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Jul 26, 2024 | 
thesaturdaypaper.com.au | Cindy MacDonald |Cindy Macdonald
11Paris 2024 is officially the Games of the [which] Olympiad? XXXIII. of people got this question correctWere youor22What name is given to the point on the Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake? (Bonus point for naming the point within the Earth where the earthquake rupture originates.)Epicentre. (Bonus point: Hypocentre.) of people got this question correctWere youor33Which gin brand shares its name with the nickname of the Yeoman Warders who guard the Tower of London? Beefeater.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
thesaturdaypaper.com.au | Cindy MacDonald |Cindy Macdonald
11In what year did man first walk on the moon? 1969. of people got this question correctWere youor22Which European capital city is also known as Baile Átha Cliath? Dublin. of people got this question correctWere youor33Name the first Australian male swimmer to compete at four Olympic Games. (Bronte Campbell will also become a four-time Olympian in Paris. Bonus points for naming the three other Australian swimmers to achieve this honour.)Cameron McEvoy.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
thesaturdaypaper.com.au | Cindy MacDonald |Cindy Macdonald
11How many AFL clubs have birds as their mascots? Five (Sydney Swans, Collingwood Magpies, Adelaide Crows, Hawthorn Hawks, West Coast Eagles) of people got this question correctWere youor22In which country is the highest mountain in the southern hemisphere? (Bonus point for naming the mountain.)Argentina. (Bonus point: Aconcagua.) of people got this question correctWere youor33The first woman elected to Australia’s House of Representatives was Enid [who]?
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
thesaturdaypaper.com.au | Cindy MacDonald |Cindy Macdonald
11The novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was written by Ken [who]? (Bonus point for naming the Czech-born director of the 1975 film adaptation.)Kesey. (Bonus point: Miloš Forman.) of people got this question correctWere youor22In which country did karaoke originate? Japan. of people got this question correctWere youor33Which is the odd one out: tornado, cyclone, typhoon or hurricane? Tornado (cyclones, typhoons and hurricane are essentially the same weather phenomenon).
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
thesaturdaypaper.com.au | Cindy MacDonald |Cindy Macdonald
11Jimmy Wales is a co-founder of which free-content online encyclopaedia? (Bonus point for naming the year it was founded.)Wikipedia. (Bonus point: 2001.) of people got this question correctWere youor22In “The Man from Snowy River” by A.B. “Banjo” Paterson, how much was the colt from old Regret worth? A thousand pound.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
thesaturdaypaper.com.au | Cindy MacDonald |Cindy Macdonald
11In astrology, Cancer and Pisces are two of the “water signs”. Name the third. Scorpio. of people got this question correctWere youor22What is the name of the island over which the Statue of Liberty presides? (Bonus point for naming the nearby island that is home to the United States’ National Museum of Immigration.)Liberty Island. (Bonus point: Ellis Island.) of people got this question correctWere youor33What colour is the number 1 on a roulette wheel? Red.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
thesaturdaypaper.com.au | Cindy MacDonald |Cindy Macdonald
11A zip-line is a suspended cable equipped with a pulley down which a harnessed rider glides. What animal name can also be used to describe it? Flying fox. of people got this question correctWere youor22In which European city would you find the famous Ponte di Rialto, or Rialto Bridge? Venice. of people got this question correctWere youor33Sarah Brightman plays Norma Desmond in the current Australian season of which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical? Sunset Boulevard.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
thesaturdaypaper.com.au | Cindy MacDonald |Cindy Macdonald
11The Battle of Tannenberg took place during which war? World War I. of people got this question correctWere youor22Which of the following elements is not considered radioactive: (a) uranium; (b) polonium; (c) caesium; or (d) promethium? (c) Caesium. of people got this question correctWere youor33A cello has how many strings? Four. of people got this question correctWere youor44What is the highest Mediterranean island mountain? Mount Etna.
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May 31, 2024 | 
thesaturdaypaper.com.au | Cindy MacDonald |Cindy Macdonald
11What did British archaeologist Howard Carter discover in November 1922? Tutankhamen’s tomb. of people got this question correctWere youor22In health, what does the abbreviation BPM stand for? Beats per minute. of people got this question correctWere youor33Name the two former athletes who last month resigned as co-chairs of the Australian Republic Movement? Nova Peris and Craig Foster.
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May 10, 2024 | 
thesaturdaypaper.com.au | Cindy MacDonald |Cindy Macdonald
11What is the birthstone for May? Emerald. of people got this question correctWere youor22Actress Amber Heard first met Johnny Depp while auditioning for which 2011 film? (Bonus points for naming whose novel the film was based on.)The Rum Diary. (Bonus point: Hunter S. Thompson.) of people got this question correctWere youor33Eddie Vedder is the lead singer of which Seattle-born rock band? Pearl Jam.
