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Winter Olympics, Viral Food, Aussie TV Characters, The Dirt, and Leadership Changes.
Winter Olympics
The Games wrap up tomorrow – how much do you remember?
Name any one of the three Australian athletes who won a gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
One of this year’s host cities, Cortina d’Ampezzo, is located in the heart of which UNESCO World Heritage mountain range with a name starting with D?
In which event do athletes lay down headfirst: bobsleigh, luge or skeleton?
Dubbed “Boopgate” by social media, which Olympic event was the subject of a cheating scandal involving Canada?
As at 8am Saturday 21 February, which Nordic country sits atop the 2026 medal tally?
Winter Olympics
Viral Food
Bone apple teeth!
Sean Evans hosts which web series where celebrities are interviewed whilst eating increasingly spicy chicken wings?
What term for a mini beef burger was popularised by fast food chain White Castle?
Which American supermodel and TV host relocated to Australia to launch an ice cream shop named SMiZE & DREAM?
Enjoying a massive boost in popularity outside its home of Jalisco, Mexico, what meaty taco style is typically served with extra broth for dipping?
According to a comedy sketch turned classic meme, how should you respond when Gordon Ramsay places two slices of bread either side of your face and asks what you are?
Viral Food
Aussie TV Characters
We’ll describe the protagonist(s) of an Aussie series; tell us the name of the show.
A middle-aged suburban mother, her abrasive daughter, their husbands, and a keen netballer.
(2002–2007)
Detective Jay Swan, an outback cop investigating crimes in remote WA.
(2018–2020)
Four non-native animals – a rat, a cat, a dog, and a rabbit – who live in a garden shed.
(1994–1995)
20-something Josh, who is dumped by his girlfriend and realises that he’s gay.
(2013–2016)
Ray Shoesmith, a contract killer struggling with work-life balance and fatherhood.
(2018–2021)
Aussie TV Characters
The Dirt
Dust, smut, gossip and soil – dirt makes the world go round.
What is traditionally added to a martini to make it “dirty”?
Netflix soap Bridgerton is narrated by dirt-dishing gossip writer Lady Whistledown who is voiced by which nonagenarian English actress?
Which is not one of the 12 main classes of soil texture as defined by the USDA: loamy sand, powdery silt or silty clay?
Initially hidden away by scandalised Victorian-era archaeologists, the Secret Museum in Naples houses sex-themed artefacts excavated from which ancient site?
In the poem “Still I Rise”, which American author and activist wrote: “You may trod me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I’ll rise”?
The Dirt
Leadership Changes
Tell us who took over from the following people in the given year.
CEO of Apple:
Steve Jobs → ?
(2011)
Lead singer of The Runaways:
Cherie Currie → ?
(1977)
Supreme Leader of the DPRK (North Korea):
Kim Jong-il → ?
(2011)
Australian Governor-General:
David Hurley → ?
(2024)
Current-timeline Doctor on Doctor Who:
Peter Capaldi → ?
(2018)
Leadership Changes
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