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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'?
Timothy Leary
26
The Australian flag was flown for the first time in September 1901 at which Melbourne building?
Exhibition building
27
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?
Sydney Harbour Bridge
28
Which Gold Coast local won the gold medal at the inaugural BMX freestyle event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
Logan Martin
29
Pomade is a paste or oil usually scented and intended to be applied to which part of the body?
Hair
30
A 1998 Australian waterfront dispute saw which port operator attempt to sack 1400 of its union member workers?
Patrick Stevedores
31
The three settings for the exposure triangle in photography are: shutterspeed, aperture and a third factor denoted by which three-letter abbreviation?
ISO
32
Derryn Hinch and then-wife Jackie Weaver appear as a fighting couple in the video for which John Farnham song?
You're the Voice
33
Fashion brand Miumiu is a fully owned subsidiary of which fashion house?
Prada
34
In 2021, Filipino journalist Maria Ressa was awarded a Nobel Prize in which category?
Peace
35
In 1959, which car racing legend became the first Australian to win a Formula One world championship?
Jack Brabham
36
Both conquering much of the world in the 13th century, what relation was Genghis Khan to Kublai Khan?
Grandfather
37
The term hoi polloi comes from a term for 'the many' in which language?
Greek
38
The name of what sweet pastry, common in Austrian cuisine, comes from a word in German meaning 'whirlpool'?
Strudel
39
During which decade were the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags both recognised as official flags of Australia?
90s
40
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?
Neville Bonner
41
In colour theory, what colour of light is achieved when adding red, green and blue in equal measure?
White
42
In which year did a specially commissioned 5-minute episode of the Aunty Jack show introduce colour to Australian television screens?
1975
43
Which musician is associated with the name Paisley Park?
Prince
44
Which former NSW governor was deposed in the Rum Rebellion of 1808?
William Bligh
45
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?
Pythagoras
46
In which book of the Old Testament does God help Moses part the seas to aid the Israelites escaping the forces of the Pharaoh?
Exodus
47
Who was the first Australian to win the 500cc motorcycle World Championship?
Wayne Gardner
48
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?
Jean-Michel Basquiat
49
Which bird's scientific name is gallus gallus domesticus?
Chicken
50
The feature film credits of which acclaimed First Nations director include Beneath Clouds and Mystery Road?
Ivan Sen
51
During his journalistic career, Boris Johnson was dismissed from the staff of which newspaper for falsifying a quote?
The Times
52
Which Olympic skateboard was the first Australian woman to compete at a Summer X Games in 2010?
Poppy Star
53
Located beneath the liver, what is the small, pear shaped organ in the human body that stores bile?
Gall bladder
54
A major engineering feat of the 19th century, which telegraph line between Darwin and Port Augusta was completed in 1872?
Overland Telegraph
55
Which soccer team won their first A-League championship by defeating Sydney FC in June 2021?
Melbourne City
56
In relation to makeup, the term 'cut-crease' relates to the application of colour to the crease of which facial feature?
Eyelid
57
Representing Australia in the 2013 Venice Biennale, which Punjabi-Australian artist produced the works 'here art grows on trees'?
Simryn Gill
58
In relation to makeup, the term 'cut-crease' relates to the application of colour to the crease of which facial feature?
Eyelid
59
Curly and flatleaf are two common types of what mild leafy herb?
Parsley
60
A successful Australian fashion brand established in 2002 by two sisters in Sydney is called Ginger & what?
Smart
61
What common household liquid, used in cooking and cleaning, is an aqueous solution of acetic acid?
Vinegar
62
An abbreviation often used in television screen technologies is QDLED, where the Q stands for what?
Quantum
63
In 2021, which Australian financial tech company announced that it would be acquired by Square Incorporated for 39 billion dollars?
Afterpay
64
Which band, which featured Jeremy Oxley as lead singer, had hits in the early 80s with Happy Man and Alone With You?
The Sunnyboys
65
What is the surname of Indigenous brothers Mark, Glenn and Gary who all played rugby union for Australia in the 1980s?
Ella
66
In which State does the Burning Man festival take place?
Nevada
67
Invented in Melbourne in 1984, a cocktail made from Midori, cointreau and lemon juice is the Japanese what?
Slipper
68
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?
Fields
69
Which nerve agent was used to poison Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the English town of Salisbury in 2018?
Novichok
70
In September 2021, which country became the first in the world to accept the cryptocurrency Bitcoin as legal tender?
