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Superquiz to publish Wednesday July 15.
BEGINNERS (1 point)
1. According to the poem, which pair of friends “went to sea, in a beautiful pea-green boat”?
2. Staffy is an informal name for what dog breed?
3. The cactus opuntia is commonly known as prickly what?
4. What is the main ingredient of the savoury porridge congee?
5. The AFL event known as the QClash involves which two teams?
INTERMEDIATE (2 points)
6. Which Australian company provided rental DVDs by mail from 2003 to 2021?
7. Ebi is the Japanese word for what?
8. Which annual observance from last week was dubbed “50 Years of Deadly”?
9. Which musical artist is headlining the We Want Bass tour of Australia and New Zealand in December?
10. Which actor, best known for her role in Home and Away, is the author of the Mia Megastar books?
ADVANCED (3 points)
11. Regarding food, what is parkin?
12. Key figure of the Barbary Wars, Commodore William Bainbridge, was an officer in which navy?
13. Which six-part ABC TV science program from 1990 was designed to make science approachable and featured music from Paul Kelly and The Models?
14. Which three Australian cities make the Economist Group’s top 10 list of most liveable cities in the world?
15. Name the English writer behind the 1990 book An Awfully Big Adventure.
ANSWERS
1. The Owl and the Pussy-Cat 2. Staffordshire bull terrier 3. Pear 4. Rice 5. The Brisbane Lions and the Gold Coast Suns 6. Quickflix 7. Shrimp/prawn 8. NAIDOC Week 9. Dizzee Rascal 10. Ada Nicodemou 11. A type of cake 12. The United States Navy 13. Catalyst 14. Melbourne (3), Sydney (4) and Adelaide (8) 15. Beryl Bainbridge
Compiled by Harry Hollinsworth
By Harry Hollinsworth
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