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             Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Austrlian Edition

                     Complete Question & Answer List
                            [1014 Questions]
                         Compiled by Labmaster
                           v1.0 - 27/11/2005

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Introduction
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There isn't much to say in way of introduction, or any of the usual remarks
in an FAQ. Simply put, this is a complete list of questions and answers for
the game. The questions have been arranged in order of difficulty, with the
easiest ($100 level) questions coming first.


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This guide is Copyright © Labmaster, 2005. You are free to reproduce this
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[email protected]. Please ensure you include the word "Millionaire" in
the subject line, or else your message will not be forwarded on to me.
Questions, comments or any corrections may be directed to me in this way.


On to the questions:

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 #0001 Arctic regions are home to which of these animals?
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*Indian elephant
*Polar bear
*Bengal tiger
*Mountain lion

Answer: Polar bear

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 #0002 A particularly easy target is said to be a duck that's doing what?
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*Sewing
*Sitting
*Surfing
*Swimming

Answer: Sitting

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 #0003 How many hours are there in a day?
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*12
*18
*24
*30

Answer: 24

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 #0004 What is the first name of ALP leader Latham?
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*Mark
*Mike
*Mack
*Mork

Answer: Mark

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 #0005 Which of these is an Australian state?
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*North Australia
*South Australia
*East Australia
*West Australia

Answer: South Australia

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 #0006 Which of these countries lies in the Southern Hemisphere?
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*Canada
*Norway
*Australia
*Japan

Answer: Australia

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 #0007 Something that fails dismally is said to go down like a lead what?
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*Balloon
*Cloud
*Feather
*Pencil

Answer: Balloon

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 #0008 What kind of geographical feature is Everest?
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*River
*Sea
*Desert
*Mountain

Answer: Mountain

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 #0009 Which Australian coin is twelve-sided?
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*50-cent
*20-cent
*10-cent
*5-cent

Answer: 50-cent

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 #0010 Who was the British monarch at the turn of the millennium?
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*Elizabeth I
*Elizabeth II
*Elizabeth III
*Elizabeth IV

Answer: Elizabeth II

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 #0011 Colgate is a top-selling brand of what?
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*Ice-cream
*Coffee
*Toothpaste
*Bread

Answer: Toothpaste

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 #0012 A device common in computers is the hard what?
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*Core
*Hat
*Rock
*Drive

Answer: Drive

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 #0013 Which of these animals has webbed feet?
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*Duck
*Horse
*Cat
*Elephant

Answer: Duck

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 #0014 Traditionally cut by the bride and bridegroom at a wedding
       reception is the wedding what?
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*Dress
*Cake
*Ring
*Invitation

Answer: Cake

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 #0015 To turn something minor into a major problem is to make a mountain
       out of a what?
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*Mousehill
*Mulehill
*Molehill
*Moosehill

Answer: Molehill

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 #0016 A dance for four couples is a what dance?
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*Hexagon
*Triangle
*Pentagon
*Square

Answer: Square

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 #0017 A casino is a place for principally what activity?
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*Gambling
*Studying
*Praying
*Cooking

Answer: Gambling

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 #0018 To be calm and unruffled is to be as cool as a what?
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*Cockroach
*Cucumber
*Caterpillar
*Cumquat

Answer: Cucumber

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 #0019 A standard egg carton can hold how many eggs?
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*8
*10
*12
*14

Answer: 12

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 #0020 Which of these is also a carousel?
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*Big dipper
*Seesaw
*Slippery dip
*Merry-go-round

Answer: Merry-go-round

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 #0021 You might ask someone who won't speak: what got your tongue?
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*Cat
*Dog
*Rat
*Pig

Answer: Cat

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 #0022 According to the well-known phrase: as American as apple what?
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*Pie
*Strudel
*Crumble
*Turnover

Answer: Pie

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 #0023 Which of these is not a card game?
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*Poker
*Checkers
*Bridge
*Rummy

Answer: Checkers

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 #0024 Which of these is a stringed instrument?
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*Saxophone
*Trumpet
*Guitar
*Drum

Answer: Guitar

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 #0025 Australian Keith Urban made his name singing what kind of music?
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*Opera
*Jazz
*Rap
*Country

Answer: Country

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 #0026 Which city hosted the 2000 Olympic Games?
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*Sydney
*Adelaide
*Brisbane
*Melbourne

Answer: Sydney

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 #0027 Which of these is a simple card game played by matching pairs?
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*Bend
*Snap
*Smash
*Break

Answer: Snap

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 #0028 Which animal stores food in the form of a hump on its back?
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*Horse
*Lion
*Camel
*Dog

Answer: Camel

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 #0029 Who is the only sister of Britain's Prince Charles?
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*Annika
*Annette
*Annabelle
*Anne

Answer: Anne

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 #0030 Which of these counteracts the effects of a poison?
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*Antidote
*Antiphon
*Antipope
*Antinode

Answer: Antidote

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 #0031 A VIP is a 'very what person'?
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*Imperfect
*Important
*Impolite
*Impatient

Answer: Important

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 #0032 To foretell future events a fortune-teller looks into a what ball?
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*Soccer
*Moth
*Crystal
*Golf

Answer: Crystal

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 #0033 What is the part of a pair of trousers where the two legs join?
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*Waistband
*Pocket
*Cuff
*Crotch

Answer: Crotch

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 #0034 The British national anthem is 'God Save the what'?
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*Queen
*Country
*Prince
*Monarchy

Answer: Queen

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 #0035 Australian Mary Donaldson married into the royal family of which
       country?
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*Mexico
*Denmark
*Italy
*New Zealand

Answer: Denmark

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 #0036 Saskatchewan is a province of which country?
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*New Zealand
*Indonesia
*Canada
*France

Answer: Canada

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 #0037 The sun sets in which general direction?
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*North
*South
*East
*West

Answer: West

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 #0038 Which of these is a smooth, glossy fabric?
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*Satin
*Denim
*Canvas
*Linen

Answer: Satin

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 #0039 Which of these is a long-running TV current-affairs show?
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*50 Minutes
*60 Minutes
*70 Minutes
*80 Minutes

Answer: 60 Minutes

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 #0040 What do we call the day before today?
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*Yesteryear
*Yesterweek
*Yesterday
*Tomorrow

Answer: Yesterday

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 #0041 A classic early hit for Elvis Presley was 'Heartbreak what'?
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*Hospital
*Heliport
*House
*Hotel

Answer: Hotel

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 #0042 Chess is a game for normally how many players?
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*2
*3
*4
*5

Answer: 2

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 #0043 A VCR is a 'video cassette what'?
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*Restorer
*Recorder
*Rewinder
*Remover

Answer: Recorder

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 #0044 Rome is the capital of which country?
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*Germany
*Russia
*Italy
*UK

Answer: Italy

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 #0045 What kind of animal is the famous film character King Kong?
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*Elephant
*Dog
*Kangaroo
*Gorilla

Answer: Gorilla

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 #0046 Literature's most famous whale is Moby who?
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*Dick
*Rick
*Mick
*Nick

Answer: Dick

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 #0047 A famous Paris landmark is the Eiffel what?
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*Bridge
*Tower
*Square
*Palace

Answer: Tower

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 #0048 What is the sound a cow makes?
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*Baa
*Woof
*Moo
*Tweet

Answer: Moo

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 #0049 A famous US comedy troupe was the what Brothers?
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*Stalin
*Trotsky
*Lenin
*Marx

Answer: Marx

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 #0050 Which branch of knowledge deals with past events?
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*History
*Chemistry
*Biology
*Astronomy

Answer: History

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 #0051 Which of these is not a national Australian TV network?
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*Seven
*Eight
*Nine
*Ten

Answer: Eight

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 #0052 In Australia, which word do we shorten to 'hols'?
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*Holdens
*Holders
*Holidays
*Holograms

Answer: Holidays

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 #0053 Founded by the Romans, what is the capital city of Great Britain?
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*Birmingham
*Edinburgh
*London
*Manchester

Answer: London

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 #0054 What is the seventh letter of the English alphabet?
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*F
*G
*H
*J

Answer: G

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 #0055 Which of these animals is a type of ape?
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*Chipmunk
*Chimpanzee
*Chihuahua
*Chicken

Answer: Chimpanzee

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 #0056 Admiral is a rank in which branch of the armed forces?
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*Air Force
*Army
*Marine Corps
*Navy

Answer: Navy

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 #0057 In which board game can you buy houses and hotels?
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*Cluedo
*Monopoly
*Scrabble
*Trivial Pursuit

Answer: Monopoly

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 #0058 In the nursery rhyme, Baa Baa Black Sheep is asked what question?
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*What time is it?
*Have you any wool?
*Where's the farm?
*Why the long face?

Answer: Have you any wool?

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 #0059 In which country is the dollar not the basic unit of currency?
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*America
*Australia
*Britain
*New Zealand

Answer: Britain

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 #0060 Which activity requires the use of a needle?
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*Fishing
*Gardening
*Painting
*Sewing

Answer: Sewing

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 #0061 What animal is said to be in your throat if your voice is hoarse?
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*Butterfly
*Cat
*Frog
*Horse

Answer: Frog

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 #0062 Which is a well-known colloquialism for a leader?
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*Peak cat
*Summit mouse
*Top dog
*Uppermost weasel

Answer: Top dog

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 #0063 Which part of the body is also an imperial unit of length equal to
       12 inches?
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*Arm
*Foot
*Hand
*Leg

Answer: Foot

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 #0064 TV's B1 and B2 are famous for dressing in what sort of clothes?
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*Leotards
*Overalls
*Pyjamas
*Tracksuits

Answer: Pyjamas

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 #0065 John, Paul, George, and Ringo made up what famous '60s pop group?
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*The Antz
*The Beatles
*The Crikkets
*The Dragonflys

Answer: The Beatles

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 #0066 The Commonwealth of Australia comprises six states and how many
       territories?
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*One
*Two
*Three
*Four

Answer: Two

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 #0067 Which of Queen Elizabeth II's children was married to Diana,
       Princess of Wales?
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*Andrew
*Charles
*Edward
*Anne

Answer: Charles

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 #0068 The cross is a symbol of which major religion?
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*Buddhism
*Christianity
*Hinduism
*Islam

Answer: Christianity

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 #0069 What is by far the largest heavenly body in the solar system?
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*Earth
*Jupiter
*The Moon
*The Sun

Answer: The Sun

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 #0070 England's David Beckham is a superstar in which sport?
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*Golf
*Rugby
*Soccer
*Tennis

Answer: Soccer

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 #0071 What form of transport is the Mitsubishi Colt?
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*Car
*Plane
*Train
*Horse

Answer: Car

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 #0072 Which word is an anagram of a very popular flower?
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*Bore
*Core
*More
*Sore

Answer: Sore

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 #0073 The first in a popular movie series was 'Harry Potter and the
       Philosopher's what'?
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*Boulder
*Pebble
*Rock
*Stone

Answer: Stone

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 #0074 Hospital is to doctor as school is to which occupation?
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*Builder
*Lawyer
*Plumber
*Teacher

Answer: Teacher

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 #0075 What does water become in the process of vapourisation?
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*Glass
*Ice
*Steam
*Wine

Answer: Steam

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 #0076 What is the sum of 7 and 8?
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*1
*15
*56
*78

Answer: 15

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 #0077 Which device is used when administering an injection?
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*Scalpel
*Sphygmomanometer
*Stethoscope
*Syringe

Answer: Syringe

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 #0078 A square has how many sides?
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*Three
*Four
*Five
*Twelve

Answer: Four

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 #0079 What loud noise normally follows lightning?
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*Thunder
*Sonic boom
*Siren
*Burp

Answer: Thunder

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 #0080 Which occupation commonly uses a drill?
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*Architect
*Barrister
*Cleaner
*Dentist

Answer: Dentist

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 #0081 Which is a popular brand of breakfast cereal?
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*Coco Flakes
*Corn Loops
*Fruit Pops
*Rice Bubbles

Answer: Rice Bubbles

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 #0082 Which of these orchestral musical instruments is stringed?
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*Cymbal
*Flute
*Trumpet
*Violin

Answer: Violin

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 #0083 Where would you normally see a treadmill?
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*Casino
*Gym
*Library
*Restaurant

Answer: Gym

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 #0084 Which part of the human skeleton encloses the brain?
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*Pelvis
*Ribcage
*Skull
*Spine

Answer: Skull

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 #0085 Rhino is short for which word?
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*Rhinestone
*Rhinitis
*Rhinoceros
*Rhinoplasty

Answer: Rhinoceros

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 #0086 Eggs are the main ingredient in which dish?
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*Chowder
*Omelette
*Pizza
*Souvlaki

Answer: Omelette

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 #0087 Which word cannot meaningfully precede 'engine'?
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*Fire
*Fluffy
*Search
*Steam

Answer: Fluffy

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 #0088 Which fairytale character left behind a glass slipper at a ball?
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*Cinderella
*Hansel
*Rumpelstiltskin
*Snow White

Answer: Cinderella

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 #0089 What type of animated creature is the title character in the film
       'Finding Nemo'?
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*Bird
*Fish
*Insect
*Mammal

Answer: Fish

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 #0090 Which sport does not involve the use of racquets?
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*Badminton
*Golf
*Squash
*Tennis

Answer: Golf

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 #0091 Which is the title of a famous play by William Shakespeare?
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*Romeo and Juliet
*Pride and Prejudice
*Milo and Otis
*Dumb and Dumber

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

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 #0092 In Australia, July is part of which season?
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*Autumn
*Spring
*Summer
*Winter

Answer: Winter

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 #0093 Which colour does not appear on the Australian flag?
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*Blue
*Gold
*Red
*White

Answer: Gold

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 #0094 Which Australian animal is not a marsupial?
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*Dingo
*Kangaroo
*Koala
*Wombat

Answer: Dingo

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 #0095 Which abbreviation is a measure of someone's intelligence?
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*IOU
*IQ
*IT
*IVF

Answer: IQ

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 #0096 Which is a child's toy that has a puppet on a spring?
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*Jackboot
*Jackhammer
*Jack-in-the-box
*Jack-o'-lantern

Answer: Jack-in-the-box

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 #0097 Auckland is the largest city of which of Australia's neighbours?
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*East Timor
*Indonesia
*New Zealand
*Papua New Guinea

Answer: New Zealand

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 #0098 Which country played host to the 2004 Olympic Games?
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*Australia
*Greece
*Mexico
*Zambia

Answer: Greece

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 #0099 Which type of book chiefly contains maps?
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*Atlas
*Biography
*Colouring book
*Dictionary

Answer: Atlas

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 #0100 Believed to look after a particular individual is what sort of
       angel?
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*Archangel
*Cherub
*Guardian angel
*Charlie's Angel

Answer: Guardian angel

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 #0101 Which girl's name is also a small British coin?
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*Elizabeth
*Nancy
*Penny
*Sylvia

Answer: Penny

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 #0102 Which series of films features hobbits?
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*Austin Powers
*Halloween
*Harry Potter
*Lord of the Rings

Answer: Lord of the Rings

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 #0103 A calf is the young of which animal?
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*Cat
*Cow
*Goat
*Gorilla

Answer: Cow

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 #0104 The tongue is our principal organ for which of the senses?
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*Hearing
*Sight
*Smell
*Taste

Answer: Taste

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 #0105 What is the only planet apart from Pluto with only one moon?
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*Jupiter
*Saturn
*Mars
*Earth

Answer: Earth

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 #0106 The fruit of the oak tree is the what?
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*Acorn
*Awheat
*Arye
*Abarley

Answer: Acorn

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 #0107 Which of these describes the figure of a woman with a relatively
       narrow waist?
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*Sundial
*Hourglass
*Wristwatch
*Chronometer

Answer: Hourglass

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 #0108 Proverbially, a little what is a dangerous thing?
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*Smoking
*Drinking
*Learning
*Octopus

Answer: Learning

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 #0109 Colloquially, to fall to the ground is to hit the what?
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*Road
*Bottle
*Roof
*Deck

Answer: Deck

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 #0110 A hit Australian sitcom is 'Kath & who'?
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*Ken
*Kim
*Kit
*Kev

Answer: Kim

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 #0111 Which of these is an animal's young produced at one time?
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*Latter
*Letter
*Lotter
*Litter

Answer: Litter

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 #0112 What is the fourth planet from the sun?
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*Venus
*Mars
*Earth
*Mercury

Answer: Mars

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 #0113 A marksman is a person skilled at what?
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*Drawing
*Sailing
*Shooting
*Cooking

Answer: Shooting

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 #0114 Movie character Shrek is basically which colour?
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*Green
*Blue
*Red
*Orange

Answer: Green

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 #0115 Which of these is a kind of robbery?
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*Push-up
*Hold-up
*Mix-up
*Leg-up

Answer: Hold-up

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 #0116 'What Fabulous' is the name of the British sitcom, shortened to 'Ab
       Fab'?
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*Absorbently
*Absurdly
*Absolutely
*Absently

Answer: Absolutely

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 #0117 One of Robin Hood's band of merry men was Friar who?
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*Tuckerbox
*Tuckwell
*Tucker
*Tuck

Answer: Tuck

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 #0118 What is the part of a tyre that touches the road?
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*Tread
*Track
*Trace
*Trail

Answer: Tread

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 #0119 According to the nursery rhyme, 'Diddle, diddle, what, my son
       John'?
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*Crumpet
*Dumpling
*Muffin
*Pancake

Answer: Dumpling

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 #0120 In astronomy, thought to arise from the collapse of a massive star
       is a what hole?
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*Bleak
*Block
*Black
*Big

Answer: Black

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 #0121 The South American piranha is a type of what?
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*Insect
*Bird
*Reptile
*Fish

Answer: Fish

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 #0122 Sylvester Stallone's Rocky character is what kind of sportsman?
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*Boxer
*Golfer
*Runner
*Footballer

Answer: Boxer

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 #0123 Meaning 'in the very act of a crime' is what-handed?
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*Heavy
*Red
*Left
*Short

Answer: Red

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 #0124 Which of these is a common, harmless spider?
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*Granny-fat-legs
*Mummy-short-legs
*Daddy-long-legs
*Aunty-thin-legs

