The Point Weekend Quiz

1. The ‘Nordic Combined’ event at the Winter Olympics is a fusion of cross-country and what other kind of skiing?

2. True or False: Australian high schools cost families more than anywhere else in the developed world?

3. The ancient ‘Canal of the Pharaohs’ was the forerunner of which modern waterway?

4. Which Australian artist won Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the Grammy Awards earlier this month?

5. Are there any native Australian honey bees?

6. ‘Constellations’ is the name of a one-off event organised after the cancellation of which literary festival?

7. Which current Member of Parliament was the only Australian to medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano?

8. English singer-songwriter Charli XCX performed the soundtrack for which upcoming 2026 romantic drama film?

8. Australia’s largest coal producer, Glencore, asked Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt to sacrifice the habitat of which endangered animal to extend its Hail Creek coal mine?

9. Actress Catherine O’Hara, who passed away this week at the age of 71, played the role of Moira Rose in which comedy series? For a bonus point, what is the name of the choir group Moira joins in the series?

10. Which novelist and playwright was the only Australian to ever be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973?

11. In meteorology, what is the name of the ‘effect’ that can mean that wind and ocean currents rotate anti-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere but clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere?

12. Which country leads the all-time medal table for the Winter Olympics: A. the Soviet Union, B. Norway, or C. Germany?

13. In the 2025 horror film Sinners, who plays the dual role of the two cousins, Smoke and Stack?

14. NSW Chief Justice Andrew Bell described which former Australian Prime Minister’s comments about a pro-Palestine protest as “misinformation that undermines trust in and respect for the judiciary and the rule of law”? A. Scott Morrison, B. Tony Abbott, or C. Julia Gillard

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1. The ‘Nordic Combined’ event at the Winter Olympics is a fusion of cross-country and what other kind of skiing? (Ski jumping)

2. True or False: Australian high schools cost families more than anywhere else in the developed world? (True)

3. The ancient ‘Canal of the Pharaohs’ was the forerunner of which modern waterway? (The Suez Canal)

4. Which Australian artist won Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the Grammy Awards earlier this month? (Tame Impala)

5. Are there any native Australian honey bees? (No, none are true honey bees)

6. ‘Constellations’ is the name of a one-off event organised after the cancellation of which literary festival? (Adelaide Writers’ Week)

7. Which current Member of Parliament was the only Australian to medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano? (Zali Steggall, Bronze in freestyle skiing)

8. English singer-songwriter Charli XCX performed the soundtrack for which upcoming 2026 romantic drama film? (Wuthering Heights)

9. Australia’s largest coal producer, Glencore, asked Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt to sacrifice the habitat of which endangered animal to extend its Hail Creek coal mine? (Koalas)

10. Actress Catherine O’Hara, who passed away this week at the age of 71, played the role of Moira Rose in which comedy series? (Schitt’s Creek) For a bonus point, what is the name of the choir group Moira joins in the series? (The Jazzgals)

11. Which novelist and playwright was the only Australian to ever be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973? (Patrick White)

12. In meteorology, what is the name of the ‘effect’ that can mean that wind and ocean currents rotate anti-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere but clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere? (The Coriolis effect)

13. Which country leads the all-time medal table for the Winter Olympics: A. the Soviet Union, B. Norway, or C. Germany? (B. Norway)

14. In the 2025 film Sinners, who plays the dual role of the two cousins, Smoke and Stack? (Michael B Jordan)

15. NSW Chief Justice Andrew Bell described which former prime minister’s comments about a pro-Palestine protest as “misinformation that undermines trust in and respect for the judiciary and the rule of law”? A. Scott Morrison, B. Tony Abbott, or C. Julia Gillard (B. Tony Abbott)