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Missed Questions on Mastermind Australia > Set Two > Flashcards

Set Two Flashcards

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Mt Erebus, the southernmost active volcano in the world, is located on an island just off which continent?

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Antarctica

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Reaching No. 12 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 for 2020, the song ‘Get on the Beers’ features audio from which Australian politician?

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Daniel Andrews

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Belgian scientist Leo Bakeland created the first thermo-setting plastic, with what name partially derived from his surname?

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Bakelite

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British philosopher Bertrand Russell was imprisoned by his own country’s government for campaigning and writing against the continuation of which war?

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World War One

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For about 4 years, Da Vinci’s painting the Mona Lisa hung in the bedroom of which French leader?

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Napoleon

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With an area of over 1 million square kilometres, what is the largest Federal electorate in Australia?

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Durack

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One of the largest annual gatherings of Aboriginal people in the country, the Koori rugby league knockout is held in which State?

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New South Wales

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Which Australian animator wrote and directed the Academy-Award winning stop-motion film Harvey Krumpet?

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Adam Elliot

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Alexis Ohanian, the husband of tennis star Serena Williams, is the co-founder of which social news website?

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Reddit

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In a classic Gibson cocktail, what garnish is used instead of an olive to distinguish it from a martini?

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Onion

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The phrase ‘no man is an island’ is drawn from the celebrated works of which 17th century poet and Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral?

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John Donne

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An explosive mixture of potassium nitrate, sulfur and carbon said to be invented in China is known by which name?

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Gunpowder

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What widely eaten cereal crop comes from a plant with the scientific name oryza sativa?

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Rice

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The longest-serving continuous characters on the TV soap Neighbours are Susan and Karl who?

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Kennedy

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A goiter is a large external swelling on the neck, most commonly caused by a deficiency in what chemical element?

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Iodine

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Soon dubbed a ‘‘living fossil’, which coniferous tree was discovered in the Wollemi National Park in 2004?

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Wollemi Pine

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In the sport of Gaelic football, how many points are scored when the ball goes under the crossbar between the goalposts?

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Three

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The phrase ‘not happy Jan’ originates from a tv commercial for what business directory?

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Yellow Pages

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A hot air balloon created as part of centenary celebrations for Canberra, the skywhale was designed by sculptor Patricia who?

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Piccinini

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Known as the ‘caviar of the desert’ and having a nutty, buttery flavour, escamoles are the larvae of creatures from what family of insects?

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Ants

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The white native Australian plant actinotus helianthi is known by what common name, due to the soft, felt-like texture of its foliage and flowers?

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Flannel flowers

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Which Australian mountain range forms the Western border of the ACT and is nicknamed ‘the Brindies’?

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Brindabellas

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Black boots with yellow stitching around the sole are a classic design of which British shoe company, founded in 1947?

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Doc Martens

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Chiefly remembered as an Australian cricketer, Victor Trumper also actively organised professional competition in which football code?

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Rugby League

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Which American psychologist and 60s counter-culture figure popularised the phrase ‘turn on, tune in, drop out’?

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Timothy Leary

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The Australian flag was flown for the first time in September 1901 at which Melbourne building?

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Exhibition building

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The opening of which famous Australian landmark was interrupted when Francis de Groot rode up on a horse and slashed the ribbon with a sword?

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Sydney Harbour Bridge

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Which Gold Coast local won the gold medal at the inaugural BMX freestyle event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

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Logan Martin

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Pomade is a paste or oil usually scented and intended to be applied to which part of the body?

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Hair

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30
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A 1998 Australian waterfront dispute saw which port operator attempt to sack 1400 of its union member workers?

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Patrick Stevedores

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The three settings for the exposure triangle in photography are: shutterspeed, aperture and a third factor denoted by which three-letter abbreviation?

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ISO

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Derryn Hinch and then-wife Jackie Weaver appear as a fighting couple in the video for which John Farnham song?

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You’re the Voice

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33
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Fashion brand Miumiu is a fully owned subsidiary of which fashion house?

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Prada

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In 2021, Filipino journalist Maria Ressa was awarded a Nobel Prize in which category?

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Peace

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In 1959, which car racing legend became the first Australian to win a Formula One world championship?

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Jack Brabham

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Both conquering much of the world in the 13th century, what relation was Genghis Khan to Kublai Khan?

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Grandfather

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The term hoi polloi comes from a term for ‘the many’ in which language?

