News Quiz 17/9

Question 1 of 10

1

A vote was taken this week to determine whether or not Tony Abbott should remain leader of the Liberal Party. He lost, to now-PM Malcolm Turnbull. What was the voting margin?

Select one of the following:

54-44
45-53
56-42
50-48

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

When Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in as PM this week, he became Australia's PM number what?

Select one of the following:

21
25
29
33

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

A powerful earthquake struck just off the coast of which South American country this morning?

Select one of the following:

Chile
Peru
Argentina
Uruguay

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

Where is that country on the map?

Select one of the following:

6
10
11
12

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

A new species closely related to humans, Homo naledi, was found in underground graveyard in the Cradle of Humankind in which country?

Select one of the following:

Syria
Israel
Turkey
South Africa

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

What is a spelunker?

Select one of the following:

Someone who measured the intensity of an earthquake
A water diviner
A cave explorer
The person who counts votes in a political ballot

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

Who wrote the novel "Lolita"?

Select one of the following:

Christopher Hitchens
Vladimir Nabokov
Leo Tolstoy
Jane Austen

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

Who painted "Guernica", the 1937 painting that has become a symbol of the futility and devastation of war?

Select one of the following:

Salvador Dali
Brett Whiteley
Jackson Pollock
Pablo Picasso

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

Mixed Martial Arts star Ronda Rousey called the testing for which substance an "invasion of privacy"?

Select one of the following:

Alcohol
Marijuana
Steroids
All of the above

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Which fictional character inspired the new Boeing aircraft just produced for Japanese airline ANA?

Select one of the following:

Pokemon
R2-D2
Hello Kitty
Dragon Ball Z

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News Quiz 17/9

Question 1 of 10

A vote was taken this week to determine whether or not Tony Abbott should remain leader of the Liberal Party. He lost, to now-PM Malcolm Turnbull. What was the voting margin?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

When Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in as PM this week, he became Australia's PM number what?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

A powerful earthquake struck just off the coast of which South American country this morning?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

Where is that country on the map?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

A new species closely related to humans, Homo naledi, was found in underground graveyard in the Cradle of Humankind in which country?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

What is a spelunker?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

Who wrote the novel "Lolita"?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

Who painted "Guernica", the 1937 painting that has become a symbol of the futility and devastation of war?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

Mixed Martial Arts star Ronda Rousey called the testing for which substance an "invasion of privacy"?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

Which fictional character inspired the new Boeing aircraft just produced for Japanese airline ANA?

Select one of the following:

Explanation