Set Two

Question 1

Sentenced to prison in 2021 was which former NSW Minister for Fisheries?

Answer 1

Eddie Obeid

Question 2

The film ‘The Poseidon Adventure’ begins on what day of the year?

Answer 2

New Year’s Eve

Question 3

Frenchman Alfred Dreyfus was wrongly convicted of giving military secrets to which country?

Answer 3

Germany

Question 4

What nationality is violinist Nigel Kennedy?

Answer 4

British

Question 5

Vermentino is a variety of which alcoholic drink?

Answer 5

Wine

Question 6

Malatang is a spicy food variant originating in which country?

Answer 6

China

Question 7

In which decade did Dick Smith sell his electronics business?

Answer 7

1980s

Question 8

The TV series RFDS stars Logie-winning actor Stephen who?

Answer 8

Peacocke

Question 9

A star of the movie The Blue Lagoon is the actor Christopher who?

Answer 9

Atkins

Question 10

In which Australian capital city is the Cumberland Highway?

Answer 10

Sydney

Question 11

A hit single by Khalid & Normani is Love what?

Answer 11

Lies

Question 12

Which protein is formed when wheat flour is mixed with water?

Answer 12

Gluten

Question 13

RFK was a Senator for which State?

Answer 13

New York

Question 14

What is the largest ball and socket joint in the human body?

Answer 14

The hip

Question 15

Nathan Birnbaum is the birth name of which American comedian?

Answer 15

George Burns

Question 16

In which South Asian country is the port city of Gwadar?

Answer 16

Pakistan

Question 17

Jazz legend Horace Silver was a virtuoso of which instrument?

Answer 17

Piano

Question 18

What nationality is renowned director Wim Wenders?

Answer 18

German

Question 19

Oriel and box bay are styles of which building feature?

Answer 19

Window

Question 20

The town of Bomaderry is in what Australian State?

Answer 20

New South Wales

Question 21

Droving into the light is a painting by which renowned Australian artist?

Answer 21

Hans Heysen

Question 22

Which famous building features on the US $20 bill?

Answer 22

The White House

Question 23

In which Tuscan city is the Garden of Archimedes museum?

Answer 23

Florence

Question 24

In 2018, who hit the headlines for having her dog cloned?

Answer 24

Barbra Streisand

Question 25

What Star Wars-esque figure is mentioned in the Old Testament?

Answer 25

Witch of Endor

Question 26

Darwin's fox is a species native to which country?

Answer 26

Chile

Question 27

A moving ship usually displays what colour light on its starboard side?

Answer 27

Green

Question 28

Helena Christensen was previously married to which television actor?

Answer 28

Norman Reedus

Question 29

The first Nintendo home video game console was launched in which decade?

Answer 29

70s

Question 30

In which US State is Ala Wai yacht harbor?

Answer 30

Hawaii

Question 31

An idiom for something being in excellent organisation standards is 'in apple pie...' what?

Answer 31

Order

Question 32

Gustav Klimt was an influential painter of which art movement?

Answer 32

Art nouveau

Question 33

Rapper Joaquin James Malphurs is better known by what stage name?

Answer 33

Waka Flocka Flame

Question 34

What is the common name for the ape species pan troglodytes?

Answer 34

Chimpanzee

Question 35

Sarektjakka is a mountain in which Nordic country?

Answer 35

Sweden

Question 36

In Britain, who traditionally hold the role of First Lord of the Treasury?

Answer 36

Prime Minister

Question 37

Which Aussie duo had the 1980s hit 'The One That You Love'?

Answer 37

Air Supply

Question 38

Which carmaker produced the Endura model?

Answer 38

Ford

Question 39

Of which Ocean is the Yellow Sea an inlet?

Answer 39

Pacific

Question 40

Which Plantaganet English king was known as 'Longshanks'?

Answer 40

Edward I

Question 41

What sticky food is produced by the company Capilano?

Answer 41

Honey

Question 42

A hit single for Guns'n'Roses is You Could Be... what?

Answer 42

Mine

Question 43

Charlotte Gainsbourg is the daughter of which French singer?

Answer 43

Serge Gainsbourg

Question 44

What is the official language of Lebanon?

Answer 44

Arabic

Question 45

Which Japanese carmaker produces the Qashqai model?

Answer 45

Nissan

Question 46

What is the first name of the iconic fashion designer LaCroix?

Answer 46

Christian

Question 47

The late Willie Garson played which character in 'Sex and the City'?

Answer 47

Stanford

Question 48

Which empire was the subject of historian Edward Gibbons' best known work?

Answer 48

Roman

Question 49

'The Only Way is Up' was an 80s hit song for Yazz and the what>

Answer 49

Silicon Society

Question 50

What do some parrot fish produce nightly for sleep?

