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1. Which Australian men’s cricket player announced his retirement from international cricket this week?
2. Which film had the biggest box office in Australia in 2025?
3. How many years has Australia had decimal currency?
4. Which Labor MP has just announced he is going to take extended parental leave for his daughter born on 23 December?
5. The series “Stranger Things” was set in which fictional town in Indiana, USA?
6. What song ended the year as number 1 on the Australian charts?
7. Where might you encounter “Ruy Lopez”?
8. Whom did Donald Trump in a New Year’s Eve post on Truth Social say “wasn’t a movie star at all”?
9. How many noble gases are there?
10. Which Australian punk rock band lead singer is suing a photographer over exploitation of her image?
11. How many minutes are there in 24 hours?
12. Lucy Lawless played which warrior princess on television between 1995 – 2001?
13. Which two tennis players recently competed in the controversial Battle of the Sexes match?
14. Which AFL team name is also the name of a plant?
15. What is the name of the galaxy which contains Earth?
16. Two countries have the letter ‘X’ in their name. What are they?
17. Which country became the first in the world to stop delivering letters?
18. Which country is hosting the upcoming Winter Olympic Games?
19. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently got married. Where?
20. What is the most watched Netflix original program?
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1. Which Australian men’s cricket player announced his retirement from international cricket this week? Usman Khawaja
2. Which film had the biggest box office in Australia in 2025? A Minecraft Movie
3. How many years has Australia had decimal currency? 60 years
4. Which Labor MP has just announced he is going to take extended parental leave for his daughter born on 23 December? Josh Burns
5. The series “Stranger Things” was set in which fictional town in Indiana, USA? Hawkins
6. What song ended the year as number 1 on the Australian charts? Man I Need – Olivia Dean
7. Where might you encounter “Ruy Lopez”? Playing chess – it is a popular opening gambit
8. Whom did Donald Trump in a New Year’s Eve post on Truth Social say “wasn’t a movie star at all”? George Clooney
9. How many noble gases are there? Seven
10. Which Australian punk rock band lead singer is suing a photographer over exploitation of her image? Amy Taylor from Amyl and the Sniffers
11. How many minutes are there in 24 hours? 1440
12. Lucy Lawless played which warrior princess on television between 1995 – 2001? Xena
13. Which two tennis players recently competed in the controversial Battle of the Sexes match? Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios
14. Which AFL team name is also the name of a plant? Hawthorn
15. What is the name of the galaxy which contains Earth? The Milky Way
16. Two countries have the letter ‘X’ in their name. What are they? Mexico and Luxembourg
17. Which country became the first in the world to stop delivering letters? Denmark
18. Which country is hosting the upcoming Winter Olympic Games? Italy
19. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently got married. Where? The Lodge
20. What is the most watched Netflix original program? KPop Demon Hunters (325.1 million views)
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