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Sat 5 Sep 2026 07.42 AEST
1. Before losing the Secret Harbour by-election to One Nation last week, WA Labor candidate Georgia Tree worked as a consultant for which fossil fuel company?
2. “The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off” is a famous quote from American journalist and feminist activist who passed away this week at the age of 92?
3. This week, Triple J’s “One Night Stand”, an annual musical festival held in a different regional town each year, will see Ninajirachi, the DMA’s, Genesis Owusu and thousands of festival-goers descend on which western-NSW town: A. Griffith, B. Albury, C. Cobar, or D. Broken Hill?
4. Since 1998, half of all elected members of which political party have defected: A. the Greens, B. One Nation, or C. The Nationals?
5. “Indoor baseball”, “kitten ball” and “mush ball” were all early names for what American ball sport?
6. Which Melbourne FM community radio station reached its 50th year of operation this month, having begun broadcasting in 1976?
7. Which political party leader recently claimed Australian schools are teaching “anti-boy ideologies”: A. Angus Taylor, B. Matt Canavan, or C. Pauline Hanson?
8. Alex de Minaur has crashed out of the US Open’s second round in a defeat to world number 70 Botic van de Zandschulp. How many sets did the match go to: A. 3, B. 4, or C. 5?
9. What does the name of the Nullarbor Plain, a semi-arid area stretching across the WA-SA border, mean in Latin?
10. Which long-running American cartoon has just inspired a make-up collaboration with NYX Cosmetics?
11. ‘Frankie Pulitzer’ is the stage name for which English actor’s new rap career?
12. Which country hosted this year’s edition of the annual Pacific Islands Forum this week?
13. Valetta is the capital of which small island nation?
14. Name either of the two people featured on Australia’s $50 note.
15. A bakery from which state has won Best Meat Pastie and Best Plain Sausage Roll at the 2026 Official Great Aussie Pie Competition?
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1. Before losing the Secret Harbour by-election to One Nation last week, WA Labor candidate Georgia Tree worked as a consultant for which fossil fuel company? (Woodside)
2. “The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off” is a famous quote from American journalist and feminist activist who passed away this week at the age of 92? (Gloria Steinem)
3. This week, Triple J’s “One Night Stand”, an annual musical festival held in a different regional town each year, will see Ninajirachi, the DMA’s, Genesis Owusu and thousands of festival-goers descend on which western-NSW town: A. Griffith, B. Albury, C. Cobar, or D. Broken Hill? (A. Griffith)
4. Since 1998, half of all elected members of which political party have defected: A. the Greens, B. One Nation, or C. The Nationals? (B. One Nation)
5. “Indoor baseball”, “kitten ball” and “mush ball” were all early names for what American ball sport? (Softball)
6. Which Melbourne FM community radio station reached its 50th year of operation this month, having begun broadcasting in 1976? (3RRR, aka Triple R)
7. Which political party leader recently claimed Australian schools are teaching “anti-boy ideologies”: A. Angus Taylor, B. Matt Canavan, or C. Pauline Hanson? (B. Matt Canavan)
8. Alex de Minaur has crashed out of the US Open’s second round in a defeat to world number 70 Botic van de Zandschulp. How many sets did the match go to: A. 3, B. 4, or C. 5? (A. 3)
9. What does the name of the Nullarbor Plain, a semi-arid area stretching across the WA-SA border, mean in Latin? (No Tree, Null = No, Arbor = Tree)
10. Which long-running American cartoon has just inspired a make-up collaboration with NYX Cosmetics? (The Simpsons. Products include the “Marge Simpson 2-in-1 Brow and Hair Styler”)
11. ‘Frankie Pulitzer’ is the stage name for which English actor’s new rap career? (Tom Hardy)
12. Which country hosted this year’s edition of the annual Pacific Islands Forum this week? (Palau)
13. Valetta is the capital of which small island nation? (Malta)
14. Name either of the two people featured on Australia’s $50 note. (Edith Cowan, the first women to serve as a member of an Australian parliament, and David Unaipon, Ngarrindjeri preacher, writer and inventor)
15. A bakery from which state has won Best Meat Pastie and Best Plain Sausage Roll at the 2026 Official Great Aussie Pie Competition? (South Australia)