Answer: Daddy-long-legs

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 #0125 For what does the 'Q' stand in the name Qantas?
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*Queanbeyan
*Queenscliff
*Queenstown
*Queensland

Answer: Queensland

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 #0126 Which of these means to pass another vehicle?
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*Overtake
*Overpass
*Overturn
*Override

Answer: Overtake

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 #0127 The sales abbreviation ONO stands for 'or what offer'?
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*Neatest
*Nearest
*Nicest
*Noisiest

Answer: Nearest

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 #0128 A computer-game hero is Sonic the what?
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*Aardvark
*Polecat
*Hedgehog
*Muskrat

Answer: Hedgehog

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 #0129 What does a troubadour do?
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*Fight bulls
*Grow vegetables
*Write wills
*Sing songs

Answer: Sing songs

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 #0130 To overcome initial reserve at a social occasion is to break what?
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*The ice
*A leg
*Up
*Wind

Answer: The ice

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 #0131 Soft and white is what cheese?
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*House
*Cottage
*Bungalow
*Apartment

Answer: Cottage

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 #0132 Education at a university is classed as what?
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*Primary
*Secondary
*Tertiary
*Quaternary

Answer: Tertiary

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 #0133 France and which other country are joined by the 'Chunnel'?
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*Germany
*Spain
*Italy
*UK

Answer: UK

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 #0134 Which of these is the strip of material covering the opening on a
       pair of trousers?
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*Fly
*Bee
*Wasp
*Cicada

Answer: Fly

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 #0135 The Boeing 747 has how many engines?
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*One
*Two
*Three
*Four

Answer: Four

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 #0136 What shape is the base of a cone?
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*Triangle
*Circle
*Pentagon
*Square

Answer: Circle

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 #0137 The name of which state capital has the fewest letters?
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*Sydney
*Hobart
*Perth
*Brisbane

Answer: Perth

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 #0138 According to the nursery rhyme, 'This little pig had roast what'?
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*Beef
*Lamb
*Chicken
*Pork

Answer: Beef

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 #0139 According to the nursery rhyme, 'There was an old woman who lived
       in a what'?
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*Sneaker
*Shoe
*Clog
*Ugh boot

Answer: Shoe

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 #0140 According to the well-known saying, there's no rest for the what?
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*Wilted
*Wasted
*Wicked
*Wicket

Answer: Wicked

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 #0141 Which animal is a nag?
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*Dog
*Kangaroo
*Bear
*Horse

Answer: Horse

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 #0142 According to the Bible, who was the first woman?
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*Eva
*Eve
*Evie
*Evita

Answer: Eve

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 #0143 Which of these represents the sound of a tittering laugh?
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*Teebee
*Teelee
*Teehee
*Teevee

Answer: Teehee

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 #0144 Which fish is also a roost for a bird?
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*Shark
*Trout
*Carp
*Perch

Answer: Perch

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 #0145 A bellboy is an employee in which establishment?
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*Hotel
*Hospital
*School
*Church

Answer: Hotel

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 #0146 A landmark in which city is the Parthenon?
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*London
*Athens
*Berlin
*Moscow

Answer: Athens

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 #0147 A London landmark is what Ben?
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*Blue
*Bull
*Big
*Bad

Answer: Big

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 #0148 In which city is the Australian War Memorial?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Newcastle
*Hobart
*Darwin
*Canberra

Answer: Canberra

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0149 Which of these is one who inherits the estate of another?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Heir
*Air
*Ayr
*Eyre

Answer: Heir

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0150 A device for forcing paints or other liquids through a small nozzle
       is the spray-what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Rifle
*Gun
*Cannon
*Howitzer

Answer: Gun

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0151 Which of these police ranks is lowest?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Inspector
*Superintendent
*Constable
*Sergeant

Answer: Constable

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0152 What is the name of TV's most famous dolphin?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Rin Tin Tin
*Mr Ed
*Humphrey
*Flipper

Answer: Flipper

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0153 Colloquially, one obtaining social security benefits without
       looking for work is called a dole what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bludger
*Idler
*Shirker
*Loafer

Answer: Bludger

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0154 In the US, Emmys are awarded in which branch of entertainment?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Film
*TV
*Theatre
*Radio

Answer: TV

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0155 A kind of who or what is a grenadier?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Colour
*Drink
*Soldier
*Plant

Answer: Soldier

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0156 Especially by children, a person easily scared is known as a
       fraidy-what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mouse
*Rabbit
*Bird
*Cat

Answer: Cat

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0157 Which synonym is also a commissioned officer rank in the army?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Chief
*Main
*Major
*Principal

Answer: Major

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0158 Which letter of the alphabet represents the principal side of a
       vinyl record?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*A
*B
*C
*D

Answer: A

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0159 Which type of jump requires the use of an elastic cord?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Triple jump
*Long jump
*High jump
*Bungee jump

Answer: Bungee jump

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0160 An x is the symbol for which mathematical process?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Addition
*Division
*Multiplication
*Subtraction

Answer: Multiplication

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0161 Which part of the body are you said to pay through when paying an
       excessive amount?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ear
*Mouth
*Nose
*Skin

Answer: Nose

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0162 In animal classification, which genus refers to modern humans?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Canis
*Felis
*Homo
*Ursa

Answer: Homo

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0163 What type of animal is the lorikeet?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bird
*Fish
*Mammal
*Reptile

Answer: Bird

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0164 Colloquially speaking, what get crossed when there's a
       misunderstanding?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Wires
*Ropes
*Cables
*Legs

Answer: Wires

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0165 A glasshouse is also known as a what-colour..house?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Blue
*Green
*Red
*Yellow

Answer: Green

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0166 Which is both a dog breed and a long stick used by a lecturer?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Boxer
*Pointer
*Retriever
*Setter

Answer: Pointer

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0167 Which type of bird is also a colloquial term for a fool?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Budgerigar
*Galah
*Kookaburra
*Magpie

Answer: Galah

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0168 Which synonym is also a category of star?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Dwarf
*Midget
*Pygmy
*Shrimp

Answer: Dwarf

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0169 Loved by Julius Caesar and Mark Antony was Cleopatra, Queen of
       where?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Britain
*Egypt
*Macedonia
*Rome

Answer: Egypt

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0170 Which biblical character was the wife of Adam and mother of all
       mankind?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Eve
*Mary
*Rachel
*Sarah

Answer: Eve

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0171 Who directed such film thrillers as 'Psycho' and 'Vertigo'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Woody Allen
*Alfred Hitchcock
*Steven Spielberg
*Billy Wilder

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0172 What is the common term for a male goose?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bull
*Drake
*Gander
*Stag

Answer: Gander

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0173 The iris is part of which sensory organ?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ear
*Eye
*Nose
*Skin

Answer: Eye

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0174 Gallipoli is a peninsula in which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Germany
*Italy
*Norway
*Turkey

Answer: Turkey

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0175 The gazelle is a graceful kind of which animal?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Antelope
*Cat
*Dog
*Horse

Answer: Antelope

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0176 Which is another name for an undertaker?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mortician
*Musician
*Physician
*Politician

Answer: Mortician

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0177 The statuette awarded by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
       Sciences has what name?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Charlie
*Mike
*Oscar
*Victor

Answer: Oscar

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0178 What do we call someone who rides a bicycle?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cyclops
*Cyclone
*Cyclist
*Cyclamen

Answer: Cyclist

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0179 Which initials introduce an addition to a letter after the
       signature?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*AM
*DP
*PS
*SR

Answer: PS

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0180 Supposedly resulting in the damnation of someone's soul are the
       how-many deadly sins?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Five
*Seven
*Ten
*Twelve

Answer: Seven

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0181 40-15 is a regular score in which sport?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Baseball
*Cricket
*Golf
*Tennis

Answer: Tennis

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0182 Which type of weather denotes very fine rain?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Downpour
*Drizzle
*Sleet
*Snow

Answer: Drizzle

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0183 Which letter of the alphabet signifies a film classified 'for
       mature audiences only'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*F
*M
*G
*O

Answer: M

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0184 Who became Australia's prime minister in 1996?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bob Hawke
*Malcolm Fraser
*John Howard
*Paul Keating

Answer: John Howard

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0185 What does 12 divided by 4 equal?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*2
*3
*6
*8

Answer: 3

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0186 To allow very little margin is to cut it how?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Both ways
*Down
*Fine
*Off

Answer: Fine

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0187 What sort of block denotes an inability to remember something?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Building
*Mental
*Road
*Toilet

Answer: Mental

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0188 Which is a horse's fastest pace?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Canter
*Gallop
*Trot
*Walk

Answer: Gallop

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0189 What can often be described as on the cob?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Barley
*Corn
*Rice
*Wheat

Answer: Corn

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0190 What is the past tense of 'run'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ran
*Runned
*Running
*Runs

Answer: Ran

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0191 Where in your body are your canines?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Brain
*Ear
*Heart
*Mouth

Answer: Mouth

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0192 Which adjective denotes a third rank or stage?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Primary
*Quaternary
*Secondary
*Tertiary

Answer: Tertiary

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0193 Which was a huge hit song for Australian band Men at Work?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Down Under
*Over and Out
*Up and Over
*Up, Up and Away

Answer: Down Under

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0194 What is the abbreviation for Doctor of Philosophy?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*D.P.
*D.o.P
*P.D
*Ph.D

Answer: Ph.D

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0195 Where would you normally see driftwood?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*At a barbecue
*In a sawmill
*On a beach
*On a house

Answer: On a beach

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0196 What is the surname of TV's Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, and
       Pugsley?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Addams
*Jetson
*Munster
*Simpson

Answer: Addams

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0197 What is Australia's southernmost state?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Queensland
*South Australia
*Tasmania
*Victoria

Answer: Tasmania

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0198 What is the title of the British monarch's representative in
       Australia?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Governor-General
*Major-General
*Lieutenant-Governor
*Lord Admiral

Answer: Governor-General

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0199 Covered with a shaggy coat, which is a breed of dog?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cowdog
*Goatdog
*Pigdog
*Sheepdog

Answer: Sheepdog

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0200 Painted by Leonardo da Vinci, what is arguably the world's most
       famous portrait?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Lisa Marie
*Maria Theresa
*Mona Lisa
*Moira Louisa

Answer: Mona Lisa

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0201 Dutch is the official language of which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Denmark
*Germany
*Holland
*Norway

Answer: Holland

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0202 Husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is Prince who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Albert
*Harry
*Philip
*William

Answer: Philip

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0203 Which of these fruits is eaten as a vegetable?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Apple
*Banana
*Orange
*Tomato

Answer: Tomato

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0204 What sort of horse is a toy large enough to be ridden by a child?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Rocking
*Rolling
*Stalking
*Trojan

Answer: Rocking

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0205 A hoot is the cry of which bird?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Canary
*Eagle
*Goose
*Owl

Answer: Owl

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0206 An American army scout and showman was the legendary Buffalo who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bill
*Phil
*Will
*Jill

Answer: Bill

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0207 What would you normally do with a flapjack?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Drink it
*Eat it
*Play it
*Wear it

Answer: Eat it

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0208 Which is a colloquialism for your navel?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Belly button
*Gut knob
*Stomach lever
*Tummy hole

Answer: Belly button

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0209 Which of these adjectives describes a type of telephone?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Clueless
*Cordless
*Gormless
*Reckless

Answer: Cordless

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0210 Which of these cities is a national capital?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Birmingham
*Barcelona
*Naples
*Paris

Answer: Paris

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0211 Which of these is a type of pen?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Baize-tip
*Suede-tip
*Shag-tip
*Felt-tip

Answer: Felt-tip

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0212 Which of these is the name of a large American vehicle adapted from
       military use?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Warbler
*Hummer
*Singer
*Crooner

Answer: Hummer

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0213 Which of these is not a chess piece?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bishop
*General
*Queen
*Knight

Answer: General

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0214 Proverbially, hope springs what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Rare
*Eternal
*Often
*Never

Answer: Eternal

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0215 Which of these is not a Nobel Prize category?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Peace
*Sculpture
*Literature
*Chemistry

Answer: Sculpture

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0216 Made in 1987 was the US film 'Three Men and a what'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Baby
*Toddler
*Papoose
*Bub

Answer: Baby

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0217 Traditionally, the Three Wise Men did not present which of these
       gifts to the infant Jesus?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Gold
*Frankincense
*Myrrh
*Teddy bear

Answer: Teddy bear

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0218 The pug is a breed of which animal?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Dog
*Pig
*Cat
*Sheep

Answer: Dog

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0219 A top-selling car in Australia is the Holden what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Colt
*Commodore
*Camry
*Civic

Answer: Commodore

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0220 Figuratively, the world has how many corners?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*One
*Two
*Three
*Four

Answer: Four

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0221 What is the prestige that a business acquires beyond the mere value
       of what it sells?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Goodness
*Goodo
*Goodwill
*Goodtime

Answer: Goodwill

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0222 Which of these states has the largest population?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Victoria
*Tasmania
*Western Australia
*South Australia

Answer: Victoria

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0223 To do as someone else has done is to follow in their what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Footnotes
*Footsteps
*Foothills
*Footballs

Answer: Footsteps

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0224 What was the name of the health scheme introduced by the Whitlam
       Labor government?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Medistore
*Medicent
*Medibank
*Medishop

Answer: Medibank

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0225 In which of these places would you expect to find a presbytery?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Prison
*Hospital
*School
*Church

Answer: Church

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0226 Conducted without regard for legal procedure is a what court?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Kangaroo
*Platypus
*Koala
*Echidna

Answer: Kangaroo

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0227 What does a teetotaller abstain from drinking?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Tea
*Coffee
*Alcohol
*Coca-Cola

Answer: Alcohol

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0228 To alter one's fundamental character is to change one's what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Clothes
*Friends
*Freckles
*Spots

Answer: Spots

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0229 Which writing implement has a type called 'fountain'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Pen
*Pencil
*Chalk
*Crayon

Answer: Pen

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0230 Which rich sauce is basically made of egg yolks, butter and lemon
       juice or vinegar?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Polandaise
*Hollandaise
*Finlandaise
*Irelandaise

Answer: Hollandaise

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0231 A career marked by both successes and failures is said to be what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Dotted
*Patterned
*Chequered
*Striped

Answer: Chequered

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0232 Which of these is the key person in some situation?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Tenpin
*Hairpin
*Hatpin
*Linchpin

Answer: Linchpin

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0233 Which of these is a person under medical supervision?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Patient
*Pertinent
*Patent
*Penitent

Answer: Patient

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0234 To make two attempts at something is to have two bites of the what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Chocolate
*Cherry
*Chestnut
*Cheese

Answer: Cherry

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0235 Which of these is a celebrity beach colony in Los Angeles county?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Majorca
*Marabou
*Malibu
*Molonglo

Answer: Malibu

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0236 Something askew is said to be skew-what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Reek
*Smell
*Pong
*Whiff

Answer: Whiff

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0237 Which of these is a retail outlet?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Emporium
*Eupatorium
*Endometrium
*Euphonium

Answer: Emporium

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0238 What was the name of the Australian yacht that unsuccessfully
       defended the America's Cup?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cockatoo III
*Kookaburra III
*Emu III
*Cassowary III

Answer: Kookaburra III

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0239 The Union Jack occupies which quadrant of the Australian flag?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bottom right
*Bottom left
*Top left
*Top right

Answer: Top left

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0240 Who was the drummer for The Beatles?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*John
*Paul
*George
*Ringo

Answer: Ringo

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0241 A Beach Boys hit was 'California what'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Girls
*Weather
*Food
*Taxes

Answer: Girls

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0242 A Jules Verne novel is 'Journey to the Centre of the what'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Outback
*Earth
*Lake
*Circle

Answer: Earth

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0243 Christopher Columbus was a great what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Painter
*Musician
*Navigator
*Astronomer

Answer: Navigator

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0244 Which of these is used for stitching wounds and to string violins
       and tennis racquets?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Batgut
*Eelgut
*Owlgut
*Catgut

Answer: Catgut

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0245 Played with a metal slide is a what guitar?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hawaiian
*Alaskan
*Virginian
*Nebraskan

Answer: Hawaiian

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0246 The personification of freezing weather is who Frost?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Joe
*Jack
*Johnny
*Jesus

Answer: Jack

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0247 If applauding, we what hands?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Shake
*Wring
*Clap
*Wash

Answer: Clap

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0248 Something not in a house or building is said to be out of what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Windows
*Walls
*Floors
*Doors

Answer: Doors

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0249 The phrase 'season's greetings' commonly features on a what card?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Christmas
*Birthday
*Sympathy
*Business

Answer: Christmas

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0250 Which of these is a common abbreviation of 'Christmas'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Wmas
*Xmas
*Ymas
*Zmas

Answer: Xmas

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0251 The Swiss Guards are responsible for protecting which leader?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Dalai Lama
*US president
*Pope
*UK monarch

Answer: Pope

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0252 Who was the male star of the film 'Pretty Woman'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Kevin Costner
*Tom Cruise
*Mel Gibson
*Richard Gere

Answer: Richard Gere

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0253 From what language do we get the word 'smorgasbord'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Swedish
*Italian
*Japanese
*Arabic

Answer: Swedish

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0254 In which of the following fields would you use the term 'a
       cappella'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cookery
*Music
*Architecture
*Poetry

Answer: Music

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0255 Said to bring good luck to its finder is a four-leaf what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Clematis
*Carnation
*Clover
*Cactus

Answer: Clover

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0256 Born in 1956, Bjorn Borg was a champion in which sport?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Golf
*Cycling
*Swimming
*Tennis

Answer: Tennis

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0257 Which of these is a cocktail?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Martin
*Martini
*Martinet
*Martinez

Answer: Martini

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0258 The ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii are in which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Italy
*Greece
*Spain
*France

Answer: Italy

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0259 Which of these is a name given to several breeds of dog?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Reclaimer
*Retriever
*Redeemer
*Returner

Answer: Retriever

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0260 Based on the Puccini opera 'Madama Butterfly' is the hit musical
       'Miss what'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bombay
*Bangkok
*Saigon
*Sydney

