#177

Greats, Literature, Numbers & Symbols, The Sixties, and Demonyms in Song Titles.

Greats

No good things here.

1

According to myth, what “Great” thing is the only human-made structure that can be seen from space with the naked eye?

2

The Great Migration refers to the annual migration of what animal through the Serengeti?

3

The city of Chicago is located on the shore of which of the Great Lakes?

4

What marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean is the Great Barrier Reef located in?

5

Who is known as The Great Deceiver in the Abrahamic religions?

Greats

Literature

Extra, extra, read all about it.

6

Which letter of the alphabet is the titular letter in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter?

7

Who wrote the thriller and mystery novels Sharp Objects, Dark Places, and Gone Girl?

8

What Emily Brontë novel is the inspiration for a Kate Bush song?

9

What is the pig's name in EB White’s Charlotte’s Web?

10

Which language was Don Quixote written in - Italian, Latin or Spanish?

Literