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Missed Questions on The Chase Australia > Set Three > Flashcards

Set Three Flashcards

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The Roulettes are an elite squad in which of Australia’s armed services?

A

Air Force

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St Giles Cathedral is a landmark of which Scottish city?

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Edinburgh

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The Gulf of Odessa is part of which European sea?

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The Black Sea

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At the Olympic Games in 2021, Australian Kareena Lee won a bronze medal in which sport?

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Marathon swimming

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What was the nickname for ships smuggling alcohol to the US during Prohibition?

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Rum runners

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Considered the youngest convict on the First fleet was John Hudson, a 13 year old boy with which occupation?

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Chimney sweep

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Gro Harlem Brundtland was the first female prime minister of which country?

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Norway

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Which French philosopher was a partner of French writer Simone De Beauvoir?

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Jean-Paul Sartre

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Which comedy team often used the line ‘Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into’?

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Laurel and Hardy

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10
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A ‘true lover’s’ is a form of what?

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Knot

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In which country is the site of the ancient town of Numantia?

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Spain

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12
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A novel about whaling by Ian McGuire is the North what?

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Water

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13
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Italy is linked to which country by the Simplon Tunnel?

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Switzerland

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14
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Nicknamed ‘Hitman’ is former Aussie boxer Jeff who?

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Harding

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15
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What continent is close to Norway’s remote territory Bouvet Island?

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Antarctica

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16
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A best-selling English crime writer is Nanette who?

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Walters

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17
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What Christian denomination is St Basil’s Cathedral?

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Russian Orthodox

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18
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Which US State adopted ‘North to the Future’ as its motto?

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Alaska

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19
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Brian Chesky is a co-founded of which accommodation website?

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AirBnB

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20
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In which Australian State is the Blackwood wine region?

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Western Australia

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21
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The tibouchina belongs to which kingdom of living things?

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Plant

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22
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Albania lies entirely within which major European peninsula?

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The Balkans

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23
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The solar lentigo is a darkened patch on which bodily organ?

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Skin

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24
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Never is a novel by author Ken who?

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Follett

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25
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Carl Jung wrote about a confrontation with the subconscious in which book?

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The Red Book

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26
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What a Girl Wants was a 90s hit for which pop singer?

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Christina Aguilera

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Originating in Latin, calvities is a term for which condition?

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Baldness

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28
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A magical item owned by the Greek god Hades was his cap of what?

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Invisibility

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29
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What is the term for the state of a tide in which the water level is neither rising nor falling?

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Slack water

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30
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Guitarist Johnny Marr co-founded which band?

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The Smiths

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31
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To which body part does the adjective crural usually refer?

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Leg

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32
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Hair from which animal is usually used to make a violin?

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Horse

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33
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In the 1960s, which country took control of the territory of Goa from Portugal?

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India

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34
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In Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, which instrument traditionally represents the ducks?

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Oboe

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35
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What is the name of a metalworking tool used to mark lines on workpieces prior to machining?

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Scriber

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36
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In Greek mythology, who were the brothers of Helen of Troy?

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Caster & Pollux

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37
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Aviators Alcock and Brown were the first to fly non-stop across which ocean?

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Atlantic

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38
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In The Simpsons, what is the name of Homer Simpson’s mother?

A

Mona

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39
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In the Western zodiac, what is considered Cancer’s opposite sign?

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Capricorn

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40
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A fox terrier plays a key role in which Agatha Christie story?

A

Dumb Witness

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41
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Frank Lloyd Wright designed which New York musuem?

A

Guggenheim

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42
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Alcina is an opera by which German-British baroque composer?

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Handel

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43
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Jane O’Connor wrote the kids book series Fancy who?

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Nancy

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44
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What is the four-letter term for a baby quokka?

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Joey

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45
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The Piebald is the name of a racehorse in which classic novel?

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National Velvet

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46
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What was the second grand slam singles title won by Ash Barty?

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Wimbledon

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47
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Who called the Bhagavad Gita ‘a spiritual dictionary’?

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Mahatma Gandhi

48
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Which former Beatle wrote the protest song ‘Give Ireland back to the Irish’?

A

Paul McCartney

49
Q

What adjective denotes an animal’s streaked or spotted brown coat?

A

Brindled

50
Q

North and South Korea joined which organisation in 1991?

A

The United Nations

51
Q

Hugo Drax is a villain in which James Bond film?

A

Moonraker

52
Q

Australian sisters Cheryl, Vanessa and Gabrielle Manning founded the fashion label Manning what?

A

Cartell

53
Q

The annual Breeders’ Cup series of horse races takes place on which continent?

A

North America

54
Q

Queensland music festival the Big Red Bash is held in which desert?

A

Simpson

55
Q

Which German electro-pop band released the 70s album ‘The Man Machine’?

A

Kraftwerk

56
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The format CD-R is short for Compact Disc… what?

A

Recordable

57
Q

Beginning with s, what is a term for a marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa?