Answer: Saigon

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0261 Facial stubble that appears before the end of the day is called 'a
       what shadow'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1700 hours
*PM
*Lengthening
*Five o'clock

Answer: Five o'clock

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0262 C is the chemical symbol of which element?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Carbon
*Calcium
*Cobalt
*Copper

Answer: Carbon

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0263 Used in hairdressing is what sort of iron?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Crimping
*Flat
*Grid
*Steam

Answer: Crimping

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0264 Which is obtained chiefly from the juice of cane or beet?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Butter
*Pepper
*Salt
*Sugar

Answer: Sugar

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0265 Which sport is also a pumpkin-like vegetable, but smaller?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cricket
*Golf
*Squash
*Tennis

Answer: Squash

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0266 Which is another name for the Virgin Mary?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Madeleine
*Madison
*Madonna
*Madrigal

Answer: Madonna

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0267 What are traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Eggs
*Frankfurters
*Oranges
*Pancakes

Answer: Pancakes

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0268 Which of these creatures is a squid-like animal?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cuttlefish
*Silverfish
*Starfish
*Swordfish

Answer: Cuttlefish

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0269 Cathy Freeman became an Australian hero competing in which sport?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Athletics
*Golf
*Swimming
*Tennis

Answer: Athletics

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0270 In which country of the UK is Glasgow the largest city?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*England
*Northern Ireland
*Scotland
*Wales

Answer: Scotland

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0271 The average Australian citizen is colloquially known as Joe who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Animal
*Bloggs
*Coight
*Duffy

Answer: Bloggs

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0272 Which of the sciences includes the branches of algebra, calculus,
       and geometry?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Chemistry
*Geology
*Mathematics
*Physics

Answer: Mathematics

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0273 Australia's largest reptile is a species of which animal?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Alligator
*Crocodile
*Goanna
*Snake

Answer: Crocodile

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0274 Which sign of the zodiac is symbolised by the Twins?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Aries
*Cancer
*Gemini
*Taurus

Answer: Gemini

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0275 Making easy progress in competition is said to be what sort of
       ride?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Armchair
*Couch
*Divan
*Sofa

Answer: Armchair

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0276 Buckingham Palace is the London residence of which country's
       monarch?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Belgium
*Britain
*Monaco
*Spain

Answer: Britain

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0277 A cobbler is a person who mends which items of clothing?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hats
*Pants
*Shoes
*Socks

Answer: Shoes

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0278 Which word in this basic question is an adjective?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Adjective
*Basic
*Question
*Word

Answer: Basic

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0279 An archer uses what type of weapon?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bow & arrow
*Cannon
*Rifle
*Sword

Answer: Bow & arrow

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0280 Which noun best describes a person intolerant towards those who
       think differently?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Anglophile
*Bigot
*Cretin
*Delinquent

Answer: Bigot

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0281 Sufficient room or scope is called what sort of room?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ankle
*Elbow
*Knee
*Shoulder

Answer: Elbow

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0282 How do we describe the small print in a contract setting the
       conditions and matters of detail?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cloudy
*Fine
*Sunny
*Wet

Answer: Fine

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0283 What type of medal is awarded for first place in an Olympic
       contest?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bronze
*Gold
*Platinum
*Silver

Answer: Gold

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0284 The RSPCA is the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
       what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Adolescents
*The Aged
*Animals
*Artists

Answer: Animals

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0285 What is the other common name for table tennis?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Pang-peng
*Peng-ping
*Ping-pong
*Pong-pung

Answer: Ping-pong

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0286 Which marsupial is a smaller member of the kangaroo family?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bandicoot
*Koala
*Wallaby
*Wombat

Answer: Wallaby

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0287 How many world wars occurred in the 20th century?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*One
*Two
*Three
*Four

Answer: Two

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0288 Which amusement park ride is also called a roller-coaster?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Big dipper
*Dodgem cars
*Ghost train
*Merry-go-round

Answer: Big dipper

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0289 Which term denotes a person who is tactful in negotiations?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Diplodocus
*Diploma
*Diplomat
*Diplopod

Answer: Diplomat

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0290 Which of the grand slam tennis tournaments is played on grass?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Australian Open
*French Open
*US Open
*Wimbledon

Answer: Wimbledon

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0291 What is the colloquialism for a day taken off work due to illness,
       whether genuine or feigned?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Sickening
*Sickie
*Sicko
*Sick pay

Answer: Sickie

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0292 The adjective optic relates to which of the senses?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hearing
*Sight
*Smell
*Taste

Answer: Sight

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0293 How many seconds are in four minutes?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*200
*210
*220
*240

Answer: 240

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0294 Napoleon Bonaparte was a great 19th-century emperor of which
       country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*France
*Germany
*Italy
*Spain

Answer: France

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0295 Shane Warne is a champion Australian player in which sport?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Boxing
*Cricket
*Golf
*Tennis

Answer: Cricket

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0296 Which fictional character is a hero of a series of jungle stories
       by Edgar Rice Burroughs?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Batman
*The Phantom
*Superman
*Tarzan

Answer: Tarzan

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0297 What is measured by the metre?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Force
*Length
*Mass
*Time

Answer: Length

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0298 Which other game besides chess can be played on a chessboard?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Chinese chequers
*Dominoes
*Draughts
*Ludo

Answer: Draughts

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0299 What is the name of the long-running hit TV show that starred
       Jennifer Aniston among five others?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Acquaintances
*Friends
*Lovers
*Neighbours

Answer: Friends

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0300 What is the surname of Australian singing sisters, Kylie and
       Dannii?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Amorosi
*Chambers
*Goodrem
*Minogue

Answer: Minogue

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0301 In geometry, a line meeting another at right angles is described
       how?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Parallel
*Paranoid
*Perpendicular
*Placid

Answer: Perpendicular

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0302 Which of these animals is not a mammal?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Grouse
*Horse
*Moose
*Mouse

Answer: Grouse

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0303 Which of Australia's neighbours lies across the Tasman Sea?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*East Timor
*Indonesia
*New Zealand
*Papua New Guinea

Answer: New Zealand

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0304 What are you said to lose if you become too afraid to do something?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Marbles
*Nerve
*Plot
*Temper

Answer: Nerve

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0305 Which hemisphere is also known as the New World?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Eastern
*Northern
*Southern
*Western

Answer: Western

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0306 Which English novelist wrote 'Oliver Twist' in the late 1830s?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Jane Austen
*Emily Bronte
*Charles Dickens
*Thomas Hardy

Answer: Charles Dickens

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0307 Which is a procedure of plastic surgery?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Uplift
*Kneelift
*Facelift
*Chairlift

Answer: Facelift

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0308 2003 saw the end of Saddam Hussein's reign as dictator of which
       country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Iraq
*Iran
*India
*Israel

Answer: Iraq

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0309 In which Australian state or territory is Uluru?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Northern Territory
*South Australia
*Victoria
*Western Australia

Answer: Northern Territory

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0310 A type of radiation with invisible light rays is ultra..what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Blue
*Orange
*Red
*Violet

Answer: Violet

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0311 Which prize is awarded annually in Sweden and Norway?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Archibald
*Booker
*Nobel
*Pulitzer

Answer: Nobel

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0312 Traditionally founded in 753 BC, what is the capital of Italy?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Florence
*Milan
*Rome
*Venice

Answer: Rome

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0313 What's another name for the cantaloupe?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Rock hopper
*Rock lobster
*Rock melon
*Rock plant

Answer: Rock melon

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0314 Which word is not represented in the common abbreviation for a
       written acknowledgement of debt?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*I
*Owe
*Pay
*You

Answer: Pay

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0315 Breeches are a kind of what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Trousers
*Gloves
*Boots
*Spectacles

Answer: Trousers

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0316 Which of the senses relates to 'acoustic'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Sight
*Hearing
*Taste
*Touch

Answer: Hearing

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0317 A notorious symbol of the Cold War was the Berlin what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Wall
*Corridor
*Curtain
*Tower

Answer: Wall

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0318 Bastille Day is a national holiday of which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Germany
*France
*Italy
*Spain

Answer: France

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0319 What kind of vessel is HMAS 'Collins'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Submarine
*Destroyer
*Cruiser
*Minesweeper

Answer: Submarine

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0320 A region's fauna is its what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Weather
*History
*Language
*Animals

Answer: Animals

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0321 Which actress stars in the 2001 film 'Save the Last Dance'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Kirsten Dunst
*Natalie Portman
*Claire Danes
*Julia Stiles

Answer: Julia Stiles

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0322 What was the first name of Australia's first prime minister,
       Barton?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Edmund
*Edward
*Edgar
*Edwin

Answer: Edmund

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0323 Australian Lionel Rose was a world champion in which sport?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Swimming
*Boxing
*Cycling
*Running

Answer: Boxing

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0324 Which of these companies is a major owner of shopping centres?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Westerly
*Westbrook
*Westfield
*Westin

Answer: Westfield

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0325 Which of these was a British king?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Stephen II
*Richard IV
*Edward IX
*George VI

Answer: George VI

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0326 CCTV stands for 'what television'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Closed-circuit
*Cubic-capacity
*Carbon-copy
*Corn-chip

Answer: Closed-circuit

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0327 What is the name of actress Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter born in
       2004?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mango
*Apple
*Orange
*Banana

Answer: Apple

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0328 In July 2004 the US Congress approved a free-trade deal with which
       country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Spain
*Japan
*Australia
*Russia

Answer: Australia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0329 To be quick to take advantage of a situation is to be in like who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Rafferty
*Thring
*Finch
*Flynn

Answer: Flynn

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0330 Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson star in the 2004 film version of which
       TV cop show?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Starsky and Hutch
*Hawaii Five-O
*Adam-12
*Kojak

Answer: Starsky and Hutch

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0331 Australia competes against which country for rugby union's
       Bledisloe Cup?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*France
*New Zealand
*USA
*South Africa

Answer: New Zealand

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0332 Which of these is a computer program for organising numerical data?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Broadsheet
*Newsheet
*Spreadsheet
*Bedsheet

Answer: Spreadsheet

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0333 A gesture of servility is to tug one's what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Forelimb
*Foreland
*Foreloin
*Forelock

Answer: Forelock

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0334 Which of these is not a brand of digital camera?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Eveready
*Canon
*Nikon
*Olympus

Answer: Eveready

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0335 In which country is the Cape of Good Hope?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Nigeria
*Morocco
*Somalia
*South Africa

Answer: South Africa

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0336 Transmitting disease in humans and animals is Africa's tsetse what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Worm
*Frog
*Fly
*Beetle

Answer: Fly

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0337 What is the telephone area code for most of New South Wales?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*01
*02
*03
*04

Answer: 02

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0338 What is the postcode for the Melbourne CBD?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*3000
*4000
*5000
*6000

Answer: 3000

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0339 The Melbourne Cup is run on what day of the week?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Monday
*Tuesday
*Wednesday
*Thursday

Answer: Tuesday

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0340 One of the best-known of Aesop's Fables is 'The Wolf in whose
       Clothing'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cow's
*Bear's
*Sheep's
*Snake's

Answer: Sheep's

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0341 Which of these animals has the most conspicuous proboscis?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Giraffe
*Octopus
*Horse
*Elephant

Answer: Elephant

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0342 Which London square is home to Nelson's Column?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Trafalgar
*Leicester
*Montpelier
*Grosvenor

Answer: Trafalgar

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0343 In the nursery rhyme, 'under the haystack, fast asleep' is Little
       who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bo Peep
*Boy Blue
*Miss Muffet
*Jack Horner

Answer: Boy Blue

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0344 Which of these is a place for people and things forgotten or cast
       aside?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Jumbo
*Bimbo
*Limbo
*Mumbo

Answer: Limbo

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0345 Written by Cole Porter was the song 'what the Beguine'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Beget
*Begone
*Beggar
*Begin

Answer: Begin

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0346 Which of these has the type called 'seersucker'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Fabric
*Plant
*Bird
*Insect

Answer: Fabric

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0347 What kind of warship is the USS 'Enterprise'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Battleship
*Aircraft carrier
*Cruiser
*Submarine

Answer: Aircraft carrier

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0348 Which TV series featured the starship USS 'Enterprise'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Space: 1999
*Lost in Space
*Star Trek
*Battlestar Galactica

Answer: Star Trek

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0349 Which space shuttle disintegrated on its return to Earth in
       February 2003?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Challenger
*Discovery
*Atlantis
*Columbia

Answer: Columbia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0350 Which author created the characters of the diminutive hobbits?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*JRR Tolkien
*EB White
*CS Lewis
*JM Barrie

Answer: JRR Tolkien

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0351 A Shakespeare play is 'what Night'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Tenth
*Twelfth
*First
*Second

Answer: Twelfth

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0352 The banking abbreviation ATM stands for 'Automatic what Machine'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Transfer
*Transaction
*Teller
*Tally

Answer: Teller

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0353 A political party greatly concerned with the environment is the
       Australian what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Browns
*Blues
*Greys
*Greens

Answer: Greens

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0354 Which condition is treated by the drug Viagra?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Impotence
*Baldness
*Obesity
*Incontinence

Answer: Impotence

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0355 Which of these was an Australian company that collapsed in 2001?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*One.Air
*One.Tel
*One.Car
*One.Pet

Answer: One.Tel

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0356 One who makes offensive accusations against an opponent is called a
       mud-what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hurler
*Flinger
*Slinger
*Tosser

Answer: Slinger

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0357 The first man in space was from which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*USA
*UK
*China
*USSR

Answer: USSR

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0358 Which of these is colloquially known as the 'smallest room in the
       house'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Toilet
*Laundry
*Study
*Kitchen

Answer: Toilet

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0359 To be so annoying as to cause physical discomfort is to set one's
       what on edge?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hair
*Teeth
*Feet
*Elbows

Answer: Teeth

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0360 Which occupation is known colloquially as a flatfoot?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Police officer
*Soldier
*Shop assistant
*Teacher

Answer: Police officer

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0361 What is the fat between the skin and muscle of whales?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Blabber
*Blubber
*Blobber
*Blebber

Answer: Blubber

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0362 The leading parliamentary members of a governing party are the
       what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cupboard
*Cubicle
*Cabinet
*Closet

Answer: Cabinet

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0363 Harrod's is a famous department store in which city?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*New York
*Sydney
*Paris
*London

Answer: London

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0364 Which of these is a 1981 Australian film co-starring Mel Gibson?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Gallipoli
*Kokoda
*Tobruk
*Bullecourt

Answer: Gallipoli

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0365 In which sport might a player bogey?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Tennis
*Golf
*Soccer
*Volleyball

Answer: Golf

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0366 Australia's highly venomous box jellyfish is also called the sea
       what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Fly
*Bug
*Wasp
*Bee

Answer: Wasp

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0367 Marseille is a major seaport in which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Canada
*France
*Haiti
*Morocco

Answer: France

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0368 Fiji is a nation of islands located in which ocean?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Arctic
*Atlantic
*Indian
*Pacific

Answer: Pacific

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0369 Which of these words signifies a formal beginning?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Inapprehension
*Inauguration
*Inattention
*Incarceration

Answer: Inauguration

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0370 Which AFL club is nicknamed the Magpies?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Carlton
*Collingwood
*Essendon
*Hawthorn

Answer: Collingwood

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0371 A British composer of musicals including 'Cats' and 'The Phantom of
       the Opera' is Andrew who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Lloyd Baker
*Lloyd George
*Lloyd Harrison
*Lloyd Webber

Answer: Lloyd Webber

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0372 Starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger was the 1982 film 'An
       Officer and ...'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*An Enlisted Man
*A Gentleman
*His Lover
*Proud Father

Answer: A Gentleman

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0373 Lino, a type of floor covering, is short for which original term?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Linocut
*Linoleic acid
*Linoleum
*Linotype

Answer: Linoleum

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0374 The city of Mecca is the spiritual centre of which great religion?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Buddhism
*Christianity
*Islam
*Judaism

Answer: Islam

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0375 Lizards belong to which animal class?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Amphibians
*Fish
*Mammals
*Reptiles

Answer: Reptiles

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0376 Which colloquially describes a person or matter of little or no
       importance?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Big bananas
*Little carrots
*Large oranges
*Small potatoes

Answer: Small potatoes

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0377 What is the Roman numeral for 1?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*C
*I
*V
*X

Answer: I

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0378 Which of these cities is located in Victoria?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bunbury
*Geelong
*Rockhampton
*Wollongong

Answer: Geelong

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0379 The great US comedian Bob Hope died in 2003 shortly after reaching
       what age?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*90
*95
*100
*103

Answer: 100

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0380 Which imaginary line runs through the Australian continent?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Arctic Circle
*Equator
*Tropic of Cancer
*Tropic of Capricorn

Answer: Tropic of Capricorn

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0381 Australia entered the Vietnam War in which decade?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1950s
*1960s
*1970s
*1980s

Answer: 1960s

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0382 The name of which animal contains five syllables?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Elephant
*Hippopotamus
*Orang-utan
*Rhinoceros

Answer: Hippopotamus

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0383 Which is a type of African drum?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Tam-tam
*Tim-tam
*Tom-tom
*Tom-tum

Answer: Tom-tom

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0384 The leopard in its black form is also known as which big cat?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cheetah
*Jaguar
*Panther
*Tiger

Answer: Panther

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0385 Named after a town in Somerset, what kind of food is cheddar?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bread
*Cheese
*Meat
*Soup

Answer: Cheese

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0386 Usually topped with white icing is the large yeast bun having the
       name of which US city?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Boston
*Chicago
*Detroit
*Seattle

Answer: Boston

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0387 Who is the lead singer for legendary rock band The Rolling Stones?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*David Bowie
*Mick Jagger
*Steve Tyler
*Robbie Williams

Answer: Mick Jagger

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0388 Part of which continent is the country of Peru?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Africa
*Asia
*Europe
*South America

Answer: South America

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0389 Which of these adjectives best describes a miser?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Stiff
*Stingy
*Still
*Stinky

Answer: Stingy

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0390 Which is not the name of a US state?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*East Hampshire
*North Carolina
*South Dakota
*West Virginia

