#286
Around the World, 86ers, The Title Is In The Chorus, The Paper Round, and Animal Idiom Locales.
Around the World
Grab your passports, we’re going travelling.
According to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which country is the top overseas destination for Australian travellers?
Which South American capital city is an anagram of an African country?
Which of the following is not the name of an Australian mountain: Mount Buggery, Mount Blowhard or Mount Baloney?
The Po is the longest river in which European country?
In alphabetical order, which US state comes fifth?
Around the World
86ers
It’s Edition #286 – and these 1986-born people, events or things are all turning 40 next year.
What is the name of the main playable character in the video game series The Legend of Zelda?
Emmy Rossum played the lead in the film adaptation of which musical that first opened the same year she was born?
1986 was the last appearance of which recurrent comet, next visible from Earth in 2061?
Alongside Ed Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith, Steve Jobs co-founded which beloved film company in 1986?
Diego Maradona scored the goals nicknamed “the Hand of God” and “the Goal of the Century” in a FIFA World Cup match against which country?
86ers
The Title Is In The Chorus
Finish the line to name the song.
That’s me in the corner
That’s me in the spotlight,
___
(1991)
Ooh baby, do you know what that’s worth?
Ooh, ___
(1987)
If the party was over
And our time on Earth was through
I’d wanna hold you just for a while
And ___
(2024)
Woah oh oh
Come on fast, you can come on slow
I’m just crazy ’bout the way we move
Doin’ the ___
(1971)
She hit the floor
Next thing you know
Shawty got ___
(2007)
The Title Is In The Chorus
The Paper Round
Watch out, rock!
American banknotes are printed on special paper made of 25% linen and 75% what other material?
A typical postcard measuring 10.5cm x 14.8cm corresponds to which A-series paper size?
In the 1891 patent for the first perforated toilet paper roll, on which side did its inventor draw the end of the roll hanging: “under” or “over”?
What material is soaked, stretched and dried to make traditional parchment?
Which traditional Japanese paper is used for lampshades, book restoration, and a decorative masking tape that's beloved by crafters and journallers?
The Paper Round
Animal Idiom Locales
Which animal is often said to be found in these proverbial places?
e.g. Room = Elephant (the elephant in the room)
Sheep’s clothing
Stomach
China shop
Ointment
Your pants
Animal Idiom Locales
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