A

Souk

58
Q

In the 1800s, Washington Atlee Burpee founded the world’s largest mail order company for what?

A

Seeds

59
Q

What is the only sea that does not have a coastline?

A

Sargasso

60
Q

Which former UK Tory MP wrote the novel The Clematis Tree?

A

Ann Widdecombe

61
Q

A gene that causes which hair colour was announced in a 2016 study published by University College London?

A

Grey

62
Q

The ‘moonman’ refers to which award ceremony trophy?

A

MTV Movie Awards

63
Q

The exclamation ‘cooee’ derives from which language?

A

Dharug

64
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Iconic US costume designed Edith Head won her eighth and final Oscar for her work on which film?

A

The Sting

65
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What word is commonly used to toast cheers in Germany?

A

Prost

66
Q

Which type of animal dung is British artist Chris Ofili celebrated for using in his work?

A

Elephant

67
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Some species of which small, desert-dwelling animal can survive not only extreme heat, but also freezing, floods and famine?

A

Scorpion

68
Q

Which gland found in the neck takes its name from ta Greek shield?

A

Thyroid

69
Q

In heraldry, which colour is named purpure?

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Purple

70
Q

In boxing, who were the ‘Four Kings’?

A

Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Marvelous Marvin Hagler

71
Q

In snooker, potting a ball off the opposite cushion is commonly known as a what?

A

Double

72
Q

Australian swimmers Cate and Bronte Campbell were born in which country?

A

Malawi

73
Q

In which Ocean is the Kermadec Trench?

A

Pacific

74
Q

Where are andirons most likely to be found?

A

Fireplaces

75
Q

Defenestration literally means throwing someone out of a what?

A

Window

76
Q

The Cottingley hoax of 1917 involved which mythical beings?

A

Fairies

77
Q

In anatomy, the term popliteal means relations to the area behind which joint?

A

Knee

78
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Dinara is the highest mountain in which European country?

A

Croatia

79
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Goliath’s height is described in the Book of Samuel as ‘six cubits and a…’ what?

A

Span

80
Q

A confusing overload of information from the Internet is known as data what?

A

Smog

81
Q

The majority of Sri Lanka’s population follows which religion?

A

Buddhism

82
Q

A classic play written by Noel Coward is Hay… what?

A

Fever

83
Q

In Texas Hold’em Poker, ‘cowboys’ is slang for a pair of what?

A

Kings

84
Q

What is the name of Spongebob Squarepants pet sea snail?

A

Gary

85
Q

A traditional rhyme begins tinker, tailor, soldier… what?

A

Sailor

86
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Scottish blackface is an iconic breed of which farm animal?

A

Sheep

87
Q

Who wrote The Mosquito Coast?

A

Paul Theroux

88
Q

The name of which gemstone comes from the Latin for sea water?

A

Aquamarine

89
Q

Jim Furyk was born in which country?

A

USA

90
Q

What colour is the cross on the national flag of Finland?

A

Blue

91
Q

What animals are Ren and Stimpy respectively?

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Dog & cat

92
Q

What four-letter term for a unit of heredity is credited to Wilhelm Johannson?

A

Gene

93
Q

What word for an escape hatch appears in the name of many spiders?

A

Trapdoors

94
Q

Cryptophasia is a secret language spoken between who?

A

Twins

95
Q

Which Royal celebrated her 70th birthday in 2020?

A

Princess Anne

96
Q

How many minarets does the Taj Mahal have?

A

Four

97
Q

What family of elements has a name meaning salt-producing?

A

Halogen

98
Q

Cornish Rex is a breed of which animal?

A

Cat

99
Q

In Germany, what is flughafen?

A

Airport

100
Q

Who designed the VW Beetle?

A

Ferdinand Porsche

101
Q

In cats, the flehmen response causes them to do what after sniffing?

A

Bare their teeth

102
Q

The island of Curacao is in which sea?

A

Caribbean

103
Q

Dwarf lop is a breed of which pet?

A

Rabbit

104
Q

Who was Roman emperor when Jesus was crucified?

A

Tiberius

105
Q

Tuile biscuits are flavoured with what nut?

A

Almond

106
Q

What was Nigella Lawson’s ‘Recipe of the Day’, the day Donald Trump left the White House?

A

Bitter Orange Tart

107
Q

What was the former name of the band Snow Patrol?

A

Polar Bear

108
Q

Revival is a 2015 album by which American singer & actress?

A

Selena Gomez

109
Q

Who was the wife of Henry VIII when he died?

A

Catherine Parr

110
Q

An ushanka is worn on what part of the body?

A

Head

111
Q

What is a male red deer called?

A

A hart (or stag)

112
Q

Maycomb, Alabama is the setting of which classic novel?

A

To Kill a Mockingbird

113
Q

Miranda is a moon of which planet?

A

Uranus

114
Q

Which Japanese cooking technique means ‘glazed roast?

A

Teriyaki

115
Q

Which Mormon leader founded Salt Lake City?

A

Brigham Young

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