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Weekly Quiz. 10/02/14. Question. 1. Who won the 2014 Australian Open men’s tennis final?. a. Rafael Nadal b. Roger Federer c. Stanislas Wawrinka. Question. 2. True or false, Australia Day used to be celebrated on the 18th of January?. Question. 3.

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  1. Weekly Quiz 10/02/14

  2. Question 1 Who won the 2014 Australian Open men’s tennis final? • a. Rafael Nadal • b. Roger Federer • c. Stanislas Wawrinka

  3. Question 2 True or false, Australia Day used to be celebrated on the 18th of January?

  4. Question 3 A 37 year old man from Mexico was found after being adrift in the Pacific Ocean for a long time. How long does he claim to have been lost at sea? • a. 6 months • b. 13 months • c. 28 months

  5. 4 What is this Australian’s last name?

  6. Question 5 Which state has introduced the controversial shark catch and kill policy? • a. Western Australia • b. South Australia • c. Queensland

  7. Question 6 What is the name of the anti-whaling group that claims it was rammed by a Japanese whaling boat recently? • a. the Sea Serpent • b. the Sea Warriors • c. Sea Shepherd

  8. Question 7 What is the name of the sporting event that more than 111 million Americans tuned in to watch last week? • a. NBA finals • b. Indianapolis 500 • c. Super Bowl

  9. 8 What is the name of this Grammy winning duo?

  10. Question 9 Which broadcaster has Prime Minister Tony Abbott accused of “not being on Australia’s side”? • a. Channel Nine • b. ABC • c. SBS

  11. Question 10 Prince Charles visited flood victims last week and pledged a £50,000 donation to help with relief. What country was he in? • a. England • b. The Philippines • c. India

  12. Question 11 What is the popular term used to describe a particularly high tide that only happens a few times a year? • a. a king tide • b. a super tide • c. a prime tide

  13. 12 In what city was this photo taken on the weekend?

  14. Question 13 How many Grammy awards did New Zealand teenager Lorde win recently for her single “Royals”? • a. one • b. two • c. four

  15. Question 14 A Melbourne girl who suffered an allergic reaction on her first day of school was in the news recently. What did she have a reaction to? • a. a bee sting • b. peanuts • c. milk

  16. Question 15 Which team won the Big Bash Cricket League final? • a. Perth Scorchers • b. Hobart Hurricanes • c. Adelaide Strikers

  17. 16 Which country has this flag?

  18. Question 17 Which Australian city will no longer host the Big Day Out music festival due to financial issues? • a. Sydney • b. Melbourne • c. Perth

  19. Question 18 What is the name of the film that won 13 AACTA awards this year? • a. The Turning • b. The Rocket • c. The Great Gatsby

  20. Question 19 What language is spoken in the city of Amsterdam?

  21. 20 What are these people looking at?

  22. Answers

  23. 1 Who won the 2014 Australian Open men’s tennis final? • c. Stanislas Wawrinka - The 28-year-old Swiss gained his first grand slam title by beating an injured Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 at Rod Laver Arena.

  24. 2 True or false, Australia Day used to be celebrated on the 18th of January? • False - 26 January 1788 marked the proclamation of British rule over the eastern seaboard of Australia, but it was not known as Australia Day until over a century later. The date has always remained the same but it has been called at various times “Anniversary Day”, “Invasion Day” and “Foundation Day”. The meaning and significance of Australia Day has changed over time.

  25. 3 A 37 year old man from Mexico was found after being adrift in the Pacific Ocean for a long time. How long does he claim to have been lost at sea? • b. 13 months - Jose Ivan said he left Mexico with a friend for a trip in a fibre-glass boat in December 2012. He was found by people living on the island of Ebon Atoll. He apparently survived the 5,000-mile (8,000km) ordeal by catching fish, birds and turtles with his bare hands.

  26. 4 What is this Australian’s last name? • Corby - Schapelle Corby has been granted parole and will be released from jail in Bali this week

  27. 5 Which state has introduced the controversial shark catch and kill policy? • a. Western Australia - Anger against the creation of a 1km kill zone full of baited hooks off the coast has become so heated that personal threats have been made towards the firms who tendered for the right to patrol as government "shark sheriffs". Fisheries officers have been asked to carry out the controversial catch and kill policy instead.

  28. 6 What is the name of the anti-whaling group that claims it was rammed by a Japanese whaling boat recently? • c. the Sea Shepherd - Sea Shepherd Australia says the Japanese ship Yushin Maru deliberately crashed into its Bob Barker vessel, damaging the bow and anchor. The Japanese government says a collision happened after Sea Shepherd vessels deliberately tried to sabotage their whale research fleet.

  29. 7 What is the name of the sporting event that more than 111 million Americans tuned in to watch last week? • c. Super Bowl - More than 111 million Americans tuned in to watch Super Bowl XLVIII on Monday. The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional American football in the United States.

  30. 8 What is the name of this Grammy winning duo? • Daft Punk - won Album of the Year

  31. 9 Which broadcaster has Prime Minister Tony Abbott accused of “not being on Australia’s side”? • b. ABC - Prime Minister Tony Abbott has criticised the ABC, accusing the national broadcaster of being unpatriotic in its coverage of the Edward Snowden leaks and asylum seeker abuse claims.

  32. 10 Prince Charles visited flood victims last week and pledged a £50,000 donation to help with relief. What country was he in? • a. England - Prince Charles visited flood-hit areas of southwest England, riding by boat and tractor to survey the damage and show support for the locals. The Somerset Levels area have been under water for a month.

  33. 11 What is the popular term used to describe a particularly high tide that only happens a few times a year? • a. a king tide - King tides happen at different times right around the Australian coast. Witness King Tides is a community photography project by Green Cross Australia that helps the researchers involved to visualise the potential future impacts of sea level rise. To read more about the project go to www.witnesskingtides.org

  34. 12 In what city was this photo taken on the weekend? • Sochi, Russia - host of the Winter Olympics

  35. 13 How many Grammy awards did New Zealand teenager Lorde win recently for her single “Royals”? • b. two - The seventeen year old Ella Yelich-O’Connor won Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

  36. 14 A Melbourne girl who suffered an allergic reaction on her first day of school was in the news recently. What did she have a reaction to? • b. peanuts - A photo of a Melbourne girl who suffered an allergic reaction on her first day of school has sparked heated social media debate about whether nuts should be banned from children's lunchboxes. The girl, who was diagnosed with anaphylaxis as a baby, was exposed to peanuts after playing with a child who had earlier been in contact with the food.

  37. 15 Which team won the Big Bash Cricket League final? • a. Perth Scorchers - The Scorchers beat the Hobart Hurricanes in the final by 39 runs last Friday.

  38. 16 Which country has this flag? • South Africa

  39. 17 Which Australian city will no longer host the Big Day Out music festival due to financial issues? • c. Perth - The promoter told media - "You've got two days to get there, three days to get back, all the trucking, all the production... a hotel room that you would pay $180 in Sydney is $320 a night in Perth in the same hotel chain. The price of hiring everything is ridiculous over there.

  40. 18 What is the name of the film that won 13 AACTA awards this year? • c. The Great Gatsby - It dominated the AACTA Awards for film and television, equalling the biggest haul of wins, 13, for a film. Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel converted all but two of its 14 nominations into wins. including a special award for its visual effects, 85 per cent of which were done by Australian companies.

  41. 19 What language is spoken in the city of Amsterdam? • Dutch

  42. 20 What are these people looking at? • a jellyfish - CSIRO scientists are working to classify a new species of giant jellyfish after this family found one washed up on the beach in southern Tasmania

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