

[12] In which genre of writing could a

person win a Ned Kelly Award?

[13] Which club is considered to be the

custodians and lawmakers of cricket?

[14] Soapstone is classified as which one

of the three main rock types?

[15] Corie and Paul Bratter are the main characters in which 1960s play by Neil Simon?

[16] Which team won the first match of the 2022 NRL season? [2] [17] The annual Henleyon-Todd Regatta is held on which ephemeral river of the Northern Territory?

[18] Coles Express is found in petrol stations of which company? Which two people served as the Prime Minister of Australia during 2010?

[20] “Melinda was mine ‘Til the time that I found her” are the opening words of which song by Neil Diamond?

[21] Which US state would you be in if you were standing in the Six Rivers National Forest?

[22] Who is the host of the popular podcast Wilosophy?

[23] What were the names of the four teams that took part in the 2019 AFLX tournament?

[24] What type of animal was the Nintendo character Donkey Kong?

[25] The December 1980 Rendlesham

Forest incident is often referred to as the Roswell of which country?

[26] In 2022, which two players were inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame?

[27] Bramble Cay, Australia’s northernmo­st point of land, is located in which gulf?

[28] Traditiona­l South African bokmakiri cheese is made from the milk of which animal?

[29] Which Australian band released the

2014 album Flesh & Blood?

[30] What is the official language of the

State of Palestine?

[31] Who is best known for writing the book The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, first published in 1946?

[32] Which two Australian animals are the closest surviving relatives of the Diprotodon optatum, the largest known marsupial to have ever existed?

[33] Gdansk is a tourist destinatio­n in

which European country?

[34] How many rounds were played in the 2022 AFLW regular season (not including the finals series)?

[35] Which convicted drug dealer took

part in the 2022 series of SAS

Australia: Who Dares Wins?

[36] The Tuul River runs through the southern part of which Asian capital city?

Nikita Khrushchev was the leader of the Soviet Union during which two decades?

Which Australian celebrity married Nick Candy in 2012? [39] Bunny Ears, Chin, Old Lady, and Queen of the Night are all types of which plant?

[40] Liza Minnelli won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performanc­e in which movie?

[41] The Hamersley Range is a mountainou­s region in which region of Western Australia?

[42] Matt Damon turned down the role played by Sam Worthingto­n in which 2009 movie?

[43] At the beginning of chess, how many

pawns in total are on the board?

[44] The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is the satirical holy book of which parody religion?

[45] Who was the first Australian to win

the WTA Player of the Year award?

[46] What is the main ingredient in

traditiona­l Japanese kusaya?

[47] Which historical figure was known as

The Lady with the Lamp?

[48] Richard Dean Anderson gained fame as the lead actor in which 1980s/1990s TV series?

[49] Which caves in Australia are thought to be the most ancient discovered open caves in the world?

[50] In March 2022, Yoon Suk-yeol became the president-elect of which country?

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