The Saturday Paper Quiz
No.555.
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1
Which composer is known for his orchestral suite The Planets? (Bonus point for naming the composer’s nationality.)
Incorrect
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2
True or false: Rio de Janeiro is in the southern hemisphere?
Incorrect
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3
In which 2025 live-action film – a reimagining of a 2002 animation – does a lonely girl adopt a dog-like alien to mend her fractured family?
Incorrect
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4
Danielle Scott, Kirstie Marshall, Jacqui Cooper, Alisa Camplin and Lydia Lassila have all represented Australia in which sport?
Incorrect
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5
Which Samuel Beckett play begins with the setting, “A country road. A tree. Evening.”?
Incorrect
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6
In Greek mythology, who killed the Minotaur: (a) Hercules; (b) Perseus; or (c) Theseus?
Incorrect
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7
What beginning with ‘c’ is the name for a male swan?
Incorrect
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8
What is the key ingredient of a boudin noir?
Incorrect
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9
RBG is the initialism of which high-profile legal professional?
Incorrect
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10
The mutiny on the Bounty took place in which decade of the 18th century?
Incorrect
