1. Which imported craft item was found to contain asbestos, forcing the closure of schools in some states and territories over the past week?
2. How many research jobs were cut by the CSIRO this week? A. 200 jobs B. 350 jobs C. 400 jobs D 550 jobs
3. Name the Australian band who won four ARIA awards this week, including Album of the Year?
4. What is the eastern-most point of mainland Australia: A. Cape Leeuwin, B. Cape Naturaliste, C. Cape Byron?
5. Name the new Victorian and NSW Liberal Party leaders.
6. Which Australian highway splits from the Hume Highway near Tarcutta and runs more than 900km to Adelaide?
7. In which Australian city was an Aboriginal teenager wrongly pulled from a bus and detained by police at gunpoint this week.
8. Which team chose to bat first in the first Ashes Test in Perth?
9. How many Senators make up the Australian Senate?
10. This week, President Donald Trump signed off on legislation to force the release of what?
11. Which three South American countries does the equator pass through?
12. What year was Pauline Hanson first elected to Parliament?
13. Which tennis player beat Carlos Alcaraz to win this week’s ATP Tour Finals?
14. The SunCable project will deliver solar energy generated in the Northern Territory to which SE Asian country?
15. Which Pacific NRL star will miss the 2026 season after requiring brain surgery following three head injuries in one afternoon?
16. Which nation will host COP31 after Australia withdrew from negotiations?
17. According to this year’s Go Home on Time Day report, how much are Australian workers being shortchanged in unpaid overtime a year? A. $25.8 billion, B. $45.8 billion, C. $75.8 billion D. $95.8 billion
18. In which country is this year’s G20 Leaders’ Summit taking place?
19.Which former Defence Minister has been appointed to the council of the National Library of Australia?
20. Which musical, based on the classic 1980s film of the same name, this week cancelled its national tour, starting and ending its run in Sydney?
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ANSWERS
Which imported craft item was found to contain asbestos, forcing the closure of schools in some states and territories over the past week? Coloured sand
How many research jobs were cut by the CSIRO this week? A. 200 jobs B. 350 jobs C. 400 jobs D 550 jobs
Name the Australian band who won four ARIA awards this week, including Album of the Year? Amyl and the Sniffers
What is the eastern-most point of mainland Australia: Cape Leeuwin, Cape Naturaliste, or Cape Byron? Cape Byron
Name the new Victorian and NSW Liberal Party leaders. Jess Wilson (Vic) and Kellie Sloane (NSW)
Which Australian highway splits from the Hume Highway near Tarcutta and runs more than 900km to Adelaide? The Sturt Highway
In which Australian city was an Aboriginal teenager wrongly pulled from a bus and detained by police at gunpoint this week. Canberra
Which side chose to bat first in the first Ashes Test in Perth? England
How many Senators make up the Australian Senate? 76
This week US President Donald Trump signed off on legislation to force the release of what? The Epstein Files
Which three South American countries does the equator pass through? Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador
What year was Pauline Hanson first elected to Parliament? 1996
Which tennis player beat Carlos Alcaraz to win this week’s ATP Tour Finals? Jannik Sinner
The SunCable project will deliver solar energy generated in the Northern Territory to which SE Asian country? Singapore
Which Pacific NRL star will miss the 2026 season after requiring brain surgery following three head injuries in one afternoon? A. Isaiya Katoa B. Eli Katoa C. Sione Katoa
Which nation will host COP31 after Australia withdrew from negotiations? Türkiye
According to this year’s Go Home on Time Day report, how much are Australian workers being shortchanged in unpaid overtime a year? A. 25.8 billion a year B. $45.8 billion a year C $75.8 billion a year D $95.8 billion a year
In which country is this year’s G20 Leaders’ Summit taking place? South Africa
Which former Defence Minister has been appointed to the council of the National Library of Australia? Christopher Pyne
Which musical, based on the classic 1980s film of the same name, this week cancelled its national tour, starting and ending its run in Sydney? Back to the Future
