The Point Weekend Quiz

1. Name any one of the three Greens Senators who crossed the floor this week against a vote allowing carbon credits to be used to finance the proposed Great Koala National Park in NSW. 

2. The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers opened the NFL season at what Australian sporting venue yesterday?

3. Which two politicians, who would go on to become political party leaders, gave their first parliamentary speeches this week thirty years ago?

4. US President Donald Trump has promised to give every American adult how much money if the Republicans retain control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections?

5. Which novel has won this year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction?

6. The government is proposing digital duty of care laws that will: A. Allow users to opt out of their algorithm B. Make cat memes compulsory C. Include meditation breaks in Instagram stories

7. Swedish residents in Adelaide, Brisbane, and Auckland will be able to vote in Sunday’s Swedish general election at which furniture chain store?

8. Which A-League team, founded in 2008 as the only women’s club without a men’s counterpart, will introduce an A-League men’s team in 2028/29? 

9. Which three countries announced bans on imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West bank this week?

10. PM Anthony Albanese has faced questions this week due to his honorary membership at which Marrickville institution that received a $6 million federal grant? A. Marrickville Bowling Club B. Marrickville Library C. Marrickville Golf Club

11. What annual flower festival begins in Canberra this weekend?

12. Which two tennis players will compete in the US Open women’s singles final this weekend?

13. Prince George attended his first day at which prestigious English school this week?

14. In a speech earlier this week, SA Premier Peter Malinauskas claimed that cutting what would be “almost a deliberate act of self-sabotage on a really powerful contributor to productivity”? A. Australia’s gas exports B. International student numbers C. investment in AI

15. English alternative rock band Radiohead is set to tour Australia next year. Which of these is cities is the band NOT visiting? A. Sydney B. Melbourne C. Adelaide D. Perth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Name any one of the three Greens Senators who crossed the floor this week against a vote allowing carbon credits to be used to finance the proposed Great Koala National Park in NSW. (Nick McKim, Jordon Steele-John, or Vanessa Bleyer) 

2. The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers opened the NFL season at what Australian sporting venue yesterday? (Melbourne Cricket Ground)

3. Which two politicians, who would go on to become political party leaders, gave their first parliamentary speeches this week thirty years ago? (Bob Brown and Pauline Hanson) 

4. US President Donald Trump has promised to give every American adult how much money if the Republicans retain control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections? (US$5,000)

5. Which novel has won this year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction? (A Piece of Red Cloth by Leonie Norrington, Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs, Djawa Burarrwanga, and Djawundil Maymuru) 

6. The government is proposing digital duty of care laws that will: A. Allow users to opt out of their algorithm B. Make cat memes compulsory C. Include meditation breaks in Instagram stories (A. Allow users to opt out of their algorithm)

7. Swedish residents in Adelaide, Brisbane, and Auckland will be able to vote in Sunday’s Swedish general election at which furniture chain store? (Ikea)

8. Which A-League team, founded in 2008 as the only women’s club without a men’s counterpart, will introduce an A-League men’s team in 2028/29? (Canberra United) 

9. Which three countries announced bans on imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West bank this week? (The United Kingdom, France, and Canada)

10. PM Anthony Albanese has faced questions this week due to his honorary membership at which Marrickville institution that received a $6 million federal grant? A. Marrickville Bowling Club B. Marrickville Library C. Marrickville Golf Club (C. Marrickville Golf Club)

11. What annual flower festival begins in Canberra this weekend? (Floriade)

12. Which two tennis players will compete in the US Open women’s singles final this weekend? (Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina)

13. Prince George attended his first day at which prestigious English school this week? (Eton College)

14. In a speech earlier this week, SA Premier Peter Malinauskas claimed that cutting what would be “almost a deliberate act of self-sabotage on a really powerful contributor to productivity”? A. Australia’s gas exports B. International student numbers C. investment in AI (B. International student numbers)

15. English alternative rock band Radiohead is set to tour Australia next year. Which of these is cities is the band NOT visiting? A. Sydney B. Melbourne C. Adelaide D. Perth (C. Adelaide)