Answer: East Hampshire

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0391 What kind of edge denotes the forefront of innovation?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Breaking
*Chopping
*Cutting
*Splitting

Answer: Cutting

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0392 A plectrum is used in conjunction with which type of musical
       instrument?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Brass
*Percussion
*Stringed
*Woodwind

Answer: Stringed

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0393 A patch of which colour is colloquial for a period of good fortune?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Orange
*Purple
*Scarlet
*Yellow

Answer: Purple

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0394 What is the symbol for the star sign Virgo?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Goat
*Ram
*Scorpion
*Virgin

Answer: Virgin

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0395 Which of these European countries is part of Scandinavia?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Austria
*Belgium
*Croatia
*Denmark

Answer: Denmark

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0396 Sake is a fermented alcoholic drink associated with which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*China
*Japan
*Thailand
*Vietnam

Answer: Japan

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0397 What is the correct spelling for an emblem identifying a car?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Marc
*Marck
*Marsk
*Marque

Answer: Marque

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0398 Charles Stewart Rolls teamed up with which fellow car maker to
       found a famous motor company?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Benz
*Daimler
*Ford
*Royce

Answer: Royce

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0399 Normally following a company's name is what abbreviation for
       'limited'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Lim
*Lit
*Lmd
*Ltd

Answer: Ltd

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0400 Arrivederci is an interjection meaning 'goodbye for now' in which
       language?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*French
*German
*Italian
*Spanish

Answer: Italian

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0401 Zeus is the king of the gods in which mythology?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Egyptian
*Greek
*Hindu
*Norse

Answer: Greek

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0402 According to the saying, what should you fight fire with?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Blanket
*Fire
*Sand
*Water

Answer: Fire

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0403 Which body of water is an arm of the Arabian Sea?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bay of Bengal
*Gulf of Mexico
*Persian Gulf
*Yellow Sea

Answer: Persian Gulf

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0404 Tobey Maguire has played which superhero on the silver screen?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Batman
*Captain America
*The Flash
*Spider-Man

Answer: Spider-Man

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0405 Albeit constitutional, what type of political entity is Britain?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Commonwealth
*Federation
*Monarchy
*Republic

Answer: Monarchy

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0406 What kind of geographical feature is Africa's Kilimanjaro?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Inland sea
*Meteor crater
*Salt lake
*Volcanic mountain

Answer: Volcanic mountain

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0407 The human heart normally has how many chambers?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Two
*Three
*Four
*Six

Answer: Four

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0408 Scones with jam and cream is a common traditional tea with the name
       of which English county?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Devonshire
*Shropshire
*Warwickshire
*Yorkshire

Answer: Devonshire

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0409 Which term can apply to a type of furniture?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Reckoner
*Recliner
*Recorder
*Recover

Answer: Recliner

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0410 Which farm animals are affected by swine fever?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cattle
*Horses
*Pigs
*Sheep

Answer: Pigs

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0411 A D & M is a serious conversation meaning 'deep and what'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Maudlin
*Meaningful
*Morbid
*Moving

Answer: Meaningful

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0412 What type of body tissue is your arm's biceps?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Artery
*Gland
*Muscle
*Nerve

Answer: Muscle

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0413 What kind of ism is over-the-top patriotism?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Expressionism
*Impressionism
*Jingoism
*Socialism

Answer: Jingoism

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0414 Which of these planets is larger than Earth?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mars
*Pluto
*Saturn
*Venus

Answer: Saturn

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0415 Striker's end is a term used in which sport?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Boxing
*Cricket
*Golf
*Tennis

Answer: Cricket

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0416 Lenin led which defunct communist state in the early 20th century?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Czechoslovakia
*East Germany
*Soviet Union
*Yugoslavia

Answer: Soviet Union

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0417 Frenchman Henri Matisse was famous in which of the arts?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Architecture
*Literature
*Music
*Painting

Answer: Painting

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0418 Which is a colourful term for a useless possession?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Black rhino
*Brown hippo
*Grey giraffe
*White elephant

Answer: White elephant

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0419 Which of these months has 31 days?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*February
*March
*June
*November

Answer: March

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0420 Inhabiting warm waters is the voracious what shark?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Lion
*Jaguar
*Tiger
*Panther

Answer: Tiger

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0421 The name of which creature comes from words meaning 'terrible
       lizard'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Insect
*Dinosaur
*Reptile
*Amphibian

Answer: Dinosaur

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0422 Which of these cities is not a national capital?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Lisbon
*Helsinki
*Antwerp
*Berlin

Answer: Antwerp

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0423 Which of these means 'to move confusedly in a circle'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mill around
*Mell around
*Mull around
*Mall around

Answer: Mill around

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0424 An Australian '60s pop star was who Pattie?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Little
*Tiny
*Small
*Midget

Answer: Little

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0425 Dying in 1400, Englishman Geoffrey Chaucer was a famous what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Composer
*Soldier
*Poet
*Bishop

Answer: Poet

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0426 Retsina is a wine of which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Greece
*Ireland
*Russia
*Spain

Answer: Greece

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0427 Which Australian actress plays the role of Briseis in the 2004 film
       'Troy'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cate Blanchett
*Miranda Otto
*Rose Byrne
*Naomi Watts

Answer: Rose Byrne

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0428 In golf, a birdie is how many strokes under par on a hole?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*None
*One
*Two
*Three

Answer: One

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0429 China claims jurisdiction over which of these islands?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Honshu
*Borneo
*Taiwan
*Luzon

Answer: Taiwan

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0430 Hollywood star Greta Garbo was born in which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Germany
*Hungary
*Netherlands
*Sweden

Answer: Sweden

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0431 Used in the military, America's Apache is a type of what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Helicopter
*Missile
*Bomber
*Tank

Answer: Helicopter

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0432 According to 'The Star-Spangled Banner', the US is 'the home of the
       what'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bright
*Brave
*Bold
*Best

Answer: Brave

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0433 Pol Pot was a ruthless leader of which country in the 1970s?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Thailand
*Laos
*Cambodia
*Burma

Answer: Cambodia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0434 In a court of law, who usually delivers the verdict?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Prosecutor
*Defendant
*Bailiff
*Jury

Answer: Jury

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0435 Which company makes the iPod music player?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Apple
*Sony
*Koss
*Aiwa

Answer: Apple

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0436 Colloquially, to signal one's intentions by a gesture or look is to
       what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Telecast
*Telegraph
*Telephone
*Televise

Answer: Telegraph

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0437 Squid have how many shorter arms in addition to two usually longer
       tentacles?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Four
*Six
*Eight
*Ten

Answer: Eight

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0438 Which of these is synonymous with the British government?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Whitechapel
*White City
*Whitehall
*Whitefriars

Answer: Whitehall

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0439 For what is 'Pat Malone' rhyming slang?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Telephone
*Unknown
*Jawbone
*Alone

Answer: Alone

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0440 The transport abbreviation VFT relates to which of these?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Rail
*Sea
*Air
*Road

Answer: Rail

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0441 Australian Pam Burridge is a former world champion in which sport?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Walking
*Surfing
*Swimming
*Cycling

Answer: Surfing

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0442 Of African and Cuban origins is which dance performed by a group
       usually in single file?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mazurka
*Rumba
*Conga
*Polka

Answer: Conga

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0443 The main ingredients of a BLT sandwich are what, lettuce and
       tomato?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Beetroot
*Beef
*Banana
*Bacon

Answer: Bacon

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0444 In 2003 Coles Myer formed an alliance with which petrol retailer?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Shell
*BP
*Mobil
*Caltex

Answer: Shell

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0445 British comedienne Dawn French is married to which comedian?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Adrian Edmondson
*Lenny Henry
*Alexei Sayle
*Mel Smith

Answer: Lenny Henry

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0446 Cameron Diaz is one of the stars of the 1999 film 'Being John who'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Goodman
*Cusack
*Travolta
*Malkovich

Answer: Malkovich

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0447 Which of these is a method of paying bills in Australia via phone
       or Internet?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*BPay
*CPay
*PayB
*PayE

Answer: BPay

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0448 Which of these would most likely be a swashbuckler?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Seamstress
*Swordsman
*Priest
*Poet

Answer: Swordsman

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0449 Which singer recorded the 2003 album 'In the Zone'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Christina Aguilera
*Pink
*Britney Spears
*Avril Lavigne

Answer: Britney Spears

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0450 Taken to find out general opinion is an unofficial what poll?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Snatch
*Spot
*Scratch
*Straw

Answer: Straw

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0451 Which of these is the abbreviation of a non-invasive diagnostic
       technique?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*MRI
*RMI
*IMR
*IRM

Answer: MRI

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0452 Which of these is a musical instrument?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Euphorbia
*Euphonium
*Euphemism
*Euploid

Answer: Euphonium

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0453 Who is the star of the 2000 film 'Memento'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Heath Ledger
*Russell Crowe
*Guy Pearce
*Hugh Jackman

Answer: Guy Pearce

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0454 Who would make best use of a Moog synthesiser?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Chemist
*Doctor
*Farmer
*Musician

Answer: Musician

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0455 What nationality was explorer Abel Tasman?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Dutch
*Spanish
*English
*French

Answer: Dutch

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0456 Robert Duvall starred in the 1989 western mini-series 'Lonesome
       what'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Dust
*Dove
*Duck
*Dutch

Answer: Dove

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0457 Which of these is a native of Manchester?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Manichaean
*Maniac
*Mancunian
*Manicurist

Answer: Mancunian

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0458 Causing a major oil spill off Alaska in 1989 was the tanker 'what
       Valdez'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Texaco
*Chevron
*Arco
*Exxon

Answer: Exxon

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0459 Which of these is not a Japanese dish?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Tsunami
*Sashimi
*Sukiyaki
*Teriyaki

Answer: Tsunami

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0460 Which US TV network was established by Rupert Murdoch?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*ESPN
*Fox
*Lifetime
*VH1

Answer: Fox

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0461 Which of North America's Great Lakes is also the name of a US
       state?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ontario
*Erie
*Michigan
*Huron

Answer: Michigan

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0462 Which group created the rock opera 'Tommy'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The Kinks
*The Rolling Stones
*The Beatles
*The Who

Answer: The Who

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0463 The word 'mural' ultimately derives from the Latin for what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Wall
*Ceiling
*Floor
*Roof

Answer: Wall

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0464 The League of Nations was established after which war?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Boer war
*World War I
*World War II
*Korean War

Answer: World War I

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0465 What '80s TV series centred on two hunky police motorcyclists in
       and around LA?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*BACON
*CHIPS
*EGGS
*FISH

Answer: CHIPS

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0466 Big in the '80s was which band fronted by Boy George?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Aztec Camera
*The Boomtown Rats
*Culture Club
*Depeche Mode

Answer: Culture Club

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0467 TV's Maxwell Smart is a spy working for what US intelligence
       agency?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*CIA
*CONTROL
*KGB
*KAOS

Answer: CONTROL

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0468 Ending in c1000 BC, what age succeeded the Stone Age?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bronze
*Golden
*Iron
*Silver

Answer: Bronze

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0469 The Miles Franklin Award is given annually in Australia for
       excellence in which field?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Literature
*Music
*Painting
*Sculpture

Answer: Literature

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0470 Which is a fielding position in cricket?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Coarse arm
*Fine leg
*Rough hand
*Tender foot

Answer: Fine leg

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0471 What was the chief medieval weapon used in jousting?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Crossbow
*Halberd
*Lance
*Mace

Answer: Lance

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0472 Which game is played with tiles rather than cards?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Canasta
*Mah-jong
*Old maid
*Pontoon

Answer: Mah-jong

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0473 Which is a title of respect accorded to the nun in charge of a
       convent?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Esteemed Lady
*Iron Maiden
*Reverend Mother
*Soul Sister

Answer: Reverend Mother

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0474 Which of these is the informal term for a type of coffee?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Fat white
*Long black
*Short white
*Tall black

Answer: Long black

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0475 Who founded the People's Republic of China and became its leader in
       1949?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Chang
*Li
*Mao
*Wang

Answer: Mao

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0476 Inspired by alcohol is courage of which nationality?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Danish
*Dutch
*Finnish
*French

Answer: Dutch

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0477 The Barossa Valley is just north-east of which Australian state
       capital?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Adelaide
*Melbourne
*Perth
*Sydney

Answer: Adelaide

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0478 Which is both the past tense and past participle of 'speed'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Speeds
*Speeding
*Speeded
*Sped

Answer: Sped

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0479 Giving the room its name, what shape is the US president's private
       office in the White House?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Oval
*Round
*Square
*Triangular

Answer: Oval

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0480 Which of these words is a verb?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Prophase
*Prophecy
*Prophesy
*Prophet

Answer: Prophesy

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0481 When things get progressively worse, they are said to go all the
       way in what direction?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Downhill
*Downriver
*Uphill
*Upriver

Answer: Downhill

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0482 What is the young of a horse called?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Calf
*Fawn
*Foal
*Kid

Answer: Foal

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0483 What is the capital and largest city of Malaysia?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bangkok
*Jakarta
*Kuala Lumpur
*Phnom Penh

Answer: Kuala Lumpur

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0484 How many hydrogen atoms are in a single molecule of water?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*One
*Two
*Three
*Four

Answer: Two

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0485 The disease rubella is also called measles of which nationality?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*French
*German
*Italian
*Spanish

Answer: German

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0486 Round which part of your body would you normally wear a choker?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ankle
*Neck
*Waist
*Wrist

Answer: Neck

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0487 What is the official currency of Germany?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Deutschmark
*Euro
*Franc
*Shilling

Answer: Euro

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0488 Who won his first Wimbledon men's singles title in 2003?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Roger Federer
*Lleyton Hewitt
*Andy Roddick
*Marat Safin

Answer: Roger Federer

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0489 Which disease is inflammation of one or both lungs?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Lumbago
*Pneumonia
*Smallpox
*Rabies

Answer: Pneumonia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0490 Co. is typically the abbreviation for which word?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Company
*Conglomerate
*Condominium
*Corporation

Answer: Company

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0491 Which of these boats is a type of canoe?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Catamaran
*Dinghy
*Junk
*Kayak

Answer: Kayak

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0492 A deep glossy version of which colour is called jet?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Black
*Green
*Red
*Yellow

Answer: Black

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0493 The American pioneer of mass production for motor vehicles was
       Henry who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Chrysler
*Dodge
*Ford
*Holden

Answer: Ford

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0494 Which word becomes the name of a bird when changing the L to an H?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Calm
*Love
*Pleasant
*Tranquil

Answer: Pleasant

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0495 Which of these Italian dishes is essentially rice?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cannelloni
*Gnocchi
*Pizza
*Risotto

Answer: Risotto

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0496 Kept as an international holiday in honour of workers, what date is
       May Day?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*May 1st
*May 10th
*May 20th
*May 31st

Answer: May 1st

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0497 What was the German secret police of the Nazi regime?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Gestapo
*Mossad
*Savak
*Stasi

Answer: Gestapo

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0498 Which bird is also a batsman's score of 0 in a cricket innings?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Duck
*Goose
*Pelican
*Swan

Answer: Duck

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0499 What is the hard outer covering of teeth?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bone
*Cartilage
*Enamel
*Plaque

Answer: Enamel

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0500 Which abbreviation is a soldier in the US army?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*AI
*CI
*EI
*GI

Answer: GI

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0501 Which chess piece has the smallest size and value?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bishop
*Knight
*Pawn
*Rook

Answer: Pawn

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0502 The Southern Ocean entirely surrounds which continent?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Africa
*Antarctica
*Asia
*Australia

Answer: Antarctica

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0503 A homophone of which boy's name is a stimulus or incentive?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Paul
*Peter
*Philip
*Fred

Answer: Philip

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0504 The terrorist attack on US soil known simply as 9/11 occurred in
       which year?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*2000
*2001
*2002
*2003

Answer: 2001

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0505 Brutus was a leader of the conspiracy that assassinated whom?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Alexander the Great
*Genghis Khan
*Julius Caesar
*Napoleon Bonaparte

Answer: Julius Caesar

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0506 A cowboy doll named Woody is the central character in which movie
       (and sequel)?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Toys
*Toys in the Attic
*Toy Soldiers
*Toy Story

Answer: Toy Story

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0507 Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet play the lovers in which 1997
       film?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*As Good As It Gets
*The Full Monty
*LA Confidential
*Titanic

Answer: Titanic

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0508 George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley made up what '80s UK pop-dance
       duo?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Blaaam!
*Ker-Pow!
*Smash!
*Wham!

Answer: Wham!

