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1. In the US midterm elections this week, did Democrats take control of: A. the House, B. the Senate, or C. both?
2. Which Australian department store went into administration this week?
3. Released 40 years ago this month, what was the first hip-hop album to reach No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart: A. Raising Hell by Run-DMC, B. Licensed to Ill by the Beastie Boys, or C. Radio by LL Cool J?
4. This weekend’s New Zealand general election is the Battle of the Two Chrises: Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins. Which one is the leader of the Labour Party?
5. The new film Wild Horse Nine, starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell, is mostly set on what Polynesian island?
6. Boer, Damascus and Tennessee Fainting are all varieties of what domesticated animal?
7. Which Michigan Democrat became the first Muslim to be elected to the US Senate this week?
8. 20-year-old Kimi Antonelli was crowned as this year’s Formula 1 drivers’ champion. Which team does he drive for?
9. What American space telescope, launched in 2004, burned up in the atmosphere above Indonesia this week?
10. The collapse of UENO bank has left most of the population in which South American country unable to reach their savings, triggering a political crisis?
11. Which American labour leader and feminist activist, co-founder of the United Farm Workers trade union, passed away last week at the age of 96?
12. What American pop musician recently released a Christmas song titled Take Me Home (4 Christmas)?
13. Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum, headquartered in Ultimo, is opening its second site in which Western suburb this weekend?
14. Adam Hamilton won the US Senate election in Kansas this week, becoming the first Democrat to do so since which US President was in office: A. Abraham Lincoln, B. Herbert Hoover, C. Harry Truman, or D. Lyndon Johnson?
15. What was recently announced by Collins Dictionary as its 2026 word of the year?
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1. In the US midterm elections this week, did Democrats take control of: A. the House, B. the Senate, or C. both? (C. both)
2. Which Australian department store went into administration this week? (David Jones)
3. Released 40 years ago this month, what was the first hip-hop album to reach No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart: A. Raising Hell by Run-DMC, B. Licensed to Ill by the Beastie Boys, or C. Radio by LL Cool J? (B. ‘Licensed to Ill’ by The Beastie Boys)
4. This weekend’s New Zealand general election is the Battle of the Two Chrises: Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins. Which one is the leader of the Labour Party? (Chris Hipkins)
5. The new film Wild Horse Nine, starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell, is mostly set on what Polynesian island? (Rapanui, aka Easter Island)
6. Boer, Damascus and Tennessee Fainting are all varieties of what domesticated animal? (Goat)
7. Which Michigan Democrat became the first Muslim to be elected to the US Senate this week? (Abdul El-Sayed)
8. 20-year-old Kimi Antonelli was crowned as this year’s Formula 1 drivers’ champion. Which team does he drive for? (Mercedes)
9. What American space telescope, launched in 2004, burned up in the atmosphere above Indonesia this week? (NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, aka the Swift telescope)
10. The collapse of UENO bank has left most of the population in which South American country unable to reach their savings, triggering a political crisis? (Paraguay)
11. Which American labour leader and feminist activist, co-founder of the United Farm Workers trade union, passed away last week at the age of 96? (Dolores Huerta)
12. What American pop musician recently released a Christmas song titled Take Me Home (4 Christmas)? (Olivia Rodrigo)
13. Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum, headquartered in Ultimo, is opening its second site in which Western suburb this weekend? (Parramatta)
14. Adam Hamilton won the US Senate election in Kansas this week, becoming the first Democrat to do so since which US President was in office: A. Abraham Lincoln, B. Herbert Hoover, C. Harry Truman, or D. Lyndon Johnson? (B. Herbert Hoover, George McGill won in 1932)
15. What was recently announced by Collins Dictionary as its 2026 word of the year? (Mogging)