El Salvador
71
A trademarked slogan appearing on Vegemite packaging since 2013 is B Vitamins for... what?
Vitality
72
In carpentry, which cylindrical wooden rod is commonly used to align and reinforce a butt joint?
Dowel
73
At the end of June 2020, Australia had over $90 billion of banknotes on issue, with which note being the most widely circulated?
$50
74
Often used in medieval and early renaissance paintings, what art medium is created by mixing dry pigment, egg yolk and water?
Egg tempera
75
Which State won the inaugural State of Origin series?
Queensland
76
Which billionaire founded the tunnelling and infrastructure corporation called 'The Boring Company'?
Elon Musk
77
Which Italian-born French designer worked with Dior and Scapparelli before opening his own fashion house in 1950?
Pierre Cardin
78
Used to describe a style of hairstyle that adds shape and texture, the word 'perm' is short for 'permanent.. what?
Wave
79
A member of the Order of Australia, often consulted for her views on Indigenous affairs and culture, is anthropologist and author Professor Martha who?
Langton
80
Who succeeded Boris Johnson as the Mayor of London in 2016?
Sadiq Khan
81
The US town of Haida in the south-eastern Alaskan pandhandle can only be reached by road from which neighbouring country?
Canada
82
The ruins of Carthage are located in which modern North African country?
Tunisia
83
In colonial New South Wales, Francis Greenway made a name for himself for his work in what profession?
Architecture
84
What does SPF stand for on suncreen labels?
Sun protection Factor
85
The line 'we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars' is from a play by which writer?
Oscar Wilde
86
In Hinduism, who is the god of beginnings and remover of obstacles?
Ginesh
87
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?
Smell
88
In 1874, English immigrant Benjamin Dunkerley began a business in Hobart that became which iconic hat brand?
Akubra
89
The first newspaper written by Aboriginal people, the Flinders Island chronicle was published in a colony that became which State?
Tasmania
90
The 2013 release of which Apple personal computer was nicknamed 'The Trash Can' due to its appearance?
Mac Pro
91
When Australia's superannuation guarantee was introduced in 1992, what was the mandatory contribution rate from employers?
3%
92
Indigenous health research institute the Lowitja Institute is named after prominent Aboriginal rights campaigner Lowitja who?
O'Donohue
93
In Judaism, Torah usually means the first five books of the bible - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and which other?
Deuteronomy
94
Which artist of the Dada movement is credited with the work entitled 'Fountain', which is a porcelain urinal signed R Mutt 1917?
Marcel Duchamp
95
A type of tender meat used in Italian cooking, guanciale comes from the cheek of what animal?
Pig
96
Which British magazine counts former Prime Minister Boris Johnson amongst its previous editors?
The Spectator
97
Which John Steinbeck novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940?
The Grapes of Wrath
98
Blunderbuss, a short weapon with a flared nozzle common in the 18th century, gets its name from the term 'thundergun' in which European language?
Dutch
99
Since 2001, all cars produced under the brand name 'Mini' have been made by which German automotive company?
BMW
100
Known for its cold waters and dangerous conditions, the Bering Sea is a northern expanse of which ocean?
Pacific
101
Involved in major infrastructure projects, what Australian engineering company was founded by Franco Bel and Carlo Saltieri?
Transfield Holdings
102
Which is the only Asian country that is a member of the international forum known as the G7?
Japan
103
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?
Sternum
104
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?
Smell
105
What high-end French jewellery brand helped popularise the wristwatch, when it was made for an aviator in 1904?
Cartier
106
The sails of the Sydney Opera House are covered with over 1 million ceramic tiles made in which country?
Sweden
107
Often used in mathematics to denote an unknown angle, what is the eighth letter in the Greek alphabet?
Theta
108
Around three times deeper than the Grand Canyon, the world's deepest canyon is the Yarlung Zangpo, in which autonomous region?
Tibet
109
Which religion, established in Iran in the 19th century, teaches that all the major religions share the same essential truth?
Ba'hai
110
Beginning with s, what is the brand name of the camera stabilising device invented by Garrett Brown that compensates for camera movement?
Steadicam
111
Named for his youngest son, Harry Lea founded which confectionary brand in Sydney in 1927?
Darrell Lea
112
In 2002, the Temora Aviation Museum in NSW acquired an example of what great WWII fighter plane?
Spitfire

Missed Questions on Mastermind Australia (3 decks)

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