Cranbourne 6/6/2022

Chartreuse is a colour that can be described as what?

Bluish-purple

Reddish-orange

Greenish-aqua

Yellowish-green

Which one of these is NOT a catchphrase of the movie character Forrest Gump?

“Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.”

“Stupid is as stupid does.”

“Mama always said, where there’s love, there’s home.”

“You can tell a lot about a person by their shoes. Where they’ve been, where they’re going.”

Who is the new Australian federal minister who serves as Deputy Prime Minister?

Penny Wong

Richard Marles

Anthony Albanese

Peter Dutton

The extinct bird species known as the dodo, were endemic to which island nation?

Mauritius

Iceland

Cuba

Sri Lanka

The 2 “Special Administrative Regions (or SAR) of the People's Republic of China” are Hong Kong and what other region?

Beijing

Macau

Taiwan

Singapore

Which comic character is this?

Venom

Spawn

Carnage

Azrael

Queen Elizabeth II is currently celebrating her 70th year as the British Monarch, which is also known as a what?

Diamond Jubilee

Golden Jubilee

Silver Jubilee

Platinum Jubilee

The flag of the United Kingdom (pictured) is known colloquially as what?

The Stars and Stripes

The Union Jack

St. George’s Cross

St. Patrick’s Cross

Who has won the most Men’s Singles Grand Slam Tennis titles?

Roger Federer

Rod Laver

Rafael Nadal

Bjorn Borg

The former US Federal Prison that is located on a small island in the San Fransisco Bay and closed in 1963 is known as what?

Alcatraz

Sing Sing

Barwon

Shawshank

What is the most accurate definition of the word INCENDIARY?

Glowing, luminescent

Designed to cause fire, or to stir conflict

A spell, or magical incantation

Pertaining to the diary entries, or journalling

The 2021 film “The Many Saints of Newark” was a prequel to which long-running, EmmyAward-winning TV show?

The Wire

NYPD Blue

E.R.

The Sopranos

Which all-female band had hits in the 1980’s with the songs “Manic Monday”, Walk Like an Egyptian”, and “Eternal Flame”?

The Runaways

The Bangles

Bananarama

The Spice Girls

Which author’s books inspired the TV show “Game of Thrones”?

C.S. Lewis

J. R. R. Tolkien

George R. R. Martin

J. K. Rowling

The most prevalent substance in human blood is what?

Platelets

Red blood cells

Lymph

Plasma

Knafeh is a desert made from what?

Pastry, soaked in sweet syrup (attah)

A gel of starch and sugar

Baked cheesecake with fruit, usually berries

Chocolate and liqueur

The artist with the surname Mozart was known by the what first names?

Johann Sebastian

Ludwig Anton

Franz Antonia

Wolfgang Amadeus

Which of the following is NOT a prime number?

What is the brightest star visible in Earth’s night sky?

Sirius

Polaris (AKA The North Star)

Betelgeuse

Arcturus

Which of the following measures of volume is the smallest?

Quart

Litre

Pint

Gallon