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0509 What is the surname of Gold Logie winner Rove?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*McArthur
*McDonald
*McLeod
*McManus

Answer: McManus

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0510 Which of these relates to a branch of dentistry?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Orthotropic
*Orthopaedic
*Orthographic
*Orthodontic

Answer: Orthodontic

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0511 Which beer brand once had naming rights to the Bathurst 1000?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Tooheys
*Foster's
*VB
*Reschs

Answer: Tooheys

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0512 A 2004 album for which singer is 'Wayward Angel'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Natalie Imbruglia
*Tina Arena
*Kasey Chambers
*Kylie Minogue

Answer: Kasey Chambers

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0513 Silverstone in England is a famous venue for which sport?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Motor racing
*Tennis
*Cricket
*Soccer

Answer: Motor racing

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0514 Which country won soccer's Euro 2004?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Portugal
*Greece
*Italy
*Spain

Answer: Greece

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0515 What is the only Australian state capital situated on a river of
       the same name?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Perth
*Brisbane
*Adelaide
*Hobart

Answer: Brisbane

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0516 The passenger liner making the fastest crossing of the Atlantic
       holds the what Riband?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Red
*Gold
*White
*Blue

Answer: Blue

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0517 Which group recorded the album '10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*INXS
*Crowded House
*Midnight Oil
*Cold Chisel

Answer: Midnight Oil

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0518 Starring twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen is the film 'New York
       what'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Minute
*Hour
*Day
*Week

Answer: Minute

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0519 From the nursery rhyme 'Pop Goes the Weasel': 'Up and down the City
       road, In and out the what'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Angel
*Eagle
*Beagle
*Regal

Answer: Eagle

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0520 'Return of the Jedi' is the subtitle of the film 'Star Wars:
       Episode what'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*IV
*V
*VI
*VII

Answer: VI

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0521 Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan performed together under what name?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Black Box
*Tears for Fears
*Technotronics
*Milli Vanilli

Answer: Milli Vanilli

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0522 Australia's Liesel Jones is a champion at which swim stroke?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Breaststroke
*Freestyle
*Butterfly
*Backstroke

Answer: Breaststroke

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0523 A legendary lawman of the Wild West was Wyatt who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Urp
*Earp
*Oerp
*Irp

Answer: Earp

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0524 The Japanese word 'kamikaze' means 'divine what'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Light
*Thunder
*Wind
*Peace

Answer: Wind

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0525 Keith Moon was a drummer for which band?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Deep Purple
*Pink Floyd
*Led Zeppelin
*The Who

Answer: The Who

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0526 The Huxtable family featured in which sitcom?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The Cosby Show
*Family Ties
*Full House
*A Different World

Answer: The Cosby Show

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0527 Which of these is the belief that there is only one god?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Monoculture
*Monotheism
*Monogenesis
*Monophagy

Answer: Monotheism

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0528 Who is the central character of the classic John Bunyan work
       'Pilgrim's Progress'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Buddhist
*Jew
*Christian
*Hindu

Answer: Christian

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0529 Assassinated in 1981, Anwar Sadat was the president of which
       country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Israel
*Iraq
*Libya
*Egypt

Answer: Egypt

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0530 Norwood is the surname of which US R&B singer born in 1979?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Brandy
*Shiraz
*Sherry
*Champagne

Answer: Brandy

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0531 Which of these gases is commonly used to inflate lighter-than-air
       balloons?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Oxygen
*Helium
*Nitrogen
*Neon

Answer: Helium

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0532 Which dinosaur had two horns over its eyes and one horn on its
       nose?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Allosaurus
*Pteranodon
*Triceratops
*Diplodocus

Answer: Triceratops

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0533 How old did Australian prime minister John Howard turn in 2004?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*62
*63
*64
*65

Answer: 65

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0534 Which of these countries is one of the Baltic States?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Estonia
*Tanzania
*Albania
*Armenia

Answer: Estonia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0535 Which of the Marx Brothers was conspicuous by his greasepaint
       moustache?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Harpo
*Chico
*Zeppo
*Groucho

Answer: Groucho

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0536 In Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels', which land is inhabited
       by tiny people?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Lilliput
*Brobdingnag
*Laputa
*Balnibarbi

Answer: Lilliput

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0537 What does a lexicographer write?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Biographies
*Dictionaries
*Wills
*Legislation

Answer: Dictionaries

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0538 The radius is a bone in which part of the body?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Head
*Leg
*Arm
*Pelvis

Answer: Arm

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0539 What is the name of the family's spaceship on TV's 'Lost in Space'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mercury II
*Venus II
*Mars II
*Jupiter II

Answer: Jupiter II

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0540 Which country is known to its people as Sverige?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Sweden
*Belgium
*Denmark
*Spain

Answer: Sweden

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0541 Which of these sporting events is not just quadrennial?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cricket World Cup
*Formula 1
*Summer Olympics
*Soccer World Cup

Answer: Formula 1

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0542 Which of these is a kind of drum?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Conger
*Congou
*Conga
*Congo

Answer: Conga

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0543 What was the name of Britain's volunteer defence force during World
       War II?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Iron Guard
*Civil Guard
*Old Guard
*Home Guard

Answer: Home Guard

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0544 The Menindee Lakes system is on which Australian river?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Darling
*Fitzroy
*Condamine
*Murray

Answer: Darling

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0545 The number of members of a body required to be present to legally
       transact business is the what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Quondam
*Quorum
*Quidnunc
*Quota

Answer: Quorum

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0546 Bernard Fanning is the lead singer for which Oz band?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Grinspoon
*Jebediah
*Powderfinger
*Regurgitator

Answer: Powderfinger

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0547 Slightly raised is the reddish birthmark called a 'what mark'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Raspberry
*Blackberry
*Mulberry
*Strawberry

Answer: Strawberry

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0548 Having a string of hits in the 1970s was the US disco group KC and
       the what Band?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Sunshine
*Sunbeam
*Sunrise
*Sunlight

Answer: Sunshine

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0549 Which of these is a castrated male horse?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mare
*Gelding
*Stallion
*Colt

Answer: Gelding

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0550 To gain an advantage without being noticed is to steal a what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*June
*May
*March
*April

Answer: March

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0551 Which of these is the medical term for blood poisoning?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Anaemia
*Leukaemia
*Thalassaemia
*Septicaemia

Answer: Septicaemia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0552 What kind of music would most likely be played at a hoedown?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Country
*Jazz
*Classical
*Soul

Answer: Country

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0553 Which of these would most likely employ a curator?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Church
*Museum
*Hospital
*Farm

Answer: Museum

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0554 Krill constitute the principal food of certain what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Birds
*Apes
*Whales
*Snakes

Answer: Whales

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0555 REM commonly stands for 'what eye movement'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Rapid
*Red
*Relative
*Rolling

Answer: Rapid

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0556 What kind of geographical feature is California's famous Mojave?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Desert
*Lake
*Mountain
*Volcano

Answer: Desert

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0557 Formula 1 motor-racing world champion in 1980 was Australian Alan
       who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Brown
*Jones
*Smith
*Taylor

Answer: Jones

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0558 Eighteen players per side take the field in which football code?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Australian Rules
*Rugby league
*Rugby union
*Soccer

Answer: Australian Rules

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0559 St Patrick's Day is celebrated annually on the 17th of which month?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*April
*August
*March
*May

Answer: March

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0560 What is the official language of Monaco?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*English
*French
*Italian
*Spanish

Answer: French

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0561 The highway connecting Alice Springs and Darwin is named for which
       early explorer?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Burke
*Eyre
*Stuart
*Wentworth

Answer: Stuart

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0562 Which part of one's face can be termed Grecian?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ears
*Eyes
*Mouth
*Nose

Answer: Nose

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0563 Which of these words is a synonym for 'count'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Entreat
*Enumerate
*Enunciate
*Envisage

Answer: Enumerate

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0564 Which term denotes the distance in degrees east or west from the
       meridian of Greenwich?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Altitude
*Amplitude
*Latitude
*Longitude

Answer: Longitude

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0565 Which biblical character was the eldest son of Adam?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Abel
*Cain
*Noah
*Seth

Answer: Cain

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0566 In which ocean are the islands of Polynesia?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Atlantic
*Indian
*Pacific
*Southern

Answer: Pacific

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0567 Australia's Lisa Curry was a champion in which sport?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Athletics
*Netball
*Swimming
*Tennis

Answer: Swimming

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0568 What is the outer layer of the human skin?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Epicanthus
*Epidermis
*Epididymis
*Epiglottis

Answer: Epidermis

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0569 What part of the body are you said to keep up when remaining
       cheerful?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Chin
*Hands
*Knees
*Nose

Answer: Chin

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0570 Which type of music is written for the repose of the souls of the
       dead?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Requiem
*Rondo
*Sonata
*Symphony

Answer: Requiem

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0571 A network of wrinkles around the outer corner of one's eye is so
       named cos it resembles which bird's feet?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Albatross
*Budgie
*Crow
*Duck

Answer: Crow

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0572 Which is the splitting of an atomic nucleus often causing a
       significant release of energy?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Fission
*Fraction
*Friction
*Fusion

Answer: Fission

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0573 Which soccer powerhouse won the 2002 World Cup?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Argentina
*Brazil
*France
*Germany

Answer: Brazil

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0574 Sliced bread dipped in egg beaten with milk and served dusted with
       sugar is what nationality toast?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*English
*French
*Italian
*Spanish

Answer: French

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0575 For what does the letter I stand in the email abbreviation FYI?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*I
*Icon
*Information
*Internet

Answer: Information

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0576 The story of Noah's ark is told in which book of the Old Testament?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Exodus
*Genesis
*Leviticus
*Numbers

Answer: Genesis

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0577 The Korean War was fought during which decade?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1940s
*1950s
*1960s
*1970s

Answer: 1950s

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0578 What nationality is the novelist John Grisham?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*American
*British
*Canadian
*South African

Answer: American

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0579 Mahatma Gandhi was a leader of the campaign for independence of
       which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ceylon
*India
*Nepal
*Burma

Answer: India

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0580 Meningitis directly affects which organ of the body?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Brain
*Heart
*Lung
*Stomach

Answer: Brain

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0581 Site of a major US naval base, Guantanamo Bay is located on which
       Caribbean island?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Barbados
*Cuba
*Jamaica
*Trinidad

Answer: Cuba

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0582 Who won more votes but controversially lost the 2000 US
       presidential election to George W Bush?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bill Clinton
*Al Gore
*John Kerry
*Joe Lieberman

Answer: Al Gore

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0583 Related to the camel, the domesticated llama is native to which
       continent?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Africa
*Asia
*Australia
*South America

Answer: South America

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0584 Which Australian actor plays the title role in the film 'Hulk'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Russell Crowe
*Eric Bana
*Geoffrey Rush
*David Wenham

Answer: Eric Bana

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0585 Which colour is not one of the three making up the Italian flag?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Blue
*Green
*Red
*White

Answer: Blue

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0586 Which of these art movements developed last?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Impressionism
*Gothic
*Pop art
*Renaissance

Answer: Pop art

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0587 Which card game is also a type of bridge?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Rummy
*Poker
*Pontoon
*Snap

Answer: Pontoon

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0588 The launching site of US-crewed space flights, in which state is
       Cape Canaveral?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*California
*Georgia
*Florida
*Texas

Answer: Florida

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0589 Which boy's name is a synonym of 'candid'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Colin
*Frank
*Harold
*Ralph

Answer: Frank

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0590 In which Australian state is the port of Esperance?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*New South Wales
*Queensland
*Victoria
*Western Australia

Answer: Western Australia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0591 The Sorbonne is part of the University of where?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cambridge
*Heidelberg
*Madrid
*Paris

Answer: Paris

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0592 Colloquially, to leave unceremoniously and in haste is to cut and
       what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Dried
*Paste
*Run
*Thrust

Answer: Run

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0593 What is a polygraph sometimes used to detect?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Earthquakes
*Gold
*Lies
*Truffles

Answer: Lies

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0594 Sticky tape is also known as what tape?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*English
*Irish
*Scotch
*Welsh

Answer: Scotch

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0595 What fraction of a second is a millisecond?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Tenth
*Hundredth
*Thousandth
*Millionth

Answer: Thousandth

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0596 Asuncion is the capital and largest city of which South American
       country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Brazil
*Chile
*Paraguay
*Uruguay

Answer: Paraguay

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0597 Which great composer penned the famous 'Moonlight' sonata?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bach
*Beethoven
*Mozart
*Tchaikovsky

Answer: Beethoven

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0598 An Egyptian sphinx has the head of a human and the body of which
       animal?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Dog
*Elephant
*Lion
*Snake

Answer: Lion

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0599 Who created the world-famous Florentine statue of 'David'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Leonardo da Vinci
*Donatello
*Michelangelo
*Bernini

Answer: Michelangelo

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0600 Who stars in the film version of the TV series 'The Singing
       Detective'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hugh Jackman
*Tom Hanks
*Robert Downey Jr
*Steve Martin

Answer: Robert Downey Jr

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0601 Which of these actors stars in the 1966 film 'The Good, the Bad and
       the Ugly'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Clint Eastwood
*Gene Hackman
*Steve McQueen
*Anthony Perkins

Answer: Clint Eastwood

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0602 If two angles in a triangle are 60 and 40 degrees, how many degrees
       is the third angle?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*60
*80
*100
*120

Answer: 80

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0603 Which actor provides the voice of Puss in Boots in 'Shrek 2'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mel Gibson
*Antonio Banderas
*Nicholas Cage
*Kevin Kline

Answer: Antonio Banderas

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0604 Controversially occupied by Israel since 1967 has been the what
       Bank?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*North
*South
*East
*West

Answer: West

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0605 Australian Neale Fraser achieved fame in which sport?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Swimming
*Golf
*Cricket
*Tennis

Answer: Tennis

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0606 Edward Jenner discovered the vaccination for smallpox by infecting
       a boy with what disease?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Goatpox
*Horsepox
*Cowpox
*Pigpox

Answer: Cowpox

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0607 The Sydney Harbour Bridge is what type of bridge?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Girder
*Suspension
*Cantilever
*Arch

Answer: Arch

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0608 Who is Australia's longest-serving Liberal prime minister?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Robert Menzies
*Malcolm Fraser
*John Howard
*Harold Holt

Answer: Robert Menzies

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0609 The coolibah is a type of what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bird
*Tree
*Lizard
*Stream

Answer: Tree

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0610 The subject of the documentary 'Super Size Me' eats nothing but the
       food of which company?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*KFC
*Burger King
*McDonald's
*Pizza Hut

Answer: McDonald's

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0611 Which Australian group had a 2004 hit with its cover of 'Black
       Betty'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Jet
*The Vines
*Taxiride
*Spiderbait

Answer: Spiderbait

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0612 How many astronauts were carried aboard each of the USA's Gemini
       missions?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*None
*One
*Two
*Three

Answer: Two

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0613 Niagara Falls comprises the Horsehoe Falls and which other falls?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*American
*French
*English
*Canadian

Answer: American

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0614 What is normally served in a demitasse?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Wine
*Coffee
*Water
*Tea

Answer: Coffee

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0615 Bahasa Indonesia is the Indonesian what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Religion
*Army
*Currency
*Language

Answer: Language

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0616 Peter Sellers played which 'Doctor' in a Stanley Kubrick film?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Strangelove
*Cyclops
*Mabuse
*Death

Answer: Strangelove

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0617 Mossad is an intelligence organisation of which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Greece
*Israel
*Saudi Arabia
*Pakistan

Answer: Israel

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0618 A controversial steel-and-glass pyramid was a 1980s addition to
       which Paris landmark?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Arc de Triomphe
*Eiffel Tower
*Louvre Museum
*Notre Dame

Answer: Louvre Museum

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0619 Which Australian actress has a son named Banjo?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Toni Collette
*Cate Blanchett
*Judy Davis
*Rachel Griffiths

Answer: Rachel Griffiths

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0620 A 1970s novel by Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is 'The
       Gulag what'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Archipelago
*Archbishop
*Archeologist
*Archetype

Answer: Archipelago

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0621 Which of these animals is not a pachyderm?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Rhinoceros
*Giraffe
*Elephant
*Hippopotamus

Answer: Giraffe

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0622 Peter Gabriel was a lead vocalist for which group?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Roxy Music
*Queen
*Genesis
*King Crimson

Answer: Genesis

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0623 In the card game 500, which suit normally ranks highest?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Diamonds
*Clubs
*Spades
*Hearts

Answer: Hearts

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0624 Heath Ledger does not appear in which of these films?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The Time Machine
*Monster's Ball
*The Patriot
*A Knight's Tale

Answer: The Time Machine

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0625 Land's End is the south-western point of which country of the UK?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Scotland
*England
*Northern Ireland
*Wales

Answer: England

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0626 Which of these is not a bone in the middle ear?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hammer
*Stirrup
*Bell
*Anvil

Answer: Bell

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0627 A Hollywood comic duo were Bud Abbott and who Costello?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Len
*Lee
*Les
*Lou

Answer: Lou

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0628 The BBC is the British Broadcasting what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Corporation
*Company
*Confederation
*Commission

Answer: Corporation

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0629 To get a raw deal is to get the short end of the what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Sheet
*Stick
*Straw
*Shrift

Answer: Stick

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0630 Which of these is the cargo list of a ship?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Manifold
*Manikin
*Manifest
*Manifesto

Answer: Manifest

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0631 The Tiber is a river that flows through which European capital?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Athens
*Berlin
*Madrid
*Rome

Answer: Rome

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0632 In which US state is the Grand Canyon?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Alaska
*Michigan
*Arizona
*Oregon

Answer: Arizona

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0633 Aconcagua is the highest mountain on which continent?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Europe
*Africa
*Asia
*South America

Answer: South America

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0634 How did US singer John Denver die in 1997?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Plane crash
*Drug overdose
*Heart attack
*House fire

Answer: Plane crash

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0635 Which French phrase indicates knowledge of what to do in any
       situation?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Fait accompli
*Savoir faire
*Faux pas
*Bon mot

Answer: Savoir faire

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0636 The city of Leiden is in which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Sweden
*Russia
*Netherlands
*Greece

Answer: Netherlands

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0637 Which sign of the zodiac lies between Capricorn and Pisces?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Sagittarius
*Virgo
*Leo
*Aquarius

Answer: Aquarius

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0638 Which country is home to the Samoyed breed of dog?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Russia
*Canada
*China
*India

Answer: Russia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0639 In the Bible, who was the condemned robber released instead of
       Jesus?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bartimaeus
*Barabbas
*Barnabas
*Bathsheba

Answer: Barabbas

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0640 Australian driver Mark Webber's debut season in Formula 1 was with
       which team?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ferrari
*Jaguar
*Minardi
*Williams

Answer: Minardi

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0641 To what is an epicurean devoted?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*King and country
*Family
*Making money
*Pleasure

Answer: Pleasure

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0642 Jacob and Wilhelm were the first names of which famous brothers?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Everly
*Grimm
*Warner
*Wright

Answer: Grimm

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0643 Traditionally, which knight of the Round Table was the lover of
       Queen Guinevere?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Galahad
*Gawain
*Lancelot
*Mordred

Answer: Lancelot

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0644 The sport of curling is played on what kind of surface?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Clay
*Grass
*Ice
*Synthetic

Answer: Ice

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0645 Which is an elementary particle present in the nucleus but with no
       electric charge?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Electron
*Neutron
*Krypton
*Triton

Answer: Neutron

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0646 American statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin lived during most
       of which century?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*16th
*17th
*18th
*19th

Answer: 18th

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0647 Which word for a fool is also that for a rod measuring the depth of
       oil in a car's engine?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Blockhead
*Dipstick
*Nitwit
*Twerp

