#292
This & That, Carbs, X Marks The Spot, Trains, and Single Digits.
This & That
You guessed it – it’s a mixed category.
Prior to this weekend's countdown, who was the last Australian artist to top a regular annual Hottest 100?
Dihydrogen monoxide, hydric acid, and oxidane are all chemical names sometimes given to what common substance?
Which of these Aussie landmarks officially opened first: the Big Banana, the current Parliament House, or the Sydney Opera House?
The fifth instalment in the Elder Scrolls series of video games is better known by what six-letter subtitle?
Which common household lightbulb fitting shares its name with a melée weapon?
This & That
Carbs
Some are simple, some are complex.
Arborio, koshihikari, bomba and calrose are all types of what?
Momofuku Ando invented what popular convenience food in the 1950s?
Which bread is not made with yeast: brioche, challah, or damper?
Pierogi is the common name for filled dumplings in which European language?
The British dish of mashed potato, cabbage and other Sunday dinner leftovers, mixed together and pan-fried, is known by what noisy name?
Carbs
X Marks The Spot
All the answers in this round are places with X in their names.
e.g. This sprawling capital is the birthplace of Frida Kahlo = Mexico City.
This British city is home to a university where teaching began in the 11th century.
This state capital with a mythological name is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. by population.
This city on the Nile Delta was founded by and named for a famous conqueror in the 4th century BCE.
This North West WA town near the Ningaloo Reef boasts one of Australia’s Big Prawns and its only Big Whale Shark.
This city in China is where tourists go to see the Terracotta Army and taste local biang biang noodles.
X Marks The Spot
Trains
Choo choo choose the correct answer, or you’ll go off the rails.
Agatha Christie set a 1934 murder mystery on which famous locomotive?
What is the longest railway line in the world?
What term derived from Latin is typically used to describe a long railway bridge supported by arches or columns?
Which is the only Aussie state to still predominantly use broad-gauge (1600mm) tracks, creating issues at borders for over 100 years?
The caboose – a train’s old-fashioned end car housing manual operations crew – was traditionally painted what colour in North America?
Trains
Single Digits
How many of these things are there? Numbers over 9 not included.
Dots (or pips) on the domino in the Domino’s Pizza logo.
Imperial pints in a British gallon.
Number between 20 and 18 on a dartboard.
James Bond films starring Daniel Craig.
Nobel Prize categories.
Single Digits
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