The Point Weekend Quiz

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Sat 20 Dec 2025 01.00

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In Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, what is the name of Ebenezer Scrooge’s former business partner?
The 2015 film Carol, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, is based on a book called what?
Kylie Minogue guest starred in the 2007 Christmas special of which long running British TV show?
In the Paul Kelly song ‘How to Make Gravy’, what date is Joe writing the letter to his brother?
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has just officially become the longest-running number one single in the Billboard Hot 100. How many weeks has it stayed at number one? A) 18 weeks; b) 20 weeks, c) 25 weeks
Who wrote and first performed the popular Spanish-English Christmas song, Feliz Navidad?
How many presents are given across the course of the song ‘The twelve Days of Christmas’?
In this week’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, $219.7 million was allocated to fix the leaking roof of which national institution based in Canberra?
At the end of 2025, how many seasons of the English TV series Midsomer Murders have been released? A. 10 B. 17 C. 25
Who wrote the 2025 book, Earthquake, which tells the story of Labor’s election victory in May?
Archaeologists have recently uncovered evidence of human-made fire from 400,000 years ago. How many years back does this put the earliest known evidence of human made fire? A) 150,000 years; b) 250,000 years; c) 350,000 years
According to the Australia Institute’s 2024 polling, how many people agreed that they would prefer it if people did not buy them gifts for Christmas? A) More than a quarter, b) more than half, c) more than three quarters
Approximately how many donations are needed each week to keep up with Australia’s demand for blood and blood products? A) 7,000 B) 20,000 C) 33,000
Which is the further distance: Perth to Sydney or Melbourne to Cooktown?
Extreme heat kills more Australians than any other type of weather. What is the crucial “wet bulb” temperature at which prolonged exposure to heat can be fatal? a) 35 degrees, b) 38 degrees, c) 40 degrees
Which song broke records this year because it stayed at the Number 1 position of the Australian Recording Industry Association’s charts for 17 consecutive weeks?
The soundtrack to the documentary about which legendary Australian punk band just hit the top of the Australian Independent Record Labels Association’s chart?
Which former federal Labor MP was this week jailed for four years over a multi-million-dollar migration fraud?
This week the board of The Kennedy Center voted to rename it as what?
What is the highest grossing Australian film of 2025?

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ANSWERS

1. In Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, what is the name of Ebenezer Scrooge’s former business partner? Jacob Marley
2. The 2015 film Carol, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, is based on a book called what? The Price of Salt
3. Kylie Minogue guest starred in the 2007 Christmas special of which long running British TV show? Doctor Who
4. In the Paul Kelly song ‘How to Make Gravy’, what date is Joe writing the letter to his brother? December 21^st
5. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has just officially become the longest-running number one single in the Billboard Hot 100. How many weeks has it stayed at number one? A) 18 weeks; b) 20 weeks, c) 25 weeks
6. Who wrote and first performed the popular Spanish-English Christmas song, Feliz Navidad? Jose Feliciano
7. How many presents are given across the course of the song ‘The twelve Days of Christmas’? 78 if each present is counted once; 364 if each present is counted each time it is mentioned
8. In this week’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, $219.7 million was allocated to fix the leaking roof of which national institution based in Canberra? The National Gallery of Australia
9. At the end of 2025, how many seasons of the English TV series Midsomer Murders have been released? A. 10 B. 17 C. 25
10. Who wrote the 2025 book, Earthquake, which tells the story of Labor’s election victory in May? Niki Savva
11. Archaeologists have recently uncovered evidence of human-made fire from 400,000 years ago. How many years back does this put the earliest known evidence of human made fire? A) 150,000 years; b) 250,000 years; c) 350,000 years
12. According to the Australia Institute’s 2024 polling, how many people agreed that they would prefer it if people did not buy them gifts for Christmas? A) More than a quarter, b) more than half, c) more than three quarters
13. Approximately how many donations are needed each week to keep up with Australia’s demand for blood and blood products? A) 7,000 B) 20,000 C) 33,000
14. Which is the further distance: Perth to Sydney or Melbourne to Cooktown? Perth to Sydney
15. Extreme heat kills more Australians than any other type of weather. What is the crucial “wet bulb” temperature at which prolonged exposure to heat can be fatal? a) 35 degrees, b) 38 degrees, c) 40 degrees
16. Which song broke records this year because it stayed at the Number 1 position of the Australian Recording Industry Association’s charts for 17 consecutive weeks? “Ordinary” by Alex Warren
17. The soundtrack to the documentary about which legendary Australian punk band just hit the top of the Australian Independent Record Labels Association’s chart? The Hard Ons
18. Which former federal Labor MP was this week jailed for four years over a multi-million-dollar migration fraud? Craig Thomson
19. This week the board of The Kennedy Center voted to rename it as what? The Trump Kennedy Center
20. What is the highest grossing Australian film of 2025? Kangaroo. The family film has earned over $5 million since it was released in September