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Pasta La Vista, Numbers Game, Creative Compounds, Fictional Birds, and Questionable Songs.
Pasta La Vista
Don’t forgetti to celebrate spaghetti on World Pasta Day this Sunday.
Which pasta derives its name from the Italian word for “butterflies”?
Eminem is the co-owner of a restaurant named Mom’s Spaghetti based in which American city?
Which Queensland city lends its name to a viral Korean-fusion pasta dish: Rockhampton, Toowoomba, or Townsville?
In his WIRED Autocomplete Interview, which actor was asked if he likes lasagne, as per a common Google search question?
After spaghetti, what is the second-most popular pasta shape in Italy?
According to a 2023 Statista survey.
Pasta La Vista
Numbers Game
There is strength in numbers.
In classic bingo lingo, which number is called Dancing Queen?
Complete the title of a 1953 Ray Bradbury novel: Fahrenheit ___.
What is the unlucky “devil’s number” in Australian cricket: 13, 87, or 99?
According to New Scientist, what is statistically the most common number people pick when asked to name a number between 1 and 10?
Not sure? You can just guess and, statistically, you’ll probably get it right!
Ending with Verity’s October release, how many films starring Anne Hathaway came out in 2026?
Numbers Game
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!
e.g. Manchester rock band + female siblings = Oasisters
Australian ice cream with a name inspired by an Old West figure + Australian surf brand with a name derived from the Wiradjuri language.
2026 Gold Logie Award winner + video game series with green pigs as baddies.
Insect that’s the world’s deadliest animal to humans + city that’s home to the world’s busiest pedestrian crossing.
Political thriller series starring Keri Russell and Allison Janney + term for a daytime performance of a musical or play.
2008 co-op board game where you can play as a quarantine specialist + shark-punching surfer with the nickname “White Lightning”.
Creative Compounds
Fictional Birds
Making every bird count for the Aussie Bird Count.
What kind of bird is the ‘Swiss-born’ stop-motion character Pingu?
Which music festival inspired the name of Snoopy’s bird friend in Peanuts?
Who debuted first: Daffy Duck or Donald Duck?
What is the only word spoken by the titular raven in Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem?
Match the birds Iago, Scuttle, and Zazu to the following Disney films: The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and The Lion King.
Fictional Birds
Questionable Songs
Musos just love asking us questions. Can you fill in the blanks of these song titles?
Tina Turner:
“What’s ___ Got to Do with It?”
Blink-182:
“What’s My ___ Again?”
Creedence Clearwater Revival:
“Have You Ever Seen the ___?”
A Tribe Called Quest:
“Can I ___ It?”
RAYE:
“WHERE IS MY ___!”
Questionable Songs
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