The Point Weekend Quiz

1. What satirical rock band has been billed $18,000 for damage done to the Sydney Opera House during their concerts in April: A. TISM, B. Frenzal Rhomb, C. The Chats, or D. Playlunch?  

2. Last week, the Federal Court found which supermarket giant had misled customers with fake discounts?  

3. Hulu series The Testaments follows on in the world of which novel by Margaret Atwood? 

4. This week, which club won the Premier League, the highest level of British football, 22 years after their previous victory?  

5. Which former prime minister launched a “full-throated defence” of the government’s capital gains tax changes this week?  

6. Anthony Albanese declined what honour from the Italian city of Barletta, his father’s hometown, in 2025?  

7. Which Australian artist, who was appointed, sacked, then reinstated as Australia’s representative to the Venice Biennale, finally exhibited his work there earlier this month?  

8. To celebrate the United States of America’s 250th anniversary, Donald Trump is hosting an event of what sport on the White House’s south lawn?  

9. In archaeology, what is the name of the prehistoric continent that included Australia and Papua New Guinea?  

10. In the 1991 strategy game Sid Meier’s Civilization, a software bug purportedly caused which pacifist world leader to aggressively use nuclear weapons? 

11. Which state premier suggested that the top marginal tax rate of 47% meant “you work Monday, Tuesday, and half Wednesday for yourself and then Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for the government” despite just 0.2% of taxpayers paying close to that amount?  

12. The novel Ulysses by James Joyce gets its title from the Latin name for which legendary Greek hero?  

13. Which American late-night host had his final show this week, ten months after being cancelled by CBS amid criticisms from the Trump administration?  

14. The ice cream snacks Bubble O’Bill and Golden Gaytime are made and distributed by what company? 

15. Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, formerly Tsar Simeon II, was democratically elected the Prime Minister of which Eastern European country in 2001, 55 years after he had been deposed as its monarch: A. Albania, B. Bulgaria, or C. Croatia?  

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1. What satirical rock band has been billed $18,000 for damage done to the Sydney Opera House during their concerts in April: A. TISM, B. Frenzal Rhomb, C. The Chats, or D. Playlunch? (A. TISM, who will tour nationally in October to help pay the bill) 

2. Last week, the Federal Court found which supermarket giant had misled customers with fake discounts? (Coles) 

3. Hulu series The Testaments follows on in the world of which novel by Margaret Atwood? (The Handmaid’s Tale) 

4. This week, which club won the Premier League, the highest level of British football, 22 years after their previous victory? (Arsenal) 

5. Which former prime minister launched a “full-throated defence” of the government’s capital gains tax changes this week? (Paul Keating) 

6. Anthony Albanese declined what honour from the Italian city of Barletta, his father’s hometown, in 2025? (honorary citizenship, to avoid conflict with section 44 of the Constitution) 

7. Which Australian artist, who was appointed, sacked, then reinstated as Australia’s representative to the Venice Biennale, finally exhibited his work there earlier this month? (Khaled Sabsabi) 

8. To celebrate the United States of America’s 250th anniversary, Donald Trump is hosting an event of what sport on the White House’s south lawn? (Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA)  

9. In archaeology, what is the name of the prehistoric continent that included Australia and Papua New Guinea? (Sahul) 

10. In the 1991 strategy game Sid Meier’s Civilization, a software bug purportedly caused which pacifist world leader to aggressively use nuclear weapons? (Mahatma Ghandi) 

11. Which state premier suggested that the top marginal tax rate of 47% meant “you work Monday, Tuesday, and half Wednesday for yourself and then Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for the government” despite just 0.2% of taxpayers paying close to that amount? (Chris Minns) 

12. The novel Ulysses by James Joyce gets its title from the Latin name for which legendary Greek hero? (Odysseus) 

13. Which American late-night host had his final show this week, ten months after being cancelled by CBS amid criticisms from the Trump administration? (Stephen Colbert) 

14. The ice cream snacks Bubble O’Bill and Golden Gaytime are made and distributed by what company? (Streets) 

15. Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, formerly Tsar Simeon II, was democratically elected the Prime Minister of which Eastern European country in 2001, 55 years after he had been deposed as its monarch: A. Albania, B. Bulgaria, or C. Croatia? (B. Bulgaria)