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Twenty-Six, Heated Rivalry, Creative Compounds, New Year New Me, and Video Game by Instalments.

Twenty-Six

Happy new year!

1

Which politician has served as Australia‘s 26th prime minister and the country‘s ambassador to the United States?

2

Which part of the body has 26 bones, including the tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges?

3

A traditional marathon is just over 26 miles. To the nearest whole number, what is the distance in kilometres?

4

The most abundant in the Earth as a whole by mass is which chemical element with the atomic number 26?

5

With a total of 26 including four honorary awards, which late film pioneer holds the record for most Oscar wins?

Twenty-Six

Heated Rivalry

Because lukewarm rivalries are boring.

6

The Canadian show Heated Rivalry is based on a series of romance novels set in the world of which sport?

7

Which French post-Impressionist painter had a well-known and volatile friendship with Vincent van Gogh?

8

Australia retained the Men’s Ashes in December 2025 after just how many total days of cricket play: 7, 9 or 11 days?

9

Mary, Queen of Scots was executed after being found guilty of plotting to assassinate which English monarch?

10

In the first Rocky film, underdog Rocky Balboa fights which fictional world heavyweight champion?

Heated Rivalry

Creative Compounds

We’ll give you two clues for two answers. Connect the first answer to the second answer to create a new compound word!

For example, Manchester britpop band + female siblings = Oasisters (Oasis + Sisters)

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Fictional sailor hailing from Baghdad + racquet sport named after an English estate.

12

A 10-letter word meaning faster than the speed of sound + what Americans call a 5c coin.

13

Country formerly known as Burma + major Mediterranean port that’s France’s oldest city.

14

Fruit pod tree whose pulp is a key ingredient in Pad Thai + the US state where Stranger Things’ fictional town of Hawkins is located.

15

Electric Light Orchestra’s most streamed song on Spotify + Australia’s highest-selling female artist of all time.

Creative Compounds

New Year New Me

It’s all about you, every answer starts with the letters ME.

16

Flowing through Vietnam, what is Southeast Asia’s longest river?

17

What term is given to the middle value in a dataset when the numbers are arranged in order?

18

Which retailer with over 100 stores across Australia and New Zealand shares its name with a city in Saudi Arabia?

19

Which extinct species of shark is considered to be the largest fish that ever lived?

20

Derived from the name of a Greek river, which verb means to follow a winding course?

New Year New Me

Video Game by Instalments

Can you name these best-selling video game series from the names of their instalments or expansions?

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All-Stars, Galaxy, Odyssey

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Livin’ Large, House Party, Makin’ Magic

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Origins, Valhalla, Shadows

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Ocarina of Time, Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom

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Modern Warfare, World at War, Black Ops

Video Game by Instalments

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