
Here are 10 new questions to get you thinking courtesy of the Quizmaster John James Maloney.
QUESTIONS
1 What is the traditional Scottish competition that involves heaving a huge timber pole in the air?
2 In which French city is the Phantom of the Opera set?
3 What are the only two animals (Hint: they are found only in Australia or New Guinea) that are classified as monotremes?
4 In what nation do most people speak Nihongo – is it Japan or the Republic of the Congo?
5 What three-letter word means a usually humorous play on words?
6 What is the first line of the chorus of the Frank Yankovic song, The Beer Barrel Polka?
7 What superhero’s alter ego works at The Daily Planet newspaper?
8 What coastal town is 10km southeast of Woodburn?
9 Lieutenant General Susan May Coyle, AM, CSC, DSM was born in which Northern Rivers town?
10 A 1971 Tony Christie song was (Is This the Way to) a city in Texas whose name begins with A. What is the name of the city?
ANSWERS
1 Caber toss.
2 Paris.
3 Echidna and platypus.
4 Japan, it is the principal language spoken by the Japanese people.
5 Pun.
6 Roll out the barrel, We’ll have a barrel of fun.
7 Superman.
8 Evans Head.
9 Kyogle.
10 (Is This the Way to) Amarillo.