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First Letter Last Letter, Billy Joel History, Name Smash, Big Words, and National Domains.

First Letter Last Letter

The last letter of the previous answer is the first letter of the next answer.

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What is the Italian word for grandmother?

2

Featuring a cross topped by a loop, which Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol represents the word “life”?

3

What is the name of Japan’s largest island?

4

“It’s a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose” is the tagline for what hit Australian video game?

5

Ironically using incorrect grammar, complete this classic Pink Floyd lyric: “We don't need no ___.”

First Letter Last Letter

Billy Joel History

A tour of the past via the lyrics of “We Didn’t Start the Fire”.

Don’t know who Billy Joel is? Ask your parents for help.

6

In 1952, “England’s got a new queen” following the death of which monarch?

7

In 1962 (and again in 1963), “Liston beats Patterson” in which professional sport?

8

1968 had “Richard Nixon back again”, after originally serving as vice president under which US president?

9

“Trouble in the Suez” saw which country nationalise the Suez Canal?

10

In which year did more than 60 countries boycott the Moscow Summer Olympics due to “Russians in Afghanistan”?

Billy Joel History

Name Smash

We’ll give you clues about two celebrities or fictional characters. The last name of the first person is the first name of the second person.

e.g. Steve Carell’s character in ‘The Office’ AND Paul Rudd’s character in ‘Ant-Man’ = Michael SCOTT Lang

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Winnie the Pooh’s best human friend AND fox folk hero of a 1973 Disney film.

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Daily Planet journalist born as Kal-El AND news anchor for the town of Springfield.

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Diva dubbed the Queen of Christmas AND Star of Promising Young Woman and Drive.

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Tank top-wearing Terminator waitress-turned-warrior AND actor who played tank top-wearing Ilya Rozanov in Heated Rivalry.

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Oscar-winning director of Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi AND former SBS presenter with inimitable personal style.

Name Smash

Big Words

Crack open the thesaurus. Every answer in this category is 10 or more letters long.

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What is the word for the process by which plants and other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy?

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Which rare fictional resource is found on Pandora in the film Avatar?

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Which 1996 film features characters known as Rent Boy, Sick Boy, and Spud?

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In Greek mythology, who was Agamemnon’s wife and Helen of Troy’s sister?

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Complete the title of a 1980 Hazel Edwards and Deborah Niland picture book with an animal: There’s a ___ on Our Roof Eating Cake.

Big Words

National Domains

They’re not all as straightforward as .au or .uk. Which country owns these top-level domain codes?

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.ca

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.de

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.tv

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.hr

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.co

National Domains

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