The Good Weekend Quiz: March 28 – The Age

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6. Which Australian tennis player is known as the Rockhampton Rocket?

7. French nuclear tests were conducted on Fangataufa and what other atoll from 1966 to 1996?

8. Which is not a former country of the USSR: Belarus, Latvia or Poland?

9. Which was granted US statehood first: Alaska or Hawaii?

10. The Henley Royal Regatta rowing event is held annually on which river?

11. Australia beat India by how many runs in the Womens T20 World Cup final?

12. Who composed the Bridal Chorus, often known as Here Comes the Bride?

13. Which of these cured meats are made from beef: speck, pancetta or bresaola?

14. The Parthenon in Athens was built in honour of which Greek goddess?

15. The acronym ASIC stands for what?

16. What nationality was Smurfs creator Pierre Culliford, aka Peyo?

17. Satoshi Nakamoto is the pseudonym used by the creator of which digital currency?

18. Who are the hosts of the podcast Chat 10 Looks 3?

19. In what year did the USSRs Yuri Gagarin first orbit Earth?

20. Rockmelon is also known as what?

21. Who is Australias Minister for Defence?

22. What type of musical instrument is the ancient ocarina?

23. Which Spanish territory lies on Moroccos northern tip?

24. What breed is UK PM Boris Johnsons rescue dog, Dilyn?

25. Would you find layer cakes, jelly rolls and charm squares at a bakery, a quilting shop or a jewellers?

1 US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and UK PM Winston Churchill. 2 Laura Dern. 3 1770(QLD). 4 Hamlet. 5 For Your Eyes Only (1981). 6 Rod Laver. 7 Mururoa. 8 Poland. 9 Alaska (granted statehood in January 1959; Hawaii was granted statehood in August 1959). 10 River Thames, England. 11 85 runs. 12 Richard Wagner. 13 Bresaola (the other two are made from pork). 14 Athena. 15 Australian Securities and Investments Commission. 16 Belgian. 17 Bitcoin. 18 Leigh Sales, Annabel Crabb. 19 1961 (April 12). 20 Cantaloupe. 21 Linda Reynolds. 22 Wind. 23 Ceuta. 24 Jack Russell-cross. 25 A quilting shop.

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