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QUESTIONS
1 What needs to be occurring to create the economic condition called stagflation?
2 Who is Batman’s butler?
3 It closed decades ago, but this railway station between Mount Lion and Treberth was the last stop before the Border Loop as the railway climbed over the range into Queensland. What is its name, starting with L?
4 What happens when Pinocchio tells lies?
5 When talking about speed in science fiction, what does FTL stand for?
6 What community hall is at 40 Brown Knob Rd in Kyogle local government area?
7 Lay All Your Love on Me was a July 1981 limited release that took off in clubs more than in record sales in Australia for what Swedish pop group?
8 The giant moa – thought to have been the world’s largest bird – lived in what Pacific nation before becoming extinct around the mid 1400s?
9 Who won the FIFA World Cup 2026?
10 The descendants of Captain Thomas Paddon were pioneers of what Richmond Valley town?
ANSWERS
1 Stagflation is a portmanteau word that combines stagnation and inflation. Stagflation results from high inflation, stagnant economic growth and raised unemployment.
2 Alfred.
3 Loadstone.
4 His nose grows.
5 Faster than light.
6 Eden Creek community hall.
7 Abba. It was officially released in Australia as a 12-inch standalone single in July 1981. Only limited imported copies were available, so it only reached No. 86 on the Australian Singles Chart, despite its massive club popularity.
8 New Zealand.
9 Spain.
10 Evans Head – various members of the family have been smart oyster farmers, world-champion rowers and pioneers of commercial prawning.