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Greek

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The name of what sweet pastry, common in Austrian cuisine, comes from a word in German meaning ‘whirlpool’?

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Strudel

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During which decade were the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags both recognised as official flags of Australia?

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90s

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In 1971, who was chosen to fill a casual vacancy in the Senate, and so became the first Aboriginal politician to sit in the Federal parliament?

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Neville Bonner

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41
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In colour theory, what colour of light is achieved when adding red, green and blue in equal measure?

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White

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In which year did a specially commissioned 5-minute episode of the Aunty Jack show introduce colour to Australian television screens?

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1975

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Which musician is associated with the name Paisley Park?

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Prince

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Which former NSW governor was deposed in the Rum Rebellion of 1808?

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William Bligh

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According to legend, which ancient Greek thinker hated fava beans so much that he was killed by his enemies rather than escape through a field of them?

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Pythagoras

46
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In which book of the Old Testament does God help Moses part the seas to aid the Israelites escaping the forces of the Pharaoh?

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Exodus

47
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Who was the first Australian to win the 500cc motorcycle World Championship?

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Wayne Gardner

48
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Which New York artist was in a graffiti duo known as ‘Summo’ decades before one of his paintings sold for more than $100 million dollars?

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

49
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Which bird’s scientific name is gallus gallus domesticus?

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Chicken

50
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The feature film credits of which acclaimed First Nations director include Beneath Clouds and Mystery Road?

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Ivan Sen

51
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During his journalistic career, Boris Johnson was dismissed from the staff of which newspaper for falsifying a quote?

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The Times

52
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Which Olympic skateboard was the first Australian woman to compete at a Summer X Games in 2010?

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Poppy Star

53
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Located beneath the liver, what is the small, pear shaped organ in the human body that stores bile?

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Gall bladder

54
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A major engineering feat of the 19th century, which telegraph line between Darwin and Port Augusta was completed in 1872?

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Overland Telegraph

55
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Which soccer team won their first A-League championship by defeating Sydney FC in June 2021?

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Melbourne City

56
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In relation to makeup, the term ‘cut-crease’ relates to the application of colour to the crease of which facial feature?

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Eyelid

57
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Representing Australia in the 2013 Venice Biennale, which Punjabi-Australian artist produced the works ‘here art grows on trees’?

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Simryn Gill

58
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In relation to makeup, the term ‘cut-crease’ relates to the application of colour to the crease of which facial feature?

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Eyelid

59
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Curly and flatleaf are two common types of what mild leafy herb?

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Parsley

60
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A successful Australian fashion brand established in 2002 by two sisters in Sydney is called Ginger & what?

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Smart

61
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What common household liquid, used in cooking and cleaning, is an aqueous solution of acetic acid?

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Vinegar

62
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An abbreviation often used in television screen technologies is QDLED, where the Q stands for what?

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Quantum

63
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In 2021, which Australian financial tech company announced that it would be acquired by Square Incorporated for 39 billion dollars?

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Afterpay

64
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Which band, which featured Jeremy Oxley as lead singer, had hits in the early 80s with Happy Man and Alone With You?

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The Sunnyboys

65
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What is the surname of Indigenous brothers Mark, Glenn and Gary who all played rugby union for Australia in the 1980s?

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Ella

66
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In which State does the Burning Man festival take place?

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Nevada

67
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Invented in Melbourne in 1984, a cocktail made from Midori, cointreau and lemon juice is the Japanese what?

A

Slipper

68
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Combining electronic music with lyrics in Aboriginal languages and English, Zaachariaha Fielding and keyboard player and producer Michael Ross perform as the duo Electric what?

A

Fields

69
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Which nerve agent was used to poison Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the English town of Salisbury in 2018?

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Novichok

70
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In September 2021, which country became the first in the world to accept the cryptocurrency Bitcoin as legal tender?

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El Salvador

71
Q

A trademarked slogan appearing on Vegemite packaging since 2013 is B Vitamins for… what?

A

Vitality

72
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In carpentry, which cylindrical wooden rod is commonly used to align and reinforce a butt joint?

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Dowel

73
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At the end of June 2020, Australia had over $90 billion of banknotes on issue, with which note being the most widely circulated?

A

$50

74
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Often used in medieval and early renaissance paintings, what art medium is created by mixing dry pigment, egg yolk and water?

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Egg tempera

75
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Which State won the inaugural State of Origin series?

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Queensland

76
Q

Which billionaire founded the tunnelling and infrastructure corporation called ‘The Boring Company’?

