#309

Nothings, Extra Extra, Polyglot Says What?, Dinosaurs, and What’s Missing?

Nothings

Sweet and otherwise.

1

Which hit 90s sitcom is widely described as “a show about nothing”?

2

The point on Earth where 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude intersect lies off the coast of which continent?

3

In September 2022, Australia legislated a target of net-zero carbon emissions by what year: 2040, 2050 or 2060?

4

What two-word name for a household device includes a term meaning a void or absence of matter?

5

Less Than Zero and American Psycho are both novels by which author and member of the so-called “literary Brat Pack”?

Nothings

Extra Extra

All the news that’s fit to quiz.

6

Which football club won the 2025/26 English Premier League, their first in 22 years?

7

Hantavirus, in the headlines due to a cruise ship outbreak, is spread primarily by what order of animals?

8

Following the resignation of opposition leader Sussan Ley, a by-election was held in May for which seat: Farrer, Fadden or Fenner?

9

When Artemis II completed its lunar flyby in April 2026, it became the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since which decade?

10

Recently going viral for all the wrong reasons thanks to an Australian TV interview, internet personality Braden Peters is better known by what username inspired by a part of the human body?

Extra Extra

Polyglot Says What?

You speak more languages than you realise! Can you translate these phrases to the more famous version in the original language?

e.g. “I came, I saw, I conquered” in Latin (Julius Caesar) = “Veni, vidi, vici”

11

“No worries” in Swahili, as sung by Timon and Pumbaa in The Lion King.

12

“Why not both?” in Spanish, as asked by Mia in an Old El Paso Hard and Soft Tacos ad.

13

“I am a citizen of Berlin [or, to some, a jam doughnut]” in German, as declared by John F. Kennedy in his 1963 West Berlin speech.

14

“Seize the day” in Latin, as taught by John Keating in Dead Poets Society.

15

“Do you want to sleep with me tonight?” in French, as sung by Labelle / Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Pink & Lil’ Kim in “Lady Marmalade”.

Polyglot Says What?

Dinosaurs

For everyone who never quite grew out of the phase.

16

Littlefoot the apatosaurus, Cera the triceratops, and Spike the stegosaurus are all characters in which series of animated films?

Littlefoot has also been called a brontosaurus and a brachiosaurus.

17

Currently housed at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, “Sue” is a nearly complete fossil skeleton of which dino species?

18

The asteroid strike that ended the age of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago occurred at the end of which geological period: Jurassic, Cretaceous, or Triassic?

19

The Raptors are an NBA team based in which North American city?

20

A green T. rex named Tyrone wearing a hat features on the packaging of which Australian chocolate bar?

Dinosaurs

What’s Missing?

Can you name what each set needs to be complete?

e.g. Colours on the French flag: Blue, White, … = Red

21

Main ingredients used to make bread:
Flour, water, salt, …

22

Awards in an EGOT:
Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, …

23

Countries with the letter sequence “rb” in their English name:
Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Barbados, …

24

Names of original ghosts in Pac-Man:
Blinky, Pinky, Inky, …

25

Main bones in the arm:
Radius, ulna, …

We’re looking at bones between the shoulder and the wrist.

What’s Missing?

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