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Spring Time, Flower Power, All Aussie Directions, Paranormal Activities, and Food for Thought.

Spring Time

Let a thousand blossoms bloom.

1

In which calendar month does spring in the northern hemisphere begin?

2

Spring onions are the mature form of green onions, also known by what name deriving from Old French?

3

Led by Mark Hollis, which English band achieved widespread critical success with their 1986 album “The Colour of Spring” - Duran Duran, Talk Talk or Wet Wet Wet?

4

The late TV host, journalist and politician Jerry Springer was born in an underground train station during the bombing of which city?

5

In Greek mythology, spring occurs when which mother and daughter pair of goddesses are reunited each year?

Spring Time

Flower Power

Floral? In Spring? Groundbreaking.

6

Poppies became associated with remembrance after which conflict?

7

Often thought to be a lily, a fleur-de-lis symbol is a stylised version of what flower?

8

What European alpine flower is used as the symbol for the Bulgarian Tourist Union, on a Romanian bank note and in the logo of a Swiss airline?

9

Margarita is the Spanish version of what flower name?

10

Name the three Australian states where species of waratah plants are endemic.

Flower Power

All Aussie Directions

We’ll give you directions, can you name the place we’re telling you to go to?

11

From Hobart, drive over the Tasman Bridge and head south-east once you hit the town of Sorrell. After passing through Eaglehawk Neck, you’re only 20 minutes away from this historical site.

12

Travel south from Adelaide on Main South Road until you reach the terminus at Cape Jervis. From there, hop on a ferry and 45 minutes later you’ll be at this popular tourist spot.

13

From Melbourne, travel 110km along the Western Freeway to reach this city known for sparking the Victorian gold rush in the 1850s.

14

You’ll need a 4WD to take this 517km dirt road track that starts in South Australia’s Marree and ends in this Queensland town known for their annual September races.

15

From Byron Bay, head inland on the B62. Once you reach Lismore, head north for 30 mins to reach this town known as the 'marijuana capital of Australia’.

All Aussie Directions

Paranormal Activities

Getting these questions right could be paramount to getting a good score.

16

Deriving from the Greek preposition, what does the word “para” mean in the word “Paralympic”?

17

Who directed the 2019 thriller film Parasite?

18

Coined by author Joseph Heller, what term is a paradoxical situation from which an individual cannot escape because of contradictory rules or limitations?

19

What principle used by astronomers refers to the apparent shift in position of an object as seen from two different points - parallelism, parabola or parallax?

20

Name the three countries that border Paraguay.

Paranormal Activities

Food for Thought

Can you complete these food-related phrases?

21

As cool as a…

22

Take with a grain of…

23

Fine words butter no…

24

Take the gilt off the…

25

Don’t teach your grandmother how to suck…

Food for Thought

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