Answer: Dipstick

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0648 What domesticated type of animal is the Leghorn?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Antelope
*Chicken
*Cow
*Pig

Answer: Chicken

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0649 Ghee is clarified butter especially used in the cuisine of which
       country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Greece
*India
*Italy
*Mexico

Answer: India

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0650 Which is represented by the abbreviation MS?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Magnesium
*Mademoiselle
*Massachusetts
*Multiple sclerosis

Answer: Multiple sclerosis

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0651 Ruth Cracknell was best known for her lead role in which Australian
       TV series?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The Box
*Mother and Son
*Prisoner
*SeaChange

Answer: Mother and Son

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0652 Which part of the body can be described as an orifice?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Chin
*Hand
*Mouth
*Toe

Answer: Mouth

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0653 Which sugar is so named because it is present in milk?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Fructose
*Glucose
*Lactose
*Sucrose

Answer: Lactose

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0654 What occupation had Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Carpenter
*Fisherman
*Magistrate
*Priest

Answer: Carpenter

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0655 Nicosia is the capital of which Mediterranean island?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Corsica
*Cyprus
*Malta
*Sicily

Answer: Cyprus

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0656 In old British currency, a farthing was worth what fraction of a
       penny?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Half
*Quarter
*Tenth
*Third

Answer: Quarter

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0657 Which acid is found in the juices of lemons and limes?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Boric
*Citric
*Lactic
*Sulphuric

Answer: Citric

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0658 In 1840, which explorer first sighted Australia's largest lake?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Eyre
*Leichhardt
*Mitchell
*Sturt

Answer: Eyre

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0659 What is the single long bone in the arm extending from the shoulder
       to the elbow?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Femur
*Humerus
*Radius
*Scapula

Answer: Humerus

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0660 Which is a page size?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Thirdo
*Quarto
*Halvo
*Fiftho

Answer: Quarto

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0661 How do you spell the term for a smoke passage in a chimney?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Fleu
*Flew
*Floo
*Flue

Answer: Flue

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0662 The Rottweiler is a dog originally bred in which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Albania
*Germany
*Russia
*Spain

Answer: Germany

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0663 In a proper fraction, what should have a larger value than the
       numerator?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Terminator
*Nominator
*Exterminator
*Denominator

Answer: Denominator

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0664 Who was the only survivor of the fatal car accident involving
       Diana, Princess of Wales?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Her bodyguard
*Her driver
*Her lover
*Herself

Answer: Her bodyguard

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0665 Which is not another name for the Devil?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Beelzebub
*Lucifer
*Old Mick
*Satan

Answer: Old Mick

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0666 Thor was the god of thunder in which mythology?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Egyptian
*Greek
*Hindu
*Norse

Answer: Norse

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0667 Tiananmen Square is located in the centre of which national
       capital?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Beijing
*Hanoi
*Seoul
*Tokyo

Answer: Beijing

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0668 Which metallic element is also the name of a US coin?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Copper
*Nickel
*Iron
*Silver

Answer: Nickel

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0669 Which ism is a system of extreme right-wing dictatorial government?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Capitalism
*Communism
*Fascism
*Socialism

Answer: Fascism

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0670 A dado can typically be part of which structure of a room?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ceiling
*Door
*Wall
*Window

Answer: Wall

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0671 In what Brazilian dance do couples dance with their stomachs
       touching each other?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cha-cha
*Lambada
*Rumba
*Tango

Answer: Lambada

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0672 Which Japanese city was the target of the second atomic bomb
       dropped in World War II?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Kyoto
*Nagasaki
*Osaka
*Nagoya

Answer: Nagasaki

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0673 What plant are you said to be in if you're in ease and luxury?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Alfalfa
*Clover
*Grass
*Heather

Answer: Clover

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0674 Based on the average price of selected securities on the Hong Kong
       stock exchange is which index?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Dax
*Dow Jones
*Hang Seng
*Nikkei

Answer: Hang Seng

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0675 Who is Liam Gallagher's brother in the UK rock band Oasis?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Neil
*Noel
*Nigel
*Neville

Answer: Noel

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0676 Which of these films won the Best Picture Oscar?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Fargo
*Gladiator
*Shine
*Traffic

Answer: Gladiator

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0677 Sir Edmund Hillary was the first to conquer Mt Everest, in which
       decade?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1920s
*1930s
*1940s
*1950s

Answer: 1950s

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0678 Who was Australia's first Olympic champion, in 1896?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Boy Charlton
*Fanny Durack
*Edwin Flack
*Bobby Pearce

Answer: Edwin Flack

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0679 Which is an informal term for a left-handed boxer?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Eastpaw
*Northpaw
*Southpaw
*Westpaw

Answer: Southpaw

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0680 Ethel was the actual first name of Australian novelist Henry who
       Richardson?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Handel
*Mozart
*Schubert
*Haydn

Answer: Handel

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0681 Who starred on film as Citizen Kane?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*John Wayne
*Cary Grant
*Orson Welles
*Burt Lancaster

Answer: Orson Welles

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0682 Who won the 2003 Best Actor Oscar?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Johnny Depp
*Jude Law
*Sean Penn
*Ben Kingsley

Answer: Sean Penn

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0683 Which carmaker produces the Excel?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Honda
*Daihatsu
*Mitsubishi
*Hyundai

Answer: Hyundai

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0684 US athletics star Marion Jones did not win Olympic gold at Sydney
       in which of these events?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*100m
*200m
*4x400m
*Long jump

Answer: Long jump

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0685 Who was the leader of the ALP at the 2001 federal election?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Kim Beazley
*Paul Keating
*Simon Crean
*Mark Latham

Answer: Kim Beazley

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0686 Based on the novel by John Birmingham was the film 'He Died With a
       what in His Hand'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Felafel
*Kebab
*Souvlaki
*Pizza

Answer: Felafel

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0687 The Mary Coustas character Effie appears in ads for which phone
       company?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*AAPT
*Optus
*Vodafone
*Orange

Answer: AAPT

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0688 Which of these terms applies to a politician who favours aggressive
       military policies?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Eagle
*Hawk
*Vulture
*Buzzard

Answer: Hawk

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0689 Which of these was a term for an early form of bicycle?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bonewobbler
*Bonetrembler
*Boneshaker
*Bonerocker

Answer: Boneshaker

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0690 The sun enters the zodiac sign of Taurus in which month?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*January
*February
*March
*April

Answer: April

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0691 Heartworm is a parasite that lives in the heart and arteries of
       which animals?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Camels
*Dogs
*Horses
*Sheep

Answer: Dogs

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0692 An angle plus its complement equals how many degrees?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*90
*180
*270
*360

Answer: 90

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0693 Which of these actresses does not star in the remake of 'The
       Stepford Wives'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Glenn Close
*Bette Midler
*Diane Keaton
*Nicole Kidman

Answer: Diane Keaton

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0694 Which of these is an occupation of Dick Van Dyke's character in the
       film 'Mary Poppins'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Policeman
*Servant
*Fruit seller
*Chimney sweep

Answer: Chimney sweep

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0695 Singer Billy Joel was once married to which supermodel?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Christie Brinkley
*Cindy Crawford
*Paulina Porizkova
*Cheryl Tiegs

Answer: Christie Brinkley

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0696 An American TV reality show set in Australia is 'Outback who'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*John
*Jack
*Jim
*Jeff

Answer: Jack

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0697 Which of these is not a number?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Modillion
*Nonillion
*Quintillion
*Milliard

Answer: Modillion

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0698 Chateaubriand is made from a cut of which meat?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Lamb
*Beef
*Chicken
*Pork

Answer: Beef

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0699 Which state capital began as the Moreton Bay penal settlement?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Perth
*Adelaide
*Brisbane
*Hobart

Answer: Brisbane

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0700 What nationality was writer Dylan Thomas?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Irish
*Scottish
*English
*Welsh

Answer: Welsh

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0701 Aiding the economic recovery of Europe after World War II was the
       US-sponsored Marshall what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Project
*Program
*Scheme
*Plan

Answer: Plan

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0702 Which book of the Old Testament includes the line: 'The Lord is my
       shepherd'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Psalms
*Numbers
*Judges
*Proverbs

Answer: Psalms

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0703 The Cornish Rex is a breed of which animal?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Horse
*Cat
*Dog
*Sheep

Answer: Cat

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0704 The Dissociatives is an outfit comprising Paul Mac and which
       singer?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*David Bridie
*Dave Graney
*Daniel Johns
*Alex Lloyd

Answer: Daniel Johns

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0705 Which of these films does not star Mel Gibson?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Payback
*Ransom
*Signs
*Entrapment

Answer: Entrapment

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0706 A hogget is a young what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Sheep
*Cow
*Goat
*Dog

Answer: Sheep

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0707 An overseas department of France, the island of Réunion is in which
       ocean?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Pacific
*Indian
*Southern
*Atlantic

Answer: Indian

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0708 Used for teaching music, especially the violin, to the young is the
       what method?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Kawasaki
*Yamaha
*Suzuki
*Honda

Answer: Suzuki

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0709 Which of these is a kind of nail?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Troy
*Dean
*Kurt
*Brad

Answer: Brad

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0710 In which disease do the membranes surrounding the brain or spinal
       cord become inflamed?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Meningitis
*Malaria
*Mastoiditis
*Mesothelioma

Answer: Meningitis

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0711 In the US, the second Monday in October is a holiday commemorating
       which explorer?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Champlain
*Columbus
*Drake
*De Soto

Answer: Columbus

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0712 Mount Bogong is the highest mountain in which state?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Tasmania
*South Australia
*Victoria
*Queensland

Answer: Victoria

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0713 Which Australian group had the hit album 'Business as Usual'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mental as Anything
*Mondo Rock
*Midnight Oil
*Men at Work

Answer: Men at Work

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0714 Fitzwilliam Darcy is the romantic hero in a novel by which author?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Jane Austen
*Mark Twain
*Victor Hugo
*Charles Dickens

Answer: Jane Austen

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0715 Which town in South Australia takes its name from an Aboriginal
       throwing stick?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Tarcoola
*Woomera
*Abminga
*Oodnadatta

Answer: Woomera

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0716 On, around or over which part of her body would a woman normally
       wear a boa?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Legs
*Hand
*Neck
*Waist

Answer: Neck

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0717 Who directed the film 'Taxi Driver', starring Robert De Niro?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Woody Allen
*Martin Scorsese
*Steven Spielberg
*Quentin Tarantino

Answer: Martin Scorsese

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0718 Which is both a coarse-mannered woman and a woman who sells fish?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Fishlady
*Fishmaiden
*Fishmother
*Fishwife

Answer: Fishwife

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0719 Which ancient Greek philosopher was also a great mathematician?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Aristotle
*Plato
*Pythagoras
*Socrates

Answer: Pythagoras

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0720 In 1980 American entrepreneur Ted Turner launched which TV network?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*ABC
*CBS
*CNN
*NBC

Answer: CNN

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0721 American Greg Louganis was a champion and Olympic gold medallist in
       which sport?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Athletics
*Diving
*Gymnastics
*Swimming

Answer: Diving

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0722 What kind of creature is the newt?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Amphibian
*Fish
*Insect
*Reptile

Answer: Amphibian

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0723 Ricochet derives from which language?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Arabic
*French
*Greek
*Hindi

Answer: French

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0724 Which colloquialism for relatives is not a palindrome?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bro
*Dad
*Mum
*Pop

Answer: Bro

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0725 Which member of the weasel family is also the colour black in
       heraldry?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Badger
*Ermine
*Otter
*Sable

Answer: Sable

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0726 What is the factorial of 4?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*20
*22
*24
*26

Answer: 24

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0727 The hairy-nosed wombat is the faunal emblem of which Australian
       state?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*New South Wales
*South Australia
*Tasmania
*Victoria

Answer: South Australia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0728 Which woodwind instrument sounds an octave higher than the standard
       flute?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bassoon
*Cor anglais
*Oboe
*Piccolo

Answer: Piccolo

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0729 Inkatha is a political organisation in which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ghana
*Nigeria
*South Africa
*Zimbabwe

Answer: South Africa

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0730 An important group of Australian Impressionists in the 1880s was
       the what School?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Brunswick
*Coburg
*Heidelberg
*Northcote

Answer: Heidelberg

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0731 Allied forces invaded Normandy in World War II on June 6 of which
       year?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1942
*1943
*1944
*1945

Answer: 1944

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0732 A megaton is a unit of explosive power equal to a million tons of
       which explosive?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Gunpowder
*Nitroglycerine
*Gelignite
*TNT

Answer: TNT

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0733 Which Monopoly property is one of the orange ones?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bond Street
*Coventry Street
*Fleet Street
*Vine Street

Answer: Vine Street

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0734 As what was Manning Clark a prominent 20th-century Australian?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Architect
*Historian
*Poet
*Surgeon

Answer: Historian

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0735 DNA is which type of acid?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Amino
*Formic
*Nitric
*Nucleic

Answer: Nucleic

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0736 Cubism was an art movement founded in which century?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*17th
*18th
*19th
*20th

Answer: 20th

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0737 Which planet orbits closest to the Sun?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mars
*Mercury
*Jupiter
*Venus

Answer: Mercury

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0738 Who stars as TV's Xena, Warrior Princess?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Lucy Lawless
*Laura Linney
*Lucy Liu
*Lisa Leslie

Answer: Lucy Lawless

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0739 Ganesh is a popular deity in which religion?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Egyptian
*Greek
*Hindu
*Norse

Answer: Hindu

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0740 Which adjective best describes someone who feels great guilt?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Congruent
*Consolable
*Contemplative
*Contrite

Answer: Contrite

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0741 What is a quiver a case for holding?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Arrows
*Bullets
*Golf clubs
*Tennis racquets

Answer: Arrows

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0742 Which of these European countries is a republic?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Denmark
*Norway
*Portugal
*Spain

Answer: Portugal

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0743 Which is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hyperbola
*Hyperbole
*Parabola
*Parasol

Answer: Hyperbole

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0744 What has someone described as nouveau riche recently acquired?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Fame
*Love
*Respect
*Wealth

Answer: Wealth

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0745 Which person would normally wear a diadem on his or her head?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Builder
*Graduate
*Judge
*Monarch

Answer: Monarch

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0746 On which type of building would you most commonly see a minaret?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Church
*Cathedral
*Mosque
*Synagogue

Answer: Mosque

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0747 Which of these creatures is not a decapod?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Crab
*Octopus
*Prawn
*Squid

Answer: Octopus

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0748 The Pilgrim Fathers sailed on which ship from Plymouth to establish
       the first colony in New England?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Wallflower
*Sunflower
*Mayflower
*Cauliflower

Answer: Mayflower

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0749 In which decade did the Australian Labor Party split into the ALP
       and DLP?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1940s
*1950s
*1960s
*1970s

Answer: 1950s

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0750 A prime minister of New Zealand in the '90s was Jim who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bolger
*Clark
*Lange
*Muldoon

Answer: Bolger

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0751 A pair of Australian pioneer aviators were the Smith brothers,
       Keith and who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Charles Kingsford
*Ian Miller
*Ross
*Trevor

Answer: Ross

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0752 In Greek mythology, what was the monstrous three-headed watchdog
       guarding the entrance to Hades?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Charybdis
*Cerberus
*Hydra
*Scylla

Answer: Cerberus

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0753 What is the symbol for the chemical element iron?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Fe
*Fo
*Ir
*In

Answer: Fe

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0754 What civilisation of present-day Mexico was conquered by the
       Spanish in the 1520s?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Aztec
*Maya
*Toltec
*Zapotec

Answer: Aztec

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0755 What nationality is singer Alanis Morissette?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*American
*Canadian
*British
*South African

Answer: Canadian

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0756 What is the floral emblem of England?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Lily
*Carnation
*Daisy
*Rose

Answer: Rose

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0757 Triton is the largest moon of which planet?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mars
*Neptune
*Venus
*Pluto

Answer: Neptune

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0758 What are the first ten amendments to the US Constitution called?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ten Commandments
*Rights of Man
*Bill of Rights
*Ten Freedoms

Answer: Bill of Rights

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0759 What colloquial name is given to a bottle of wine sold without a
       label?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Clearskin
*Newskin
*Freshskin
*Cleanskin

Answer: Cleanskin

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0760 How many Best Actor Oscars did Marlon Brando win?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*None
*One
*Two
*Three

Answer: Two

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0761 Something with both good and bad qualities is said to be a curate's
       what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Leg
*Rug
*Egg
*Dog

Answer: Egg

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0762 Who was the animated character who starred in the 'Life. Be in it'
       campaign of the 1970s?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Phil
*Doug
*Norm
*Stan

Answer: Norm

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0763 Which London street is home to fictional detective Sherlock Holmes?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Wigmore
*Harley
*Montague
*Baker

Answer: Baker

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0764 Which composer orchestrated the folk tune 'Danny Boy'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Percy Grainger
*Frederick Delius
*Jerome Kern
*Benjamin Britten

Answer: Percy Grainger

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0765 A bestseller by Michael Moore is 'Dude, Where's My what?'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Democracy
*Country
*President
*Rifle

Answer: Country

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0766 The next Olympics after 1936 were held in which year?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1944
*1946
*1948
*1950

Answer: 1948

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0767 Films made by which Hollywood studio are introduced by its logo of
       a spinning globe?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Paramount
*Columbia
*MGM
*Universal

Answer: Universal

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0768 Which late actor starred on TV as Inspector Morse?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*John Thaw
*David Hemmings
*Barry Evans
*Daniel Massey

Answer: John Thaw

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0769 Based on the novel by Louis de Bernières was the 2001 film 'Captain
       Corelli's what'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mandrill
*Mandala
*Mandolin
*Mandible

Answer: Mandolin

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0770 Each red and outlined in white, there are how many stars on the New
       Zealand flag?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Three
*Four
*Five
*Six

Answer: Four

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0771 What is the International Direct Dial country code for Australia?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*31
*41
*51
*61

Answer: 61

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0772 Which of North America's Great Lakes is the largest?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Superior
*Huron
*Ontario
*Michigan

