Quizmaster John James Maloney has some curveballs for you this week.
QUESTIONS
1 Guitarist Brian May was in what band?
2 Which is heavier, a softball or a baseball?
3 In the card game blackjack, what are the two values an ace can have?
4 The first Sunday in July marks the start of NAIDOC Week that runs through the following Sunday – July 5–12 this year. What does NAIDOC stand for?
5 Name two words that start and end with und.
6 What letter of the alphabet always marked the spot on a pirate’s map of buried treasure?
7 What word starting with Z refers to the fine scrapings of orange or lemon peel that are used in cookery?
8 David Clayton Thomas died this week in Toronto aged 84. He was the lead singer of what 1960s and 1970s hit-making band?
9 What does a pedometer count?
10 Kampala is the capital of which African nation starting with U?
ANSWERS
1 Queen.
2 Softball.
3 1 and 11.
4 NAIDOC stands for National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee and the events grew from the 1938 Day of Mourning. It became a week-long series of events in 1975.
5 Underground and underfund. There may be more…
6 X.
7 Zest.
8 Blood, Sweat & Tears.
9 Steps.
10 Uganda.