The Point Weekend Quiz

1. The waratah is the official flower of which Australian state or territory?

2. What is the name of the merged University combining the former University of Adelaide and University of South Australia?

3. Which Winter Olympic Games holds the record for Australia’s best performance in medals?

4. Why was Dissent café and bar in Canberra declared a crime scene by police this week: A. a bar fight, B. a robbery, C. displaying satirical posters, or D. noise complaints?

5. Anthony Albanese became Australia’s 12th longest serving Prime Minister this week, surpassing which former Liberal PM (who was in office for 3 years and 272 days)?

6. Which part of the shirt is different for a shirt that is button-up versus button-down?

7. Which West Asian country formally declared its independence on 15 November 1988?

8. Which stringed instrument shares its name with a kitchen utensil?

9. The “Godmother of Punk”, singer-songwriter Joan Marie Larkin, is better known by what stage name?

10. Which American civil rights activist, who passed away earlier this week, became the first black man to mount a nationwide US Presidential campaign in 1984?

11. Of Australia’s 53 Winter Olympians, how many went to private school: A. 28, B. 33, or C. 38?

12. Which of these countries is a member of Donald Trump’s new “Board of Peace”: A. China, B. Albania, C. Germany, or D. Australia?

13. Which of these is not an explicit right given by the Australian Constitution: A. the right to vote, B. freedom of religion, C. trial by jury, or D. freedom of speech?

14. Which of these actors has never won an acting Academy Award: Nicolas Cage, Edward Norton or Brad Pitt?

15. What kind of play on words is called a ‘spoonerism’?

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1. The waratah is the official flower of which Australian state or territory? (NSW)

2 .What is the name of the merged University combining the former University of Adelaide and University of South Australia? (Adelaide University)

3. Which Winter Olympic Games holds the record for Australia’s best performance in medals? (2026 Milan Cortina)

4. Why was Dissent café and bar in Canberra declared a crime scene by police this week: A. a bar fight, B. a robbery, C. displaying satirical posters, or D. noise complaints? (C. satirical posters in the window, depicting Putin, Netanyahu, Trump, JD Vance and Elon Musk in nazi uniforms)

5. Anthony Albanese became Australia’s 12th longest serving Prime Minister this week, surpassing which former Liberal PM (who was in office for 3 years and 272 days)? (Scott Morrison)

6. Which part of the shirt is different for a shirt that is button-up versus button-down? (the collar)

7. Which West Asian country formally declared its independence on 15 November 1988? (Palestine)

8. Which stringed instrument shares its name with a kitchen utensil? (a mandolin)

9. The “Godmother of Punk”, singer-songwriter Joan Marie Larkin, is better known by what stage name? (Joan Jett)

10. Which American civil rights activist, who passed away earlier this week, became the first black man to mount a nationwide US Presidential campaign in 1984? (Jesse Jackson)

11. Of Australia’s 53 Winter Olympians, how many went to private school: A. 28, B. 33, or C. 38? (C. 38)

12. Which of these countries is a member of Donald Trump’s new “Board of Peace”: A. China, B. Albania, C. Germany, or D. Australia? (B. Albania)

13. Which of these is not an explicit right given by the Australian Constitution: A. the right to vote, B. freedom of religion, C. trial by jury, or D. freedom of speech? (D. freedom of speech)

14. Which of these actors has never won an acting Academy Award: Nicolas Cage, Edward Norton or Brad Pitt? (Edward Norton, despite being nominated 4 times)

15. What kind of play on words is called a ‘spoonerism’? (Where the initial sounds or letters of two or more words are swapped)