GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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1. What letter appears to the left of d on a keyboard?
2. A tiki is a carved image representing what in some Polynesian cultures?
3. Se is the chemical synbol for which element?
4. Keith Richard is a member of which rock group?
5. Rhinoplasty is surgery performed on which part of the body?
6. In which Australian state or territory would you find the township of Quorn?
7. How many sides does a quindecagon have?
8. The term vernal refers to which season?
9. What punctuation mark is comprised of two dots, one above the other?
10. Coney Island is a seaside resort and amusement centre off which American city?
11. What name is given to a bush bread made from a simple flour and water dough, cooked in the coals or a camp oven?
12. Who won the 2002 best actor Oscar?
13. What flavour is devil’s food cake?
14. Name the capital of the Isle of Man.
15. The Fabian Society was founded in which country?
SPORT
16. In Davis Cup tennis competition, what is played first –singles or the doubles?
17. Britain’s worst sporting disaster happened at a soccer match when 96 fans were crushed to death after a gate was mistakenly opened into an already packed stand. Where was that match played?
18. What is the shortest swimming distance contested in Olympic competition?
19. Who did Helen Wills Moody defeat in the women’s singles final in 1938 to claim her eighth Wimbledon singles title?
20. The GABBA is well-known around Australia as the home of both cricket and Australian Rules Football in which capital city?
FLORA AND FAUNA
21. Gibraltar’s Barbary ape is what type of monkey?
22. What is the state flower of California?
23. What native of Australia is the world’s most popular cage bird?
24. What kind of animal is a flying fox?
25. What flower was named from the Latin word for sword?
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
26. How many councillors will be elected to represent Wagga Wagga in the upcoming local government election?
27. Maher Oval is the home ground of which RFL club?
28. In which street would you find Wagga Wagga’s Baskin Robbins Ice Creamery?
29. Name the Public School found at 140 Edward St, Wagga Wagga.
30. What was the population of Wagga Wagga in 1861?
CURRENT EVENTS
31. A Port Adelaide Power fan was banned from attending future matches after she was filmed throwing what at Crows player Eddie Betts?
32. Name the Australian team Chef de Mission at the Rio Olympics.
33. Woolworths recently announced that they are ditching their “Woolworths Dollars”scheme and returning to what rewards system?
34. Which country opened the world’s longest glass suspension bridge at the weekend?
35. How long is that record breaking bridge?