#259

Birthdays, Mixed Bag, Cities Starting With S, Video Games, and Two First Names.

Birthdays

Does “King’s Birthday long weekend” still sound weird to anyone?

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In the southern hemisphere, thoroughbred horses all celebrate their birthday on what date?

2

In Judaism, a bar mitzvah celebrates the transition to adulthood when a boy turns how old?

3

How many people are needed in a group for there to be a 50% chance that at least two of them share a birthday: 23, 53 or 83?

4

Which cake design features on the cover of the iconic 1980 edition of The Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book?

5

In a 2019 interview, which actress called out Ellen DeGeneres for lying about not being invited to her birthday party?

Birthdays

Mixed Bag

Life’s like a bag of mixed lollies - you hope you get at least 3 bananas.

6

What popular dessert with contested origins was named after a famous Russian ballerina?

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Referencing the city in which the fight took place, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier's 1975 world title bout was promoted with what rhyming name?

8

Sound travels fastest through which medium: gas, liquid, or solid?

9

What music note do orchestras typically tune to?

10

Starting with F, what word is commonly used to refer to the "soft spots" on a baby's still-developing skull?

Mixed Bag

Cities Starting With S

Name that city – we’ve already given you the first letter of every answer.

11

This major city, famous for its harbour, sits just above the 34th parallel south.

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This city is the capital of a country that's nearly 25 times longer than it is wide.

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This rainy metropolis is the setting for TV shows including Grey's Anatomy, iCarly, and Frasier.

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Renamed in 1924 and again in 1991, it’s the northernmost city in the world with a population of over 1 million.

15

According to 2018 UN estimates, just two of the 10 most populous cities on Earth start with S. Name both.

Cities Starting With S

Video Games

As Lana Del Rey once said: This is my idea of fun.

16

What is the name of the language spoken by characters in The Sims series?

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With over 160 million units sold worldwide since its release in 2000, what is considered the best-selling gaming console of all time?

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Delayed so long it became a meme, which video game franchise is now set to release its latest instalment on the 26th of May 2026?

19

Which Japanese video game company purchased Rovio, the Finnish studio behind Angry Birds, in 2023?

20

Name two of the three Generation I starter Pokémon in the franchise's early series of games.

Video Games

Two First Names

Deduce the celeb with “two first names” based on other famous figures’ more distinctive surnames.

For example, “Jackman Denyer” = Hugh Grant (Hugh Jackman, Grant Denyer).

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Kidman Benaud

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Carell Scorsese

23

Debicki Swift

24

Paquin Lamar

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Dillon Albarn

Two First Names

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