The Point Weekend Quiz

1. Which two countries will be playing in the Women’s Asian Cup Final?

2. Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role?

3. Which Australian state or territory was the first to ban new coal mines this week?

4. Which actor plays Sarah Connor in Terminator and Terminator 2?

5. Cam McEvoy broke the world record in what swimming event this week?

6. What percentage of Australia’s gas is exported or used to convert gas into LNG?

7. Did the ABS this week announce that the unemployment rate had fallen or risen?

8. What does APVMA stand for?

9. What is the chemical symbol for lead on the periodic table?

10. Who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude?

11. Who did a Reuters investigation reveal the street artist Banksy to be this week?

12. What is the name of Harry Styles’ latest album?

13. What was ‘Harmony Day’ originally known as, until John Howard changed its name?

14. What is the largest species of shark?

15.How many disasters will the Northern Territory have endured this wet season?

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1. Which two countries will be playing in the Women’s Asian Cup Final? Australia and Japan

2. Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role? Michael B. Jordan

3. Which Australian state or territory was the first to ban new coal mines this week? New South Wales

4. Which actor plays Sarah Connor in Terminator and Terminator 2? Linda Hamilton

5. Cam McEvoy broke the world record in what swimming event this week? 50m freestyle

6. What percentage of Australia’s gas is exported or used to convert gas into LNG? A. 24%, B. 37%, C.68%, D. 83%

7. Did the ABS this week announce that the unemployment rate had fallen or risen? risen

8. What does APVMA stand for? Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

9. What is the chemical symbol for lead on the periodic table? Pb

10. Who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude? Gabriel García Márquez

11. Who did a Reuters investigation reveal the street artist Banksy to be this week? Robin Gunningham

12. What is the name of Harry Styles’ latest album? Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally

13. What was ‘Harmony Day’ originally known as, until John Howard changed its name? International Day of Eliminating Racial Descrimination

14. What is the largest species of shark? Whale shark

15.How many disasters will the Northern Territory have endured this wet season? Five