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BRAIN TEASER<br />
40-QUESTION QUIZ<br />
1<br />
Which new George<br />
Clooney movie is<br />
about dirty presidential<br />
politics?<br />
2. What is the opposite term to a<br />
bull market?<br />
3. Which car manufacturer logo features<br />
a stylised image of a serpent eating<br />
a person?<br />
4. After the Gold Rush, Harvest and<br />
On the Beach are albums by which<br />
Canadian musician?<br />
5<br />
078<br />
What is the capital<br />
of Malaysia?<br />
6. Which spotted fabric pattern<br />
is named after a lively Central<br />
European dance?<br />
7. Which country was controlled by<br />
the Khmer Rouge from 1975-79?<br />
8. What are sea bird droppings used as<br />
fertiliser called?<br />
9. Which fruit is traditionally used to<br />
make grenadine syrup?<br />
10. Which A-League soccer club does<br />
Harry Kewell play for?<br />
11. Flying Jetstar Asia, where would<br />
you be visiting if you fl ew into The<br />
City of Sails?<br />
12. What is the deepest part of the<br />
world’s oceans?<br />
13<br />
Which famous<br />
brand of scooter<br />
has a name that<br />
means wasp<br />
in Italian?<br />
14. Which<br />
global<br />
sportswear<br />
fi rm is<br />
named<br />
after the Greek<br />
goddess<br />
of victory?<br />
15. What nickname was given to the<br />
group of entertainers that included<br />
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and<br />
Sammy Davis, Jr?<br />
16. Where is the Dewey Decimal<br />
classifi cation system used?<br />
17. Which letter on a computer keyboard<br />
is used for the paste command?<br />
18. How is nacre better known?<br />
19. Which metal is represented by the<br />
symbol Ag?<br />
20. One Hundred Years of Solitude is by<br />
which Nobel Prize-winning author?<br />
21. What is the Japanese dish of grilled<br />
meat marinated in sweet soy<br />
sauce called?<br />
22. Who became US president after<br />
Richard Nixon resigned?<br />
23. What is the biggest desert<br />
in Australia?<br />
24. The Kiss and The Thinker are<br />
sculptures by which French artist?<br />
25. How many cents are there in<br />
a US nickel?<br />
26. What is Burmese Rangoon<br />
now called?<br />
27. What animals are the baddies in the<br />
video game Angry Birds?<br />
28. Which company produces the<br />
Kindle Fire tablet computer?<br />
29. Clean and jerk and the snatch are<br />
Olympic events in which sport?<br />
30. In the Bible, which divine food<br />
was supplied to the children of<br />
Israel in the wilderness?<br />
31. Which fashion designer is credited<br />
with inventing the Little Black Dress?<br />
32. Which fruit is used to<br />
make kirsch?<br />
33. Which condition is caused by elevated<br />
levels of uric acid in the blood?<br />
34. Traditionally, what does a<br />
cooper make?<br />
35. Which 1994 Disney cartoon has<br />
recently been re-released in 3D?<br />
36. Who wrote Shogun and Tai-Pan?<br />
37. What is the name of Japan’s<br />
largest island?<br />
38. Which French king is known as<br />
The Sun King?<br />
39. What is the name of Spider-Man’s<br />
alter ego?<br />
40. On a movie set, what is a gaffer<br />
responsible for?<br />
(SOLUTIONS) 1. The Ides Of March 2. Bear market 3. Alfa Romeo 4. Neil Young 5. Kuala Lumpur 6. Polka 7. Cambodia 8. Guano<br />
9. Pomegranate 10. Melbourne Victory 11. Auckland, New Zealand 12. Mariana Trench 13. Vespa 14. Nike 15. Rat Pack<br />
16. Libraries 17. Letter V 18. Mother-of-pearl 19. Silver 20. Gabriel García Márquez 21. Teriyaki 22. Gerald Ford 23. Great Victoria<br />
Desert 24. Auguste Rodin 25. Five 26. Yangon 27. Pigs 28. Amazon.com 29. Weightlifting 30. Manna 31. Coco Chanel<br />
32. Cherries 33. Gout 34. Barrels 35. The Lion King 36. James Clavell 37. Honshu 38. Louis XIV 39. Peter Parker 40. Lighting<br />
and electrics<br />
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