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1. Who plays Nelson Mandela in the new<br />
Clint Eastwood fi lm Invictus?<br />
2. What colours are the fi ve Olympic rings?<br />
3. What is the name of Robbie Williams’<br />
latest album?<br />
4. In Indian cuisine, which vegetable is<br />
referred to as “aloo”?<br />
5. Flying Jetstar, which city would you be<br />
visiting if you fl ew into Suvarnabhumi<br />
International Airport?<br />
6. Which Hollywood starlet helped design<br />
a heavily criticised fashion collection for<br />
Emanuel Ungaro last year?<br />
7. Peter Lalor was the central fi gure<br />
during which signifi cant Australian<br />
historical event?<br />
8. On the geologic time scale which<br />
period comes fi rst, the Cretaceous or<br />
the Jurassic?<br />
9. Which actress, who won an Oscar<br />
for Monster’s Ball, is named after<br />
a now-defunct chain of US<br />
department stores?<br />
10. The new movie The Road, starring Viggo<br />
Mortensen and Guy Pearce, is based on a<br />
book by which American author?<br />
11. In relation to the government’s carbon<br />
legislation, what do the initials ETS<br />
stand for?<br />
12. Which famous sportswear brand<br />
was founded by and named after<br />
Adolf Dassler?<br />
13. In the fi lm The Sound of Music, how<br />
many von Trapp children were there?<br />
14. Which ARIA Award-winning band<br />
comprises Luke Steele and<br />
Nick Littlemore?<br />
15. English soccer star Robbie Fowler was<br />
signed as a marquee player by which<br />
A-League team for the current season?<br />
16. Who wrote the children’s books Possum<br />
Magic and Where Is The Green Sheep?<br />
17. Which healthy food was pioneered<br />
by the Swiss physician Maximilian<br />
Bircher-Benner?<br />
18. What is the more common name for the<br />
Union of Myanmar?<br />
19. Who is the celebrity husband of actress<br />
Tasma Walton?<br />
20. What is the name of the largest living<br />
species of lizard, native to Indonesia?<br />
21. Igor Sikorsky is most famous for<br />
pioneering which form of transport?<br />
22. What is the common name for the<br />
aurora borealis?<br />
23. Flying Jetstar, which city would you be<br />
visiting if you took a stroll along the<br />
banks of the River Torrens?<br />
24. Which super-model is mother to Leni,<br />
Henry, Johan and baby Lou?<br />
25. What is the name of the shaved-scalp<br />
haircut worn by monks?<br />
26. Who plays Edward Cullen in the<br />
Twilight movies?<br />
-question<br />
quiz.<br />
27. Which birds were traditionally used in<br />
coalmines to detect dangerous gases?<br />
BRAIN TEASERS<br />
TRIVIA QUIZ<br />
28. Who wrote the medical works Beyond the<br />
Pleasure Principle and The Ego and the Id?<br />
29. Which part of the human body is<br />
affected by gingivitis?<br />
30. Love apple is another name for which<br />
common food?<br />
31. Which Shakespeare play features the<br />
characters Prospero, Ariel and Caliban?<br />
32. Who provides the voice for Mr Fox in<br />
the new Wes Anderson movie Fantastic<br />
Mr. Fox?<br />
33. What is the collective term for helium,<br />
neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon?<br />
34. Who is coach of the new Western Sydney<br />
Football Club, due to join the AFL in 2012?<br />
35. Which two alcoholic drinks are<br />
used to form the basis of a<br />
Manhattan cocktail?<br />
36. What is the name of a word that imitates<br />
the sound of the word it describes,<br />
such as “meow”?<br />
37. The musical Cats is based on Old<br />
Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by<br />
which famous US poet?<br />
38. In the Gospel of John, whom does Jesus<br />
miraculously bring back to life four days<br />
after his death?<br />
39. What was a Trabant?<br />
40. This month marks the start of the<br />
Chinese New Year. Which animal presides<br />
over <strong>2010</strong>?<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2010</strong> 69
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