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Through the Decades, Banding Together, 50/50, Bake It Off, and Cruise Control.

Through the Decades

Five decades in five questions, strap yourself in.

1

Three cities hosted the Summer Olympics during the 1980s. Name one of them.

2

Which 90s-defining haircut was named after a character from Friends?

3

A world first, a bill to legalise same-sex marriage passed in the national parliament of which European country in 2000?

4

First published in 2011, Fifty Shades of Grey originated as fan fiction for what vampire series?

5

Launched in 2023 as a response to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s AI chatbot shares its name with what star sign?

Through the Decades

Banding Together

Musical origin stories.

6

Which Australian band formed as The Farriss Brothers before the manager they shared with Midnight Oil suggested they change their name?

7

The members of One Direction first met as contestants on which British TV show?

8

The Cardigans, Roxette, and The Knife all formed in which European country?

9

Which band formed in 2001 after singer Brandon Flowers responded to an ad in the Las Vegas Weekly?

10

After a worldwide talent search for talent and up to six years of training in a pop-star academy, which girl group debuted in August 2016 with the digital single Square One?

Banding Together

50/50

You know the drill: after a tough quiz we make it up to you with a 50/50 round.

11

Which language has more native speakers: Spanish or English?

12

Which Olympic sport has more on-court players per team: handball or volleyball?

13

Which US coin has a higher value: the nickel or the dime?

14

Which part of the human body contains more bones: the hand or the foot?

15

To date, which TV show has aired more episodes: Home & Away or Neighbours?

50/50

Bake It Off

We hope you get a rise out of these questions.

16

Differing around the world, the volume of a tablespoon is around 15 millilitres in the US/UK; what metric amount is it in Australia?

17

RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi recently claimed two of her recipes were plagiarised: one for caramel slice and the other for which pastry-based dessert made with nuts and honey?

18

Which Canadian city lends its name to a style of bagel that is typically smaller, thinner, and sweeter than its famous New York counterpart?

19

Used to make baked goods rise, agents such as yeast and baking powder are often described with what word starting with L?

20

What type of pastry is typically used to make profiteroles?

Bake It Off

Cruise Control

Can you name these Tom Cruise films from the other cast members?

21

Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon
(1992)

22

Jennifer Connelly, Monica Barbaro, Glen Powell
(2022)

23

Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo
(2004)

24

Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Paxton
(2014)

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Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly
(1999)

Cruise Control

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