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?
[10] The Straits of Johor separates
Malaysia from which country?
[11] As at 2022, what is the seventh most
populous capital city in Australia?
[12] In relation to the former Australian
band, TISM, what does TISM stand for? [13] The three main ingredients of streusel
are butter, flour and what?
[14] What is the closest English definition
of the Japanese word, sensei?
[15] In 1917, which country purchased the
Danish West Indies?
[16] The late Craig Ruddy won the 2004 Archibald Prize for his portrait of which person, a painting which resulted in a court case?
[17] The Bhagavad Gita is a sacred text in
which religion?
[18] Who was the top seed for the 2022 Adelaide International 1 Women’s singles tournament?
[19] The Bangladesh War of Independence occurred during which decade of the 20th century?
[20] Quintex was an Australian company most commonly associated with which person?
[21] As at December 2021, which country was the highest producer of avocados?
[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
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?