The Point Weekend Quiz

1. Which Australian politician shouted “SIT DOWN!” at their dog in the middle of an interview on ABC’s 7.30 news program this week?  

2. Xenia, an ancient Greek custom of hospitality prominently featured in 2026’s The Odyssey, is also known as what god’s law?  

3. Pauline Hanson attended an exclusive fashion show in Sicily last week, hosted by which luxury Italian fashion house?  

4. During the 2026 Men’s World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, five yellow cards and one red card were shown to the Argentine side. How many cards were Spain shown?  

5. The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, which opened this week, was originally planned to be hosted by which Australian state?  

6. Which Canadian director, best known for his body horror films, is featured on singer-songwriter Charli XCX’s new album Music, Fashion, Film?  

7. At the 2026 Labor conference in Adelaide this week, which outspoken Labor backbencher called for the party to adopt a 25% tax on gas exports to show it has “steel in the spine”?  

8. Which bird has the shorter beak: kiwis or the cockatoos?  

9. Which Australian state’s public school teachers went on strike this week, demanding more action on workloads and pay?  

10. A failure to ban what has been used by US President Donald Trump as a rationale for placing a new 12.5% tariff on exports from 54 countries, including Australia? 

11. American comedian and actor Eddie Murphy has starred in dozens of movies, but he’s only directed one, in 1989. What was it?  

12. Which two Australian states or territories have laws requiring truth in political advertising?  

13. What national emergency system is being tested at 2pm on Monday 27 July?  

14. In the Tour de France cycling race, what colour jersey is awarded to the overall leader?  

15. What did Northern Territory Business minister Robyn Cahill say could happen if the territory’s ground water is not used up by new data centres: A. A new inland sea could form, B. Territorians could become addicted to water, C. It could unearth an ancient plague, or D. the Earth’s poles could flip?  

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1. Which Australian politician shouted “SIT DOWN!” at their dog in the middle of an interview on ABC’s 7.30 news program this week? (Barnaby Joyce)  

2. Xenia, an ancient Greek custom of hospitality prominently featured in 2026’s The Odyssey, is also known as what god’s law? (Zeus’s law) 

3. Pauline Hanson attended an exclusive fashion show in Sicily last week, hosted by which luxury Italian fashion house? (Dolce & Gabbana) 

4. During the 2026 Men’s World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, five yellow cards and one red card were shown to the Argentine side. How many cards were Spain shown? (Zero) 

5. The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, which opened this week, was originally planned to be hosted by which Australian state? (Victoria) 

6. Which Canadian director, best known for his body horror films, is featured on singer-songwriter Charli xcx’s new album Music, Fashion, Film? (David Cronenberg) 

7. At the 2026 Labor conference in Adelaide this week, which outspoken Labor backbencher called for the party to adopt a 25% tax on gas exports to show it has “steel in the spine”? (Ed Husic) 

8. Which bird has the shorter beak: kiwis or the cockatoos? (Kiwis: beaks are measured from nostril to end and kiwis have nostrils at the end of their snouts) 

9. Which Australian state’s public school teachers went on strike this week, demanding more action on workloads and pay? (Victoria) 

10. A failure to ban what has been used by US President Donald Trump as a rationale for placing a new 12.5% tariff on exports from 54 countries, including Australia? (Forced labour. This is despite the fact that Australia already has laws against forced labour) 

11. American comedian and actor Eddie Murphy has starred in dozens of movies, but he’s only directed one, in 1989. What was it? (Harlem Nights) 

12. Which two Australian states or territories have laws requiring truth in political advertising? (South Australia and the ACT) 

13. What national emergency system is being tested at 2pm on Monday 27 July? (AusAlert: all mobile phones will sound an alarm for ten seconds) 

14. In the Tour de France cycling race, what colour jersey is awarded to the overall leader? (Yellow) 

15. What did Northern Territory Business minister Robyn Cahill say could happen if the territory’s ground water is not used up by new data centres: A. A new inland sea could form, B. Territorians could become addicted to water, C. It could unearth an ancient plague, or D. the Earth’s poles could flip? (D. the Earth’s poles could flip)