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Beginners (1 point)
1. What is the title of the Australian national anthem?
2. What colour is traditionally regarded as a symbol for peace?
3. What is the capital of New Zealand?
4. Bock, pilsner and porter are all types of what?
5. What is the nickname for the Australian men’s national rugby league team?
Intermediate (2 points)
6. Which South American mountain range is the highest outside of Asia?
7. In which city was the 2020 AFL Grand Final held?
8. Who was the last tsar of Russia?
9. Which island is the largest in the Mediterranean Sea: Cyprus, Rhodes or Sicily?
10. Who won the 2024 ARIA for album of the year?
Advanced (3 points)
11. What is the name of the closest star to Earth after the sun?
12. What was the first country to host the Winter Olympics twice?
13. Which element has the chemical symbol W?
14. In which country would you find the active volcanoes Pinatubo and Bulusan?
15. Behind Katharine Hepburn, who has won the second most best actress Oscars?
Answers
1. Advance Australia Fair
2. White
3. Wellington
4. Beer
5. The Kangaroos
6. Andes
7. Brisbane (Gabba)
8. Tsar Nicholas II
9. Sicily
10. Troye Sivan
11. Proxima Centauri
12. France
13. Tungsten
14. Philippines
15. Frances McDormand (3)
Compiled By Andrew Brooks
By Andrew Brooks
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correction
The Dali painting is called the persistence of memory, not the persistence of time as originally published.