Answer 50

Mucous cocoon

Question 51

Light produced with a laser is typically monochromatic, directional and what?

Answer 51

Coherent

Question 52

The six original universities in Australia are known as the sand... what?

Answer 52

Stones

Question 53

Cupidity means greed for what?

Answer 53

Wealth

Question 54

The book 'Everything is Mama' is by which US talk show host?

Answer 54

Jimmy Fallon

Question 55

In which Australian State is the coastal town of Yeppoon?

Answer 55

Queensland

Question 56

Ephyrae are the larval form of which aquatic animal?

Answer 56

Jellyfish

Question 57

What colour shorts does Bart Simpson wear?

Answer 57

Blue

Question 58

Which bank is generally recognised as having installed the first ATM?

Answer 58

Barclays

Question 59

In archery. what is a term for the up and down motion of an arrow in flight?

Answer 59

Porpoising

Question 60

Mitte is the central district of which European capital?

Answer 60

Berlin

Question 61

A mordacious animal is one that is prone to what?

Answer 61

Biting

Question 62

John Cornforth is the only Australian to win which Nobel Prize?

Answer 62

Chemistry

Question 63

Torticollis is a medical term that is also known as wry what?

Answer 63

Neck

Question 64

Which tech company manufactures Pentium processors?

Answer 64

Intel

Question 65

Which First Lady earned a Doctorate in Education?

Answer 65

Jill Biden

Question 66

Which Australian electronic group produced the album Wildflower?

Answer 66

The Avalanches

Question 67

The Thomas Cup is a prestigious trophy in which racquet sport?

Answer 67

Badminton

Question 68

In which country was Rose Porteous born?

Answer 68

The Philippines

Question 69

Alphonso the Thirteenth was king of which European country?

Answer 69

Spain

Question 70

The Royal Pavilion in Brighton, England, was built for which monarch?

Answer 70

George IV

Question 71

In 2019, Italian art scholars claimed to have found the only surviving sculpture by which artist?

Answer 71

Leonardo Da Vinci

Question 72

Native to South America, the horned screamer is a species of which animal?

Answer 72

Bird

Question 73

The annual Songkran water festival is traditionally held in which country?

Answer 73

Thailand

Question 74

Beginning with c, which large lake is known in German as Bodensee?

Answer 74

Lake Constance

Question 75

Mount Garibaldi is in which North American country?

Answer 75

Canada

Question 76

The Australian masked owl appears on which Australian banknote?

Answer 76

$100

Question 77

In 1989, Mark Woodforde won the US Tennis Open men's doubles title with which partner?

Answer 77

John McEnroe

Question 78

On what natural material is the Mona Lisa painted?

Answer 78

Wood

Question 79

Which country beginning with M was formed from the breakup of the Soviet Union?

Answer 79

Moldova

Question 80

What did a hostler do?

Answer 80

Horse groom

Question 81

Which American track and field athlete won eight gold medals at the 1900, 1904 and 1908 Olympics?

Answer 81

Ray Ewry

Question 82

Aside from Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia and Austria, which other three countries border Hungary?

Answer 82

Romania, Slovenia, Ukraine

Question 83

Who is the elder sister of Prince Albert of Monaco?

Answer 83

Caroline

Question 84

Tennis player Maureen Connolly was known as 'Little...' what?

Answer 84

Mo

Question 85

On which continent is the Karakum desert?

Answer 85

Asia

Question 86

In which Australian State is Jacob's Creek wine produced?

Answer 86

South Australia

Question 87

Andrew George Scott is better known as bushranger Captain who?

Answer 87

Moonlite

Question 88

By area, the largest overseas area claimed by the UK is on what continent?

Answer 88

Antarctica

Question 89

A McKenzie friend is an untrained person who assists during a what?

Answer 89

A court case

Question 90

Kununurra is in Western Australian region?

Answer 90

Kimberley

Question 91

According to the Bible, how many women were on Noah's Ark?

Answer 91

Four

Question 92

What architectural style is London's Houses of Parliament building?

Answer 92

Gothic

Question 93

A collimator aligns the components in which astronomical instrument?

Answer 93

Telescope

Question 94

Which North American country's 25-cent coin features a caribou?

Answer 94

Canada

Question 95

Ethan Hawke plays Finnegan Bell in an adaptation of which Dickens novel?

Answer 95

Great Expectations

Question 96

The adjective 'sacral' is derived from the name of which bone at the base of the spine?

Answer 96

Sacrum

Question 97

Marvel character Rocket Raccoon takes his name from a song by which band?

Answer 97

The Beatles

Question 98

In 1682, which French king moved the royal court to Versailles?

Answer 98

Louis XIV

Question 99

A form of cloud, cirrus derives its name from the Latin for what?

Answer 99

A curl

Question 100

What was the first film of director Darren Aronofsky?

Answer 100

Pi