#278
Opposite Day, Lights, Common Ground, Robots Etc, and First Ladies.
Opposite Day
We hope you’re having a terrible weekend!
What colour is directly opposite purple on a traditional RYB colour wheel?
In literature, what word is the opposite of a prologue?
The antipode (direct opposite point of the earth) to Auckland, New Zealand lies in the southern region of which European country: France, Spain, or Germany?
When used to refer to moon phases, what verb is the opposite of “to wax”?
On 3 December 2007, who became the first of the three federal Opposition leaders during Kevin Rudd's time as Prime Minister?
Opposite Day
Lights
It’s Diwali on Monday, so we’re keeping it light.
How many light towers surround the MCG?
“Green Light” was the first single from Melodrama, the second studio album by which artist?
Starting with the letter G, what nickname is typically given to the chief lighting technician on a film or TV set?
According to the proverb, many what make light work?
With a light intensity of 2,200,000 candelas, in which coastal town would you find Australia's most powerful lighthouse?
Lights
Common Ground
We'll give you two clues. The last word of the first clue's answer is the first word of the second clue's answer.
e.g. Solid carbon dioxide AND the thing we all scream for = “Dry ICE Cream”
Battle with soft furnishings AND 1999 David Fincher film starring Edward Norton.
90s kids’ TV show hosted by Neil Buchanan AND the subtitle of Star Wars Episode II.
Alliterative showbiz term for a career-making opportunity AND theatre idiom meaning “have a good show”.
A friends-with-benefits invitation by phone AND a bestselling military video game series.
An American newspaper nicknamed “The Gray Lady” AND a serif typeface commissioned by a British newspaper in 1931.
Common Ground
Robots Etc
No creepy chatbots here! Just some good old-fashioned fictional AIs, bots and droids.
In Iron Man (2008), what is the name of Tony Stark’s talking computer system?
Which sharp-tongued Hollywood icon was the voice of the golden droid Dot Matrix in Spaceballs?
In the film Her, Scarlett Johansson provides the voice of an operating system who names herself what: Holly, Samantha, or Ava?
TARS, CASE, and KIPP are blocky, sassy robots assisting space travellers in which 2014 movie?
The robot character Data was first introduced in which Star Trek TV series?
Robots Etc
First Ladies
Who was the first recorded woman to achieve these feats?
First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
First woman to win a Nobel Prize.
First woman (and person!) to achieve a calendar year Golden Slam in tennis.
First woman elected to any Australian Parliament.
First out trans woman to win an Emmy.
First Ladies
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