The Point Weekend Quiz

1. What new category is debuting at this year’s Academy Awards?

2. All up, how many members of the National Party resigned from the Shadow front bench this week?

3. The 26th of January will mark 100 years since the first public demonstration of what electrical device?

4. Who has held the male tennis Number 1 ranking for longer, Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz?

5. This year’s Laneway festival is being headlined by American pop star Chappell Roan, whose 2023 breakthrough album was titled ‘The Rise and Fall of a …’ what?

6. Which of these countries have not joined Donald Trump’s new ‘Board of Peace’: A. China, B. Israel, or C. Saudi Arabia?

7. How many registered firearms were there in Australia in December 2025 according to new figures released by Home Affairs? A. two million, B. three million, or C. four million

8. The first international game of association football (soccer) was played in what century? For a bonus point: which two countries competed?

9. According to the Icelandic sagas, Erik the Red founded the first European settlement on what island?

10. In Scrabble, which letter is worth more points, C or H?

11. What was the first Australian song to win the Triple J Hottest 100,  in 1996?

12. In which country was Australia’s first Labor prime minister born? A. Chile B. Italy C. England

13. Australian songs made up roughly what percentage of the hottest 100 last year? A. 30%, B. 40% or C. 50%

14. What does an “astronomical unit “ measure?

15. This week, the Bureau of Statistics released its estimate of unemployment in December. Did it A. rise, B. fall, or C. stay the same?

16. In the original UK version of Monopoly, Strand, Fleet Street, and Trafalgar Square were what colour?

17. The 2025 film Sinners now holds the record of the most Oscar nominations for a single film, how many has it received?

18. The French President also serves ex officio as the Co-Prince of which European microstate? A. Monaco, B. Andorra, or C. San Marino

19. The Australian speed skater Steven Bradbury famously won gold after all other contestants crashed in which Winter Olympic games?

20. What natural disaster tragically struck a popular beach campsite in Mount Maunganui, on New Zealand’s North Island, this week? A. Earthquake, B. Cyclone, or C. Landslide

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Answers:

1. What new category is debuting at this year’s Academy Awards? (Best Casting)

2. All up, how many members of the National Party resigned from the Shadow front bench this week? (Eight)

3. The 26th of January will mark 100 years since the first public demonstration of what electrical device? (Television) 

4. Who has held the male tennis Number 1 ranking for longer, Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz? (Sinner – 65 weeks compared to Alcaraz’s 55)

5. This year’s Laneway festival is being headlined by American pop star Chappell Roan, whose 2023 breakthrough album was titled ‘The Rise and Fall of a …’ what? (midwest princess)

6. Which of these countries have not joined Donald Trump’s new ‘Board of Peace’: A. China, B. Israel, or C. Saudi Arabia? (A, China)

7. How many registered firearms were there in Australia in December 2025 according to new figures released by Home Affairs? A. two million, B. three million, or C. four million (C. four million) 

8. The first international game of association football (soccer) was played in what century? (19th) For a bonus point: which two countries competed? (England and Scotland)

9. According to the Icelandic sagas, Erik the Red founded the first European settlement on what island? (Greenland)

10. In Scrabble, which letter is worth more points, C or H? (H – four points, C is worth three)

11. What was the first Australian song to win the Hottest 100 in 1996? (Spiderbait – “Buy Me a Pony”)

12. In which country was Australia’s first Labor prime minister born? A. Chile B. Italy C. England (A. Chile)

13. Australian songs made up roughly what percentage of the hottest 100 last year? A. 30%, B. 40% or C. 50% (A. 30%)

14. What does an “astronomical unit “ measure? (The average distance from the earth to the sun)

15. This week, the Bureau of Statistics released its estimate of unemployment in December. Did it A. rise, B. fall, or C. stay the same? (B. fall)

16. In the original UK version of Monopoly, Strand, Fleet Street, and Trafalgar Square were what colour? (Red)

17. The 2025 film Sinners now holds the record of the most Oscar nominations for a single film, how many has it received? (16)

18. The French President also serves ex officio as the Co-Prince of which European microstate? A. Monaco, B. Andorra, or C. San Marino (B. Andorra)

19. The Australian speed skater Steven Bradbury famously won gold after all other contestants crashed in which Winter Olympic games? (2002, in Salt Lake City)

20. What natural disaster tragically struck a popular beach campsite in Mount Maunganui, on New Zealand’s North Island, this week? A. Earthquake, B. Cyclone, or C. Landslide (C. Landslide)