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Sat 3 Oct 2026 01.00 AEST
1. Who became the new leader of the Australian Greens on Wednesday?
2. Swarms of what endangered moth species have arrived in Sydney and Canberra this week, during their annual migration to the Australian Alps?
3. Which Alaskan bear won the final round of voting for Fat Bear Week 2026: A. Bear 89 (aka Backpack), or B. Bear 910?
4. According to newly released ATO data, which Australian oil and gas company hasn’t paid company tax in 11 years?
5. What song played during ‘Wharfie Time’ at the AFL Grand Final last weekend, when the Brisbane Lions overtook the Fremantle Dockers to win the match?
6. Celebrated Australian editor Hilary McPhee passed away this week. She published one of Tim Winton’s most beloved novels in 1991. Was it: A. Cloudstreet, B. Surfer, or C. Reef Glide?
7. What level did the RBA raise rates to this week, their highest since 2011?
8. What has a 72 tonne crane been removing from a Perth beach this week: A. Sand, B. A dead whale, or C. devastated Fremantle fans?
9. Which English football club was found guilty this week of breaking the Premier League’s financial rules 114 times over nearly a decade?
10. In which Australian state can you find the outback mining town of White Cliffs?
11. True or False: Australia is the only country in the Southern Hemisphere to use daylight saving time?
12. This week, NSW’s Independent Planning Commission greenlit the extension of HVO, the state’s largest coal mine, until 2045. What does HVO stand for?
13. Name either of the two members of American hip-hop duo Outkast.
14. Which two teams will be playing in the NRL Grand Final on Sunday?
15. In a speech on Wednesday, which of the following did US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth not say he wanted to fight: A. Redcoats, B. Nazis, C. Communists, or D. Islamists?
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1. Who became the new leader of the Australian Greens on Wednesday? (David Shoebridge)
2. Swarms of what endangered moth species have arrived in Sydney and Canberra this week, during their annual migration to the Australian Alps? (The Bogong moth)
3. Which Alaskan bear won the final round of voting for Fat Bear Week 2026: A. Bear 89 (aka Backpack), or B. Bear 910? (A. Bear 89, 103,344 votes to 98,253)
4. According to newly released ATO data, which Australian oil and gas company hasn’t paid company tax in 11 years? (Santos)
5. What song played during ‘Wharfie Time’ at the AFL Grand Final last weekend, when the Brisbane Lions overtook the Fremantle Dockers to win the match? (Hells Bells by AC/DC)
6. Celebrated Australian editor Hilary McPhee passed away this week. She published one of Tim Winton’s most beloved novels in 1991. Was it: A. Cloudstreet, B. Surfer, or C. Reef Glide? (A. Cloudstreet)
7. What level did the RBA raise rates to this week, their highest since 2011? (4.6%)
8. What has a 72 tonne crane been removing from a Perth beach this week: A. Sand, B. A dead whale, or C. devastated Fremantle fans? (B. A dead whale)
9. Which English football club was found guilty this week of breaking the Premier League’s financial rules 114 times over nearly a decade? (Manchester City)
10. In which Australian state can you find the outback mining town of White Cliffs? (NSW)
11. True or False: Australia is the only country in the Southern Hemisphere to use daylight saving time? (False: New Zealand and Chile also use daylight saving)
12 .This week, NSW’s Independent Planning Commission greenlit the extension of HVO, the state’s largest coal mine, until 2045. What does HVO stand for? (Hunter Valley Operations)
13. Name either of the two members of American hip-hop duo Outkast. (André 3000 and Big Boi, aka André Benjamin and Antwan Patton)
14. Which two teams will be playing in the NRL Grand Final on Sunday? (The Sydney Roosters and Newcastle Knights)
15. In a speech on Wednesday, which of the following did US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth not say he wanted to fight: A. Redcoats, B. Nazis, C. Communists, or D. Islamists? (B. Nazis)
