The Point Weekend Quiz

1. Who became the new leader of the National Party this week?  

2. What is the longest-running Australian television program: A. Four Corners, B. Play School or C. Behind the News?  

3. Which of these is NOT nominated for best picture at the 98th Academy Awards next week: A. Train Dreams, B. The Secret Agent, C. F1, or D. Weapons?  

4. This week, a 16-year trademark dispute between Australian fashion designer Katie Perry and American pop star Katy Perry was decided by the High Court. Who won?  

5. Australia granted asylum to seven members of which country’s national football team, here for the women’s Asian Cup?  

6. In the musical Les Misérables, based on Victor Hugo’s epic novel of the same name, what does Inspector Javert call ex-convict Jean Valjean?  

7. In which Australian state or territory can you find the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park?  

8. Kentaro Jin, better known as “The Strange Catman” will arrive in Sydney this weekend after an over two-year journey with what mode of transport?  

9. In Astronomy, what is a pulsar: A. a highly magnetised spinning neutron star, B. an actively feeding supermassive black hole, or C. a large cloud of gas forming new stars?  

10. This week, the Federal Parliament passed a bill that allows Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to block Iranians with temporary visas from travelling to Australia, intended to prevent them from claiming asylum. How many Iranians is this likely to affect: A. 5,000, B. 6,000, or C. 7,000?  

11. Taylor Swift has released which two albums since her global Eras Tour kicked off in 2023?  

12. When did the Matildas last win an AFC Women’s Asian Cup: A. 2010, B. 2014, C. 2018 or D. 2022?  

13. New Australia Institute research has revealed Australian governments subsidise fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 every: A. minute, B. hour, C. day, D week, or E. month?  

14. The house used for exterior shots of which early 1970’s sitcom series was recently designated as a historic-cultural monument in Los Angeles? 

15. By land area, Australia is the 6th largest country in the world. What five countries are larger?  

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1. Who became the new leader of the National Party this week? (Matt Canavan) 

2. What is the longest-running Australian television program: A. Four Corners, B. Play School or C. Behind the News? (A. Four Corners, since 1961 – Play School started in 1966 and Behind the News in 1968) 

3. Which of these is NOT nominated for best picture at the 98th Academy Awards next week: A. Train Dreams, B. The Secret Agent, C. F1, or D. Weapons? (D. Weapons) 

4. This week, a 16-year trademark dispute between Australian fashion designer Katie Perry and American pop star Katy Perry was decided by the High Court. Who won? (Australian fashion designer Katie Perry) 

5. Australia granted asylum to seven members of which country’s national football team, here for the women’s Asian Cup? (Iran) 

6. In the musical Les Misérables, based on Victor Hugo’s epic novel of the same name, what does Inspector Javert call ex-convict Jean Valjean? (Prisoner 24601) 

7. In which Australian state or territory can you find the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park? (NSW) 

8. Kentaro Jin, better known as “The Strange Catman” will arrive in Sydney this weekend after an over two-year journey with what mode of transport? (Walking, from Carnarvon in northern WA) 

9. In Astronomy, what is a pulsar: A. a highly magnetised spinning neutron star, B. an actively feeding supermassive black hole, or C. a large cloud of gas forming new stars? (A. a highly magnetised spinning neutron star) 

10. This week, the Federal Parliament passed a bill that allows Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to block Iranians with temporary visas from travelling to Australia, intended to prevent them from claiming asylum. How many Iranians is this likely to affect: A. 5,000, B. 6,000, or C. 7,000? (C. 7,000) 

11. Taylor Swift has released which two albums since her global Eras Tour kicked off in 2023? (The Tortured Poets Department and Life of a Showgirl) 

12. When did the Matildas last win an AFC Women’s Asian Cup: A. 2010, B. 2014, C. 2018 or D. 2022? (A. 2010) 

13. New Australia Institute research has revealed Australian governments subsidise fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 every: A. minute, B. hour, C. day, D week, or E. month?  (A. minute) [ed note: a previous version of the quiz erroneously had ‘day’ as the answer, which, while technically still true, the actual answer, A. minute, shows Australian governments are subsidising fossil fuel use by even more]

14. The house used for exterior shots of which early 1970’s sitcom series was recently designated as a historic-cultural monument in Los Angeles? (The Brady Bunch) 

15. By land area, Australia is the 6th largest country in the world. What five countries are larger? (Russia, Canada, China, the United States and Brazil)