Answer: Superior

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0773 Selangor is a state of which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*India
*Malaysia
*Philippines
*Indonesia

Answer: Malaysia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0774 Which singer had the hit 70s albums 'Tea for the Tillerman' and
       'Teaser and the Firecat'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Joe Cocker
*Rod Stewart
*Cat Stevens
*Neil Young

Answer: Cat Stevens

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0775 Born in 1758, American Noah Webster won fame for his what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Firearms
*Speeches
*Exploring
*Dictionary

Answer: Dictionary

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0776 Much of the area of which country corresponds with that of ancient
       Mesopotamia?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Iraq
*Saudi Arabia
*Egypt
*Iran

Answer: Iraq

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0777 Which of these films does not star Ben Affleck?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Paycheck
*Rounders
*Bounce
*Armageddon

Answer: Rounders

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0778 On what part of her body would a woman wear a pump?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hand
*Head
*Foot
*Waist

Answer: Foot

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0779 In what month of 2003 did the US invade Iraq?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*June
*May
*April
*March

Answer: March

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0780 In the Shakespeare play 'Hamlet', who is the king of Denmark?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Claudius
*Nero
*Tiberius
*Caligula

Answer: Claudius

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0781 In July 2004, Donald McGauchie was appointed chairman of which
       company?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Commonwealth Bank
*Telstra
*AMP
*BHP Billiton

Answer: Telstra

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0782 Something having toothlike projections is said to be which of
       these?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Dentary
*Denton
*Dentate
*Dentine

Answer: Dentate

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0783 Russian-born American Igor Sikorsky is best known for which
       development?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Television
*Computer
*Nylon
*Helicopter

Answer: Helicopter

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0784 Which of these is a word with the same sound as, but a different
       meaning to, another?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Homophone
*Homodont
*Homologue
*Homodyne

Answer: Homophone

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0785 Apia is the capital of which Pacific nation?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Tonga
*Samoa
*Fiji
*Vanuatu

Answer: Samoa

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0786 In Greek mythology, Helios was the god of the what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Night
*Dawn
*Sun
*Moon

Answer: Sun

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0787 Designed by Sir Christopher Wren was London's St whose Cathedral?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Peter's
*John's
*Mark's
*Paul's

Answer: Paul's

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0788 Perry is a beverage made from the juice of which fruit?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Peach
*Pear
*Pineapple
*Plum

Answer: Pear

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0789 Which of these elements is represented in the cutlery abbreviation
       EPNS?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Silicon
*Silver
*Sodium
*Sulphur

Answer: Silver

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0790 Brad Pitt played which hero of the Trojan War in a 2004
       blockbuster?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Achilles
*Ajax
*Hector
*Odysseus

Answer: Achilles

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0791 What quantity is measured by a parsec?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Area
*Length (or Distance)
*Mass
*Volume

Answer: Length (or Distance)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0792 In which Australian state or territory is the town of Humpty Doo?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Northern Territory
*Queensland
*South Australia
*Tasmania

Answer: Northern Territory

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0793 What is the term for Oxford and Cambridge universities when
       considered together?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bridgeford
*Camford
*Fordbridge
*Oxbridge

Answer: Oxbridge

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0794 Fidel Ramos was a president of which country during the 1990s?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Argentina
*Mexico
*Philippines
*Spain

Answer: Philippines

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0795 The country of Belize is generally considered part of which
       continent?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Africa
*Asia
*North America
*South America

Answer: North America

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0796 What Strait separates New Zealand's North and South islands?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cook
*Flinders
*Tasman
*Van Diemen

Answer: Cook

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0797 Christoph Gluck was a great 18th-century German what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Artist
*Composer
*Philosopher
*Poet

Answer: Composer

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0798 A fillet of which fish is uncooked and pickled in a rollmop?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Herring
*Salmon
*Sardine
*Tuna

Answer: Herring

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0799 The fleur-de-lis is a heraldic symbol of a lily with how many
       petals?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Three
*Four
*Five
*Six

Answer: Three

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0800 Billy Crystal and John Goodman voiced the main characters in which
       animated hit film?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Antz
*A Bug's Life
*The Lion King
*Monsters Inc

Answer: Monsters Inc

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0801 Whose disease is a brain disorder causing dementia?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Alzheimer's
*Bright's
*Hansen's
*Parkinson's

Answer: Alzheimer's

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0802 A situation where there is no alternative to what's offered is
       known as whose choice?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hanson's
*Herbert's
*Hobson's
*Hunter's

Answer: Hobson's

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0803 Which is an edible mollusc with an ear-shaped shell lined with
       mother-of-pearl?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Abalone
*Barnacle
*Clam
*Limpet

Answer: Abalone

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0804 Which is not part of Latin America?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Costa Rica
*Dominican Republic
*Honduras
*Sierra Leone

Answer: Sierra Leone

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0805 For what is somnambulism the technical term?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Sleeping
*Sleepwalking
*Snoring
*Dreaming

Answer: Sleepwalking

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0806 Which Australian poet penned 'The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*A D Hope
*Banjo Paterson
*C J Dennis
*Henry Lawson

Answer: C J Dennis

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0807 K is the symbol for which chemical element?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cadmium
*Iodine
*Krypton
*Potassium

Answer: Potassium

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0808 In the 'Harry Potter' books, Professor Snape is head of which
       Hogwarts school house?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Gryffindor
*Hufflepuff
*Ravenclaw
*Slytherin

Answer: Slytherin

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0809 Which Israeli prime minister was assassinated in 1995?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Begin
*Peres
*Rabin
*Shamir

Answer: Rabin

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0810 Australian writer Helen Darville assumed the name of Helen who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hunt
*Garner
*Fielding
*Demidenko

Answer: Demidenko

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0811 In which field of study were Marie Curie and her husband Pierre
       pioneers?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Genetics
*Palaeontology
*Radioactivity
*Seismology

Answer: Radioactivity

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0812 The Guernsey is a breed of dairy cattle originally from which
       islands?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Channel
*Hebrides
*Orkney
*Shetland

Answer: Channel

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0813 Eaten as a relish, what kind of dried animal is Bombay duck?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Amphibian
*Bird
*Fish
*Mammal

Answer: Fish

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0814 The pop music of Motown is associated with which US city?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Los Angeles
*Boston
*Chicago
*Detroit

Answer: Detroit

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0815 What type of victory is won at such great cost that it's tantamount
       to defeat?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Homeric
*Pyrrhic
*Sapphic
*Stoic

Answer: Pyrrhic

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0816 A US army general of the highest rank would have how many stars?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Three
*Four
*Five
*Six

Answer: Five

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0817 Inuit is a preferred name for which indigenous people?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*American Indians
*Eskimos
*Lapps
*Pygmies

Answer: Eskimos

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0818 Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane is better known by what
       abbreviation?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*PVC
*RNA
*DNA
*DDT

Answer: DDT

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0819 Melanie Brown was which member of the Spice Girls?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Baby
*Scary
*Sexy
*Sporty

Answer: Scary

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0820 The flag of Papua New Guinea is chiefly black and which other
       colour?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*White
*Red
*Yellow
*Blue

Answer: Red

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0821 Which of these films was not directed by Australian Peter Weir?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Witness
*Fearless
*The Truman Show
*Driving Miss Daisy

Answer: Driving Miss Daisy

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0822 Which of these is a nickname of ALP politician Kim Beazley?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bomber
*Buster
*Blaster
*Boomer

Answer: Bomber

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0823 A hit single off the Red Hot Chili Peppers album 'Blood Sugar Sex
       Magik' was 'Under the what'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bridge
*Weather
*Influence
*Blanket

Answer: Bridge

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0824 Near which of these New South Wales towns is there a powerful radio
       telescope?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Parkes
*Walgett
*Leeton
*Young

Answer: Parkes

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0825 Who became emperor of Japan in 1989?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Atikiho
*Ahitiko
*Akitiho
*Akihito

Answer: Akihito

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0826 Dying in 2001, American Larry Adler was a famous player of which
       instrument?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Clarinet
*Vibraphone
*Harmonica
*Trombone

Answer: Harmonica

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0827 The closing line of which Hollywood classic is: 'There's no place
       like home'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Gone with the Wind
*Casablanca
*Citizen Kane
*The Wizard of Oz

Answer: The Wizard of Oz

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0828 Which of these actors had a featured role in the 1976 Australian
       film 'Caddie'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Jack Thompson
*Bill Hunter
*John Hargreaves
*Max Gillies

Answer: Jack Thompson

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0829 Bartlett is a variety of which fruit?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Apple
*Pear
*Plum
*Grape

Answer: Pear

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0830 Where in the US state of New Mexico was the first atomic bomb
       developed?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Santa Fe
*Roswell
*Los Alamos
*Alamogordo

Answer: Los Alamos

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0831 Creating large amounts of radiation but producing little blast is
       the US-developed what bomb?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Proton
*Positron
*Neutrino
*Neutron

Answer: Neutron

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0832 Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is set in Japan?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The Mikado
*Iolanthe
*Ruddigore
*The Sorcerer

Answer: The Mikado

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0833 Which veteran rock star underwent emergency heart surgery in July
       2004?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Roger Daltrey
*David Bowie
*Lou Reed
*Bob Dylan

Answer: David Bowie

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0834 Which is the only Australian state whose parliament has no upper
       house?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*South Australia
*Tasmania
*Queensland
*Western Australia

Answer: Queensland

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0835 What colour is the star on the flag of Vietnam?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*White
*Red
*Black
*Yellow

Answer: Yellow

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0836 Which of these is not one of The Beach Boys' Wilson brothers?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mike
*Carl
*Brian
*Dennis

Answer: Mike

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0837 Which country pulled its troops out of Iraq in July 2004?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Poland
*Philippines
*Pakistan
*Portugal

Answer: Philippines

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0838 Who is the daughter of Herodias said to have demanded the head of
       John the Baptist on a platter?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bathsheba
*Salome
*Delilah
*Jezebel

Answer: Salome

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0839 The Inland Sea is part of which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Russia
*China
*Japan
*India

Answer: Japan

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0840 Culloden, the last major battle on British soil, was fought in
       which century?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
*16th
*17th
*18th

Answer: 18th

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0841 Which US Nobel Prize-winning writer committed suicide with a
       shotgun?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ernest Hemingway
*Sinclair Lewis
*Eugene O'Neill
*William Faulkner

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0842 The Livid rock festival began as a show for local acts in which
       city?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Sydney
*Brisbane
*Melbourne
*Adelaide

Answer: Brisbane

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0843 Which European capital lies on the Vistula River?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Moscow
*Berlin
*Warsaw
*Prague

Answer: Warsaw

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0844 The headquarters of carmaker BMW are in which city?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hamburg
*Leipzig
*Stuttgart
*Munich

Answer: Munich

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0845 What does a milliner make or sell?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Women's hats
*Household linen
*Bread and cakes
*Boating equipment

Answer: Women's hats

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0846 An ace is a pilot who has shot down at least how many enemy
       aircraft?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Three
*Five
*Ten
*Twelve

Answer: Five

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0847 Which American novelist wrote the bestseller 'One Flew over the
       Cuckoo's Nest'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Johanna Kaplan
*Jack Kerouac
*Ken Kesey
*Stephen King

Answer: Ken Kesey

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0848 What nationality was the great 17th-century painter Jan Vermeer?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Dutch
*Flemish
*French
*German

Answer: Dutch

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0849 Marie-Antoinette was the wife and queen of which French king named
       Louis?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*XIII
*XIV
*XV
*XVI

Answer: XVI

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0850 What is the other common English spelling for the Portuguese city
       of Porto?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Aporto
*Eporto
*Iporto
*Oporto

Answer: Oporto

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0851 Australian-born composer Percy Grainger is also famous for his
       virtuosity with which instrument?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cello
*Guitar
*Piano
*Violin

Answer: Piano

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0852 Which of the deadly sins is a collective noun for a group of bears?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Gluttony
*Pride
*Sloth
*Wrath

Answer: Sloth

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0853 All signals are directed through what circuit board in a
       minicomputer?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Fatherboard
*Brotherboard
*Motherboard
*Daughterboard

Answer: Motherboard

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0854 Which of these poker hands is ranked the highest?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Flush
*Full house
*Straight
*Three of a kind

Answer: Full house

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0855 In ancient Egyptian mythology, who was the god of the sun?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Geb
*Osiris
*Ra
*Thoth

Answer: Ra

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0856 Former asbestos supplier James Hardie relocated where in 2001?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Belgium
*Holland
*Italy
*Spain

Answer: Holland

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0857 Desdemona is the wife of which Shakespearean title character?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hamlet
*King Lear
*Macbeth
*Othello

Answer: Othello

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0858 In 2003, which celebrity won $500,000 for charity on Who Wants To
       Be A Millionaire?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Red Symons
*Dame Edna Everage
*Kerri-Anne Kennerley
*Molly Meldrum

Answer: Molly Meldrum

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0859 The Seven Years' War was fought around the middle of which century?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*16th
*17th
*18th
*19th

Answer: 18th

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0860 Bart Cummings' first name is a homophone for the currency of which
       country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Malaysia
*South Korea
*Thailand
*Vietnam

Answer: Thailand

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0861 'Master of Puppets' is considered the album masterpiece of which
       heavy metal band?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Black Sabbath
*Led Zeppelin
*Megadeth
*Metallica

Answer: Metallica

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0862 Which country does not border Italy?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Austria
*Belgium
*France
*Switzerland

Answer: Belgium

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0863 On a heraldic shield, which side is the sinister side?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bearer's Left
*Lower side
*Bearer's Right
*Upper side

Answer: Bearer's Left

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0864 Which of these Australian prime ministers governed first?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Stanley Bruce
*Billy Hughes
*Joseph Lyons
*Robert Menzies

Answer: Billy Hughes

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0865 Jainism has the most in common with which of these great religions?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Christianity
*Hinduism
*Islam
*Judaism

Answer: Hinduism

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0866 Which of these rocks is classed as igneous?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Basalt
*Limestone
*Sandstone
*Slate

Answer: Basalt

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0867 Which Australian scientist shared a Nobel Prize for his work with
       penicillin?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Burnet
*Clunies-Ross
*Florey
*Oliphant

Answer: Florey

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0868 Potting a sequence of snooker balls coloured red, black, red, then
       pink is a break of how many points?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*13
*14
*15
*16

Answer: 15

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0869 Which of these cities was the first to host an Olympic Games?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Berlin
*London
*Paris
*Rome

Answer: Paris

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0870 The ship HMS 'Victory' is famously associated with which
       Englishman?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Charles Darwin
*Francis Drake
*Lord Nelson
*Walter Raleigh

Answer: Lord Nelson

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0871 Which tree is an important native of New Zealand?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Jarrah
*Karri
*Kauri
*Kurrajong

Answer: Kauri

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0872 Which of these Stanley Kubrick films was made first?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*A Clockwork Orange
*Dr Strangelove
*Eyes Wide Shut
*The Shining

Answer: Dr Strangelove

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0873 What was the first name of US public opinion analyst and
       statistician Gallup?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Jacob
*Jack
*George
*Gerald

Answer: George

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0874 Flowing north and west for some 1,000 kilometres, what is the
       longest river in France?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Loire
*Marne
*Seine
*Somme

Answer: Loire

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0875 Which country occupies the largest area of the island of Borneo?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Malaysia
*Indonesia
*Philippines
*Brunei

Answer: Indonesia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0876 John Edwards was a senator from which state when chosen as John
       Kerry's 2004 running mate?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*West Virginia
*North Dakota
*North Carolina
*South Carolina

Answer: North Carolina

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0877 Sicily lies closest to which African country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Tunisia
*Algeria
*Egypt
*Libya

Answer: Tunisia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0878 In which part of the body is the sacrum?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Head
*Spine
*Wrist
*Chest

Answer: Spine

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0879 Once the proverbial '97-pound weakling' was famous US bodybuilder
       Charles who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Samson
*Atlas
*Hercules
*Mars

Answer: Atlas

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0880 Ken Lay is the disgraced former CEO of which US corporation?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cisco
*Exxon
*Enron
*Xerox

Answer: Enron

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0881 Starring Will Smith, the film 'I, Robot' is loosely based on a book
       by which sci-fi author?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Frank Herbert
*Philip K Dick
*Ray Bradbury
*Isaac Asimov

Answer: Isaac Asimov

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0882 Cape Howe is a headland on the border of which two Australian
       states?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*WA & SA
*Qld & NSW
*Vic & SA
*NSW & Vic

Answer: NSW & Vic

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0883 Which of these is a US mini-series co-starring Judy Davis?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The Reagans
*The Kennedys
*The Nixons
*The Johnsons

Answer: The Reagans

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0884 Which of these is an album by INXS?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*I
*N
*X
*S

Answer: X

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0885 Which of the arts uses the term 'sostenuto'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Painting
*Photography
*Poetry
*Music

Answer: Music

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0886 Louis Bleriot made the first flight over which body of water?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*English Channel
*Bosphorus
*Str of Gibraltar
*Str of Messina

Answer: English Channel

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0887 The skyscraper to be built on the site of the World Trade Center is
       the what Tower?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*America
*World
*Peace
*Freedom

Answer: Freedom

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0888 The sun is composed chiefly of which gaseous element?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hydrogen
*Nitrogen
*Oxygen
*Helium

Answer: Hydrogen

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0889 Which of these is not a Marvel Comics character?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Captain America
*Superman
*Spider-Man
*Daredevil

Answer: Superman

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0890 Zog I was king of which country from 1928 to 1939?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Albania
*Bulgaria
*Yugoslavia
*Romania

Answer: Albania

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0891 Slivovitz is a brandy made from which fruit?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Apple
*Cherry
*Plum
*Apricot

Answer: Plum

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0892 The Strait of Malacca separates which Indonesian island from
       Malaysia?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Java
*Flores
*Sulawesi
*Sumatra

Answer: Sumatra

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0893 Prior to its independence, Bangladesh was the province of what
       Pakistan?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*East
*West
*North
*South

Answer: East

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0894 What is the telephone area code for Western Australia, South
       Australia and the Northern Territory?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*06
*07
*08
*09