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Elon Musk

77
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Which Italian-born French designer worked with Dior and Scapparelli before opening his own fashion house in 1950?

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Pierre Cardin

78
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Used to describe a style of hairstyle that adds shape and texture, the word ‘perm’ is short for ‘permanent.. what?

A

Wave

79
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A member of the Order of Australia, often consulted for her views on Indigenous affairs and culture, is anthropologist and author Professor Martha who?

A

Langton

80
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Who succeeded Boris Johnson as the Mayor of London in 2016?

A

Sadiq Khan

81
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The US town of Haida in the south-eastern Alaskan pandhandle can only be reached by road from which neighbouring country?

A

Canada

82
Q

The ruins of Carthage are located in which modern North African country?

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Tunisia

83
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In colonial New South Wales, Francis Greenway made a name for himself for his work in what profession?

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Architecture

84
Q

What does SPF stand for on suncreen labels?

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Sun protection Factor

85
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The line ‘we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars’ is from a play by which writer?

A

Oscar Wilde

86
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In Hinduism, who is the god of beginnings and remover of obstacles?

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Ginesh

87
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Meaning that one man’s money is as good as another’s, the Latin phrase pecunia non olet means literally that money has no… what?

A

Smell

88
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In 1874, English immigrant Benjamin Dunkerley began a business in Hobart that became which iconic hat brand?

A

Akubra

89
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The first newspaper written by Aboriginal people, the Flinders Island chronicle was published in a colony that became which State?

A

Tasmania

90
Q

The 2013 release of which Apple personal computer was nicknamed ‘The Trash Can’ due to its appearance?

A

Mac Pro

91
Q

When Australia’s superannuation guarantee was introduced in 1992, what was the mandatory contribution rate from employers?

A

3%

92
Q

Indigenous health research institute the Lowitja Institute is named after prominent Aboriginal rights campaigner Lowitja who?

A

O’Donohue

93
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In Judaism, Torah usually means the first five books of the bible - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and which other?

A

Deuteronomy

94
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Which artist of the Dada movement is credited with the work entitled ‘Fountain’, which is a porcelain urinal signed R Mutt 1917?

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Marcel Duchamp

95
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A type of tender meat used in Italian cooking, guanciale comes from the cheek of what animal?

A

Pig

96
Q

Which British magazine counts former Prime Minister Boris Johnson amongst its previous editors?

A

The Spectator

97
Q

Which John Steinbeck novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940?

A

The Grapes of Wrath

98
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Blunderbuss, a short weapon with a flared nozzle common in the 18th century, gets its name from the term ‘thundergun’ in which European language?

A

Dutch

99
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Since 2001, all cars produced under the brand name ‘Mini’ have been made by which German automotive company?

A

BMW

100
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Known for its cold waters and dangerous conditions, the Bering Sea is a northern expanse of which ocean?

A

Pacific

101
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Involved in major infrastructure projects, what Australian engineering company was founded by Franco Bel and Carlo Saltieri?

A

Transfield Holdings

102
Q

Which is the only Asian country that is a member of the international forum known as the G7?

A

Japan

103
Q

In the human body, the xiphoid process is a piece of cartilage which ossifies with age and makes up the smallest part of what bone?

A

Sternum

104
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Meaning that one man’s money is as good as another’s, the Latin phrase pecunia non olet means literally that money has no… what?

A

Smell

105
Q

What high-end French jewellery brand helped popularise the wristwatch, when it was made for an aviator in 1904?

A

Cartier

106
Q

The sails of the Sydney Opera House are covered with over 1 million ceramic tiles made in which country?

A

Sweden

107
Q

Often used in mathematics to denote an unknown angle, what is the eighth letter in the Greek alphabet?

A

Theta

108
Q

Around three times deeper than the Grand Canyon, the world’s deepest canyon is the Yarlung Zangpo, in which autonomous region?

A

Tibet

109
Q

Which religion, established in Iran in the 19th century, teaches that all the major religions share the same essential truth?

A

Ba’hai

110
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Beginning with s, what is the brand name of the camera stabilising device invented by Garrett Brown that compensates for camera movement?

A

Steadicam

111
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Named for his youngest son, Harry Lea founded which confectionary brand in Sydney in 1927?

A

Darrell Lea

112
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In 2002, the Temora Aviation Museum in NSW acquired an example of what great WWII fighter plane?

A

Spitfire

Missed Questions on Mastermind Australia (3 decks)

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