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Extra Extra, Who’s This Clown?, Open Inventory, All Yellow, and What’s Missing?

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Some questions about the very recent past – aka The News.

1

Which singer-songwriter had the highest-voted song by a solo artist in triple j and Double J’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs on July 26?

2

A recent viral photo depicted what trendy collectible toy among tributes left on the grave of anticapitalist philosopher Karl Marx?

3

280 citizens from which low-lying Pacific nation were selected from a ballot drawn on 25 July and given the chance to permanently migrate to Australia as climate refugees?

4

Last weekend, the Tour de France was won by Slovenian star Tadej Pogačar, who has now claimed the overall victory in the race how many times?

5

The fourth Fantastic Four film in 20 years landed in cinemas last week. Name two of the three stars who have played Johnny Storm aka the Human Torch in a live-action Marvel film since 2005.

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Who’s This Clown?

The first week of August is International Clown Week. You have been warned.

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Which late actor played pioneering clown doctor Patch Adams in a commercially successful but critically panned 1998 biopic?

7

Clownfish have a symbiotic relationship with what kind of tentacled creature?

8

The face-painted fans of goth rap duo Insane Clown Posse are known by what nickname: the Bozo Army, the Juggalos, or the Hooligans?

9

Which Shakespearean protagonist, upon finding the skull of his father’s dead court jester, delivers a monologue that begins “Alas, poor Yorick”?

10

To the nearest 10, how many people (not necessarily clowns) set a Guinness World Record for cramming into a small car (a classic Mini) in 2014?

Who’s This Clown?

Open Inventory

In which video game title or series will you find these useful items?

11

With good timing, the Triple Green Shell can brutally knock out your competition in this bestselling racing series.

12

Throw an Ender Pearl in this mega-pixelated mega-hit game and you’ll teleport to wherever it lands.

13

In this 26-year-old franchise beloved for its pop-punk and ska soundtracks, every level has a Secret Tape to find.

14

Caps from old bottles of Nuka-Cola act as currency in these post-apocalyptic open-world games (and now TV show).

15

In recent instalments of this iconic series, players exploring the open world might eat a Hylian Shroom raw for a health boost or cook it in dozens of recipes.

Open Inventory

All Yellow

Get a natural glow.

16

Playing a key role in the first Jurassic Park film, what typically deep-yellow gemstone is made of fossilised tree resin?

17

Canaries were habitually taken down mine shafts as an early warning system for what hazard?

18

Which spice, the world's most expensive by weight, shares its name with the yellow-orange hue it creates in food and textiles?

19

What is the two-letter chemical symbol for gold?

20

What term starting with P refers to a horse bred to have a white-blonde mane and tail and a golden or pale yellow coat?

All Yellow

What’s Missing?

Can you name the item or person that is missing in each set?

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Animals featured on circulating Australian coins:
Echidna, platypus, kangaroo, emu...

22

Train stations in the original UK version of Monopoly:
King's Cross, Marylebone, Fenchurch St...

23

Main ingredients used to make beer:
Water, hops, yeast...

24

Instruments in a traditional string quartet:
Violins, cello...

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US Presidents on Mount Rushmore:
Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson...

What’s Missing?

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