The Point Weekend Quiz

1. Last week, which Australian telco provider had a widespread outage in its mobile networks services, which saw more than 300 Triple Zero calls failing to connect?  

2. In Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey released this week, which Oscar-winning actress plays Helen of Troy?  

3. Which country are the current champions of the Women’s FIFA World Cup, having won the 2023 edition hosted by Australia and New Zealand?  

4. Three Western Australian climate protesters have labelled Woodside’s lawsuit against them a ‘SLAPP’ suit designed to “threaten, intimidate and silence” them. What does SLAPP stand for?  

5. Mining magnate Gina Rhinehart and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson have been holidaying together in which European Summer hotspot: A. Ibiza, B. Cyprus, or C. Sicily?  

6. Which recently deceased US Senator remarked in 2025 “I feel good about the Republican party. I feel good about where we’re going as a nation. We’re killing all the right people, and we’re cutting your taxes”?  

7. Name one of the two Jane Austen’s novels which were published in 1817, after her death.  

8. This week, what new Office did Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announce he was establishing within his Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet?  

9. An animated comedy film adaptation of which George Orwell novel, starring Seth Rogen, Steven Buscemi and Woody Harrelson, released in Australia this week?  

10. Which national team won the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup, which concluded earlier this month?  

11. An AI-generated ‘cover’ of which Madonna song has hit #1 on Australia’s national airplay charts?  

12. New Zealand-Australian actor Sam Neill, who passed away this week, played which character in the 1993 sci-fi adventure film Jurassic Park? 

13. In what year did Canberra become Australia’s capital city: A. 1903, B. 1913, C. 1923 or D. 1933?  

14. After winning their semi-final against England this week, the Argentine men’s national football team held a banner reading ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’, referring to what islands the country briefly seized from the United Kingdom in 1982?  

15. What do the scientific names of the western gorilla, American bison, red fox, moose, wolverine and green iguana have in common?  

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1. Last week, which Australian telco provider had a widespread outage in its mobile networks services, which saw more than 300 Triple Zero calls failing to connect? (Telstra) 

2. In Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey released this week, which Oscar-winning actress plays Helen of Troy? (Lupita Nyong’o) 

3. Which country are the current champions of the Women’s FIFA World Cup, having won the 2023 edition hosted by Australia and New Zealand? (Spain) 

4. Three Western Australian climate protesters have labelled Woodside’s lawsuit against them a ‘SLAPP’ suit designed to “threaten, intimidate and silence” them. What does SLAPP stand for? (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) 

5. Mining magnate Gina Rhinehart and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson have been holidaying together in which European Summer hotspot: A. Ibiza, B. Cyprus, or C. Sicily? (C. Sicily) 

6. Which recently deceased US Senator remarked in 2025 “I feel good about the Republican party. I feel good about where we’re going as a nation. We’re killing all the right people, and we’re cutting your taxes”? (Lindsay Graham) 

7. Name one of the two Jane Austen’s novels which were published in 1817, after her death. (Northanger Abbey and Persuasion) 

8. This week, what new Office did Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announce he was establishing within his Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet? (an Office of AI) 

9. An animated comedy film adaptation of which George Orwell novel, starring Seth Rogen, Steven Buscemi and Woody Harrelson, released in Australia this week? (Animal Farm) 

10. Which national team won the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup, which concluded earlier this month? (Australia) 

11. An AI-generated ‘cover’ of which Madonna song has hit #1 on Australia’s national airplay charts? (Like a Prayer) 

12. New Zealand-Australian actor Sam Neill, who passed away this week, played which character in the 1993 sci-fi adventure film Jurassic Park? (Alan Grant) 

13. In what year did Canberra become Australia’s capital city: A. 1903, B. 1913, C. 1923 or D. 1933? (B. 1913) 

14. After winning their semi-final against England this week, the Argentine men’s national football team held a banner reading ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’, referring to what islands the country briefly seized from the United Kingdom in 1982? (The Falkland Islands, named ‘Las Malvinas’ in Spanish) 

15. What do the scientific names of the western gorilla, American bison, red fox, moose, wolverine and green iguana have in common? (they are tautonyms, meaning that their scientific names repeat the same word): respectively, gorilla gorilla, bison bison, vulpes vulpes, alces alces, gulo gulo, and iguana iguana.