The Point Weekend Quiz

1. Which Australian Prime Minister coined the concept of “core” and “non-core” promises after breaking several election commitments in the 1996 budget?  

2. Who won this year’s rugby league women’s State of Origin series?  

3. Which Australian newspaper’s front page likened the new federal budget to a “big-taxing communist manifesto”?  

4. Which chart-topping 1980s band featuring brothers Neil and Tim Finn this week began a reunion tour with a sold-out concert at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne? 

5. How many UK Prime Ministers have held office since David Cameron, the last to serve a full term?  

6. The Albanese Government’s was accused of ‘burying’ it’s official response to what report by releasing it hours before the federal budget?  

7. This week, US President Donald Trump visited Beijing, his first official visit to China since what year?  

8. A recent outbreak of hantavirus infection caused by the Andes Virus claimed the lives of three passengers aboard what cruise ship?  

9. In what was described by disability advocates as the ‘cruellest act’ of the Albanese Government, how much was cut from the NDIS over the next four years in the federal budget: A. $5 billion, B. $12 billion, C. $26 billion, or D. $37 billion?  

10. On 15 May 1940, brothers Richard and Maurice opened the first location of what restaurant in San Bernadino, California?  

11. David Farley, the newly elected One Nation MP for Farrer, provoked controversy in 2012 when he compared which prominent Australian politician to a “non-productive old cow”?  

12. Which of the ‘big five’ Eurovision Song Contest funders is boycotting the 2026 edition this week over Israel’s participation: A. Germany, B. the UK, C. France, D. Spain, or E. Italy?  

13. Which Labor Minister described Angus Taylor’s budget reply speech as “huffing and puffing on the dog whistle he borrowed from One Nation” on Friday?  

14. This week, who won the 2026 Stella Prize literary award for the graphic novel Cannon?  

15. Aside from Australia, name any two of the four other countries with flags depicting the southern cross.  

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1. Which Australian Prime Minister coined the concept of “core” and “non-core” promises after breaking several election commitments in the 1996 budget? (John Howard) 

2. Who won this year’s rugby league women’s State of Origin series? (New South Wales Blues) 

3. Which Australian newspaper’s front page likened the new federal budget to a “big-taxing communist manifesto”? (The Daily Telegraph) 

4. Which chart-topping 1980s band featuring brothers Neil and Tim Finn this week began a reunion tour with a sold-out concert at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne? (Split Enz) 

5. How many UK Prime Ministers have held office since David Cameron, the last to serve a full term? (Five: Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer) 

6. The Albanese Government’s was accused of ‘burying’ it’s official response to what report by releasing it hours before the federal budget? (The Murphy Review of Online Gambling) 

7. This week, US President Donald Trump visited Beijing, his first official visit to China since what year? (2017) 

8. A recent outbreak of hantavirus infection caused by the Andes Virus claimed the lives of three passengers aboard what cruise ship? (The MV Hondius)  

9. In what was described by disability advocates as the ‘cruellest act’ of the Albanese Government, how much was cut from the NDIS over the next four years in the federal budget: A. $5 billion, B. $12 billion, C. $26 billion, or D. $37 billion? (D. $37 billion) 

10. On 15 May 1940, brothers Richard and Maurice opened the first location of what restaurant in San Bernadino, California? (McDonald’s) 

11. David Farley, the newly elected One Nation MP for Farrer, provoked controversy in 2012 when he compared which prominent Australian politician to a “non-productive old cow”? (Julia Gillard) 

12. Which of the ‘big five’ Eurovision Song Contest funders is boycotting the 2026 edition this week over Israel’s participation: A. Germany, B. the UK, C. France, D. Spain, or E. Italy? (D. Spain) 

13. Which Labor Minister described Angus Taylor’s budget reply speech as “huffing and puffing on the dog whistle he borrowed from One Nation” on Friday? (Mark Butler) 

14. This week, who won the 2026 Stella Prize literary award for the graphic novel Cannon? (Lee Lai) 

15. Aside from Australia, name any two of the four other countries with flags depicting the southern cross. (New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Brazil, Samoa)