The Saturday Paper Quiz
No.548.
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1
Name the author of the novels Wing, Shiver and The Bride Stripped Bare.
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2
The Indian dish dhal is most commonly made from which split pulse?
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3
3
Who, in the early 1700s, was the first person to make a thermometer using mercury?
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4
Hispaniola, the second largest island of the West Indies, comprises Dominican Republic and which other country starting with ‘H’?
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5
Which software company developed the spreadsheet program Excel?
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6
Which Best Actress Oscar-winner plays TV executive Winnie Landell in the comedy series Hacks?
Incorrect
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7
Australians Sally Fitzgibbons, Molly Picklum, Isabella Nichols and Tyler Wright compete in which sport? (Bonus point for naming the event in Victoria just won by Nichols.)
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8
Does inimical mean favourable or harmful?
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9
How many House of Representatives seats will be decided in this federal election: (a) 76; (b) 115; or (c) 150?
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10
What was the stage name of the world-renowned ballet dancer born Margaret Evelyn Hookham, in 1919?
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