Answer: 08

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0895 What is the current name of the USA's Boulder Dam?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Roosevelt Dam
*Hoover Dam
*Coolidge Dam
*Harding Dam

Answer: Hoover Dam

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0896 In July 2004, who sued surfwear company Billabong over a bikini
       bearing his image?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Robert Plant
*Rod Stewart
*Bruce Springsteen
*Peter Frampton

Answer: Peter Frampton

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0897 In what year did HMAS 'Melbourne' collide with and sink HMAS
       'Voyager'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1962
*1964
*1966
*1968

Answer: 1964

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0898 Georges Bizet's opera 'Carmen' is set in which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*France
*Greece
*Italy
*Spain

Answer: Spain

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0899 For what does the A stand in the organisation acronym SEATO?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Africa
*America
*Asia
*Australia

Answer: Asia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0900 Actor Peter Lorre, seen in 'Casablanca', was born within the former
       borders of which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*France
*Hungary
*Romania
*Spain

Answer: Hungary

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0901 In computers, SGML stands for 'Standard Generalised what Language'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Markup
*Matrix
*Modulated
*Multi-user

Answer: Markup

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0902 Which Roman emperor preceded Nero?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Augustus
*Claudius
*Tiberius
*Titus

Answer: Claudius

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0903 What is the largest species of penguin?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*King
*Emperor
*Adélie
*Humboldt

Answer: Emperor

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0904 Which great 19th-century French painter had the given names
       Jean-Auguste-Dominique?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Delacroix
*Ingres
*Monet
*Rousseau

Answer: Ingres

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0905 What is the 9th sign of the zodiac?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Aquarius
*Capricorn
*Sagittarius
*Scorpio

Answer: Sagittarius

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0906 Great English poet Lord Byron died in which country in 1824?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Albania
*Greece
*Italy
*Turkey

Answer: Greece

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0907 Which British playwright penned 1960's 'The Caretaker'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Robert Bolt
*Christopher Fry
*John Osborne
*Harold Pinter

Answer: Harold Pinter

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0908 In 1969 the share price of Australian mining company Poseidon
       soared after announcing a find of which metal?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Copper
*Nickel
*Tin
*Uranium

Answer: Nickel

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0909 Which actor starred in the Australian films 'Bliss' and 'Cosi'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Max Cullen
*Garry McDonald
*Barry Otto
*Hugo Weaving

Answer: Barry Otto

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0910 In which of the arts was Anton von Webern a prominent 20th-century
       Austrian?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Architecture
*Literature
*Music
*Painting

Answer: Music

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0911 The South American country of Guyana has what official language?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*English
*French
*Portuguese
*Spanish

Answer: English

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0912 The two 'mamas' in the band The Mamas and the Papas were Cass
       Elliott and who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Michelle Phillips
*Martha Reeves
*Mary Wells
*Mary Wilson

Answer: Michelle Phillips

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0913 Maroon and white are the colours of which country's flag?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Kazakhstan
*Latvia
*Estonia
*Azerbaijan

Answer: Latvia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0914 Which US state extends the southernmost?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*California
*Hawaii
*New Mexico
*Florida

Answer: Hawaii

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0915 Which king of England succeeded Queen Anne?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Charles I
*George I
*James I
*Richard I

Answer: George I

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0916 Which is not one of the three steamships built by great
       19th-century engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Great Britain
*Great Eastern
*Great Northern
*Great Western

Answer: Great Northern

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0917 Which Australian city hosted the 2004 Track Cycling World
       Championships?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Adelaide
*Brisbane
*Melbourne
*Sydney

Answer: Melbourne

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0918 In which year did Yuri Gagarin become the first man to travel in
       space?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1960
*1961
*1962
*1963

Answer: 1961

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0919 In the Star Wars film series, Amidala is the queen of which world?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Alderan
*Coruscant
*Naboo
*Tatooine

Answer: Naboo

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0920 Subtitled 'Some Kind of Monster' is the documentary feature about
       which band?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Korn
*Oasis
*Limp Bizkit
*Metallica

Answer: Metallica

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0921 Which Californian city hosted the 2004 US Olympic athletics trials?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*San Diego
*San Francisco
*Sacramento
*Oakland

Answer: Sacramento

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0922 In 1933, which state voted to secede from Australia?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Queensland
*South Australia
*Western Australia
*Tasmania

Answer: Western Australia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0923 A popular tourist attraction, the Space Needle is an observation
       tower in which US city?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Memphis
*Houston
*Seattle
*Boston

Answer: Seattle

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0924 Who was the purest and noblest knight of Arthurian legend?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bedevere
*Lancelot
*Galahad
*Gawain

Answer: Galahad

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0925 Who wrote the 1901 play 'The Three Sisters'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ibsen
*Strindberg
*Shaw
*Chekhov

Answer: Chekhov

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0926 The lead character in the Dickens novel 'A Tale of Two Cities' is
       Sydney who?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Carton
*Canton
*Cantor
*Carter

Answer: Carton

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0927 The Native American Pocahontas died in which century?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
*16th
*17th
*18th

Answer: 17th

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0928 Cut off from the rest of Germany between the two world wars was the
       province of what Prussia?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*West
*East
*South
*North

Answer: East

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0929 Which Australian band was first known as Flowers?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Australian Crawl
*Models
*Noiseworks
*Icehouse

Answer: Icehouse

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0930 The founder of which religion achieved enlightenment sitting under
       a Bo tree?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Buddhism
*Hinduism
*Islam
*Christianity

Answer: Buddhism

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0931 Which animal is also known as the wildebeest?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Warthog
*Gnu
*Eland
*Aardvark

Answer: Gnu

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0932 The Stanley Cup is awarded annually to the North American champion
       in which sport?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Polo
*Netball
*Ice hockey
*Badminton

Answer: Ice hockey

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0933 The 'forester' is a species of which animal?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Wallaby
*Koala
*Wombat
*Kangaroo

Answer: Kangaroo

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0934 Leonardo da Vinci drew plans for his version of which of these?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Helicopter
*Watch
*Lift
*Hovercraft

Answer: Helicopter

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0935 After what was the bayonet named?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*A general
*A town
*A river
*A battle

Answer: A town

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0936 Which of these has the type called a meerschaum?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Moustache
*Horse saddle
*Tobacco pipe
*Hat

Answer: Tobacco pipe

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0937 The sidewinder is a small species of which type of snake?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Boa
*Cobra
*Python
*Rattlesnake

Answer: Rattlesnake

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0938 The Wars of the Roses ended soon after the death in battle of which
       English king?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*James I
*Harold II
*Richard III
*William IV

Answer: Richard III

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0939 What colour is the central and widest stripe on Thailand's flag?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Blue
*Green
*Red
*White

Answer: Blue

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0940 Which animal is not a type of primate?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Lemur
*Loris
*Margay
*Monkey

Answer: Margay

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0941 What is the SI unit of pressure?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Candela
*Farad
*Pascal
*Tesla

Answer: Pascal

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0942 How many Southern states made up the Confederate States of America?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Nine
*Ten
*Eleven
*Twelve

Answer: Eleven

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0943 After the Moon, what is usually the most brilliant natural object
       in the night sky?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mars
*Polaris
*Sirius
*Venus

Answer: Venus

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0944 Penang is a state in which Asian country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Indonesia
*Malaysia
*Philippines
*Thailand

Answer: Malaysia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0945 Which US yacht defeated Australia's challenger 'Gretel' 4-1 in the
       1962 America's Cup?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Courageous
*Freedom
*Intrepid
*Weatherly

Answer: Weatherly

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0946 An agreement signed by the presidents of Bosnia, Croatia, and
       Serbia in 1995 was called the what Accords?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Akron
*Bowling Green
*Canton
*Dayton

Answer: Dayton

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0947 The Beaufort Sea is an arm of which ocean?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Arctic
*Atlantic
*Indian
*Pacific

Answer: Arctic

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0948 Which of the following girls' names represents a letter in the
       International Radio Alphabet?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Juliet
*Kate
*Linda
*Mary

Answer: Juliet

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0949 What is the modified leaf that encloses the petals and other parts
       of a flower?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Sepal
*Stamen
*Stigma
*Style

Answer: Sepal

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0950 What is the highest wind speed called on the Beaufort scale?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cyclone
*Hurricane
*Tornado
*Typhoon

Answer: Hurricane

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0951 Which great artist painted the landmark 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'
       in 1907?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cezanne
*Matisse
*Monet
*Picasso

Answer: Picasso

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0952 What are the given names of the creator of Harry Potter, J K
       Rowling?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Jacqueline Kate
*Jennifer Kim
*Joanne Kathleen
*Julia Kelly

Answer: Joanne Kathleen

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0953 Alberto Tomba was a great Italian what?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Alpine skier
*Fashion designer
*Opera singer
*Soccer player

Answer: Alpine skier

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0954 Who fronted the '80s UK alternative rock band The Smiths?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mike Joyce
*Johnny Marr
*Morrissey
*Andy Rourke

Answer: Morrissey

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0955 In the 19th century, Manuel Belgrano fought for the independence of
       which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Argentina
*Brazil
*Colombia
*Chile

Answer: Argentina

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0956 Which English king was victorious at 1415's Battle of Agincourt?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Henry II
*Henry III
*Henry IV
*Henry V

Answer: Henry V

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0957 A popular piece by Soviet composer Aram Khachaturian is the 'what
       Dance'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Sabre
*Machete
*Rapier
*Stiletto

Answer: Sabre

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0958 Harald V became king of which country in 1991?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Belgium
*Luxembourg
*Norway
*Denmark

Answer: Norway

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0959 How was US soul singer Otis Redding killed in 1967?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Car crash
*House fire
*Knife fight
*Plane crash

Answer: Plane crash

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0960 Pachisi is considered the national game of which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*India
*China
*Russia
*Indonesia

Answer: India

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0961 Worn by the pope is the whose ring?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Carpenter's
*Fisherman's
*Pauper's
*Shepherd's

Answer: Fisherman's

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0962 Andre Agassi appears in ads for which carmaker?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Audi
*Ford
*Kia
*Saab

Answer: Kia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0963 Dulcinea is the object of affection of which fictional hero?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Jean Valjean
*D'Artagnan
*Robinson Crusoe
*Don Quixote

Answer: Don Quixote

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0964 Which country appointed the first ombudsman?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Sweden
*Germany
*Hungary
*Belgium

Answer: Sweden

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0965 From a speech he gave in 1990 Paul Keating was dubbed the who of
       Australian politics?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mario Lanza
*Placido Domingo
*Paul Robeson
*Al Jolson

Answer: Placido Domingo

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0966 America's Apollo lunar missions were sent into space aboard the
       three-stage what rocket?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mercury V
*Saturn V
*Jupiter V
*Neptune V

Answer: Saturn V

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0967 Once famous as a destination for eloping couples, the village of
       Gretna Green is in which country of the UK?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*England
*Wales
*Scotland
*Ireland

Answer: Scotland

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0968 When did Halley's Comet first make its appearance to the naked eye
       last century?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1908
*1909
*1910
*1911

Answer: 1910

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0969 A tiny circle over the letter A is the symbol for which unit of
       measurement?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Angstrom
*Ampere
*Acre
*Abcoulomb

Answer: Angstrom

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0970 The prehistoric monument Stonehenge stands in which English county?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hampshire
*Hertfordshire
*Warwickshire
*Wiltshire

Answer: Wiltshire

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0971 The Gulf of Riga is an arm of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and
       which other country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Estonia
*Finland
*Lithuania
*Poland

Answer: Estonia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0972 Which Australian novelist wrote 1993's 'Grand Days'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*David Ireland
*Frank Moorhouse
*Hal Porter
*Tim Winton

Answer: Frank Moorhouse

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0973 Which US astronaut was the third man to walk on the moon?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Michael Collins
*Pete Conrad
*James Lovell
*Alan Shepard

Answer: Pete Conrad

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0974 Which animal does not make up part of the body of the Greek
       mythological chimera?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Dragon
*Serpent
*Goat
*Lion

Answer: Serpent

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0975 What is Canada's highest decoration for courage?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cross of Bravery
*Cross of Valour
*Red Maple Leaf
*Royal Maple Leaf

Answer: Cross of Valour

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0976 What is another name sometimes given to Zoroastrianism?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Christianity
*Mazdaism
*Hinduism
*Judaism

Answer: Mazdaism

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0977 Which letter of the Greek alphabet is also a racehorse that won the
       1951 Melbourne Cup?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Alpha
*Beta
*Gamma
*Delta

Answer: Delta

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0978 The dark gap between the two main rings of Saturn is named whose
       division, after its astronomer discoverer?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Cassini's
*Galileo's
*Herschel's
*Kepler's

Answer: Cassini's

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0979 In what year did Australian coach company Cobb & Co end its
       horsedrawn services?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1904
*1914
*1924
*1934

Answer: 1924

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0980 Pandora, Pan and Atlas are moons of which planet?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Jupiter
*Saturn
*Uranus
*Neptune

Answer: Saturn

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0981 Late actor George Mallaby played the role of Paul Donovan in which
       Australian TV series?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The Sullivans
*Matlock Police
*Cop Shop
*The Box

Answer: The Box

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0982 In the Bible, Noah's ark was made of what timber?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Briarwood
*Gopherwood
*Ironwood
*Rosewood

Answer: Gopherwood

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0983 In 1965, the Mariner 4 spacecraft transmitted the first close-range
       images of which planet?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Mercury
*Jupiter
*Mars
*Neptune

Answer: Mars

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0984 The English newspaper 'The Guardian' was founded as 'The what
       Guardian'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Birmingham
*Leeds
*Liverpool
*Manchester

Answer: Manchester

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0985 Attacking the leaves of potato plants is the what beetle?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Colorado
*Idaho
*Nebraska
*Kansas

Answer: Colorado

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0986 Which of these is a Greek name for the hero of classical legend
       Hercules?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Heraclea
*Heracles
*Heraclius
*Heraclitus

Answer: Heracles

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0987 The US F-22 fighter jet is also known by what name?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Firefly
*Raven
*Raptor
*Spectre

Answer: Raptor

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0988 Which strait separates Iceland and Greenland?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Norway
*Greenland
*Iceland
*Denmark

Answer: Denmark

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0989 The Jackaroos are the Australian men's team in which sport?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Lawn bowls
*Baseball
*Volleyball
*Polo

Answer: Lawn bowls

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0990 1757's Battle of Plassey was fought in which country?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Egypt
*France
*Germany
*India

Answer: India

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0991 What was the twelfth and last month in the French Revolutionary
       calendar?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Brumaire
*Frimaire
*Fructidor
*Thermidor

Answer: Fructidor

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0992 When was the African Union established, as the Organization of
       African Unity?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1920s
*1940s
*1960s
*1980s

Answer: 1960s

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0993 In 1938, which nation became the first host to fail to win soccer's
       World Cup?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Argentina
*Brazil
*France
*Italy

Answer: France

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0994 Where was great 20th-century composer Aram Khachaturian born?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Armenia
*Georgia
*Kazakhstan
*Ukraine

Answer: Georgia

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0995 Which Australian animal's name is derived from the Greek for
       'flat-footed'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Echidna
*Koala
*Platypus
*Wombat

Answer: Platypus

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0996 Which letter of the alphabet is the shape of an ogee?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*J
*L
*S
*U

Answer: S

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0997 Which is not a traditional colour of one of the four balls used in
       Association croquet?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Blue
*Green
*Red
*Yellow

Answer: Green

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0998 The ancient city ruins of Nineveh are located on the river Tigris
       opposite which Iraqi city?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Baghdad
*Kirkuk
*Najaf
*Mosul

Answer: Mosul

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #0999 The news agency Reuters was founded in 1851 in which city?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Amsterdam
*Berlin
*London
*Rome

Answer: London

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #1000 The film 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' takes its title
       from a line by which poet?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Alexander Pope
*Thomas Gray
*John Dryden
*William Blake

Answer: Alexander Pope

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #1001 In 1888, which became the first country town in Australia to use
       electricity for street lighting?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Bendigo
*Tamworth
*Toowoomba
*Lithgow

Answer: Tamworth

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #1002 In which Shakespeare play is jealousy called 'the green-eyed
       monster'?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Macbeth
*King Lear
*Othello
*Hamlet

Answer: Othello

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #1003 Which state is the principal setting for the books by US author
       Carl Hiaasen?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*California
*Louisiana
*Texas
*Florida

Answer: Florida

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 #1004 Henri Dunant founded the Red Cross after witnessing which battle?
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*Solferino
*Volturno
*Magenta
*Sadowa

Answer: Solferino

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 #1005 Sir Earle Page was briefly prime minister of Australia in which
       decade of last century?
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*First
*Second
*Third
*Fourth

Answer: Fourth

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 #1006 From what is the orange-red dye henna obtained?
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*A seed
*A berry
*A leaf
*A root

Answer: A leaf

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 #1007 Singer Buddy Holly was born in which city in Texas?
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*Abilene
*Lubbock
*Midland
*Amarillo

Answer: Lubbock

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 #1008 How many oxygen atoms constitute each molecule of the compound
       potassium permanganate?
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*One
*Two
*Three
*Four

Answer: Four

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 #1009 Russian Lev Landau won which Nobel Prize category in 1962?
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*Chemistry
*Economics
*Literature
*Physics

Answer: Physics

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 #1010 Ops, the Roman goddess of plenty, was the wife of which god?
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*Jupiter
*Neptune
*Saturn
*Uranus

Answer: Saturn

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 #1011 Botulism chiefly derives its name from the Latin word for which
       type of meat?
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*Bacon
*Mutton
*Sausage
*Veal

Answer: Sausage

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 #1012 An indicator of faecal pollution in water, the E in the bacterium
       E. coli is short for what?
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*Echolalia
*Ecologica
*Escherichia
*Eschscholzia

Answer: Escherichia

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 #1013 The penalty spot on a soccer pitch is normally how many metres from
       the goal line?
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*10
*11
*12
*13

Answer: 11

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 #1014 Which Central American country does not face the Caribbean Sea?
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*Belize
*El Salvador
*Honduras
*Nicaragua

Answer: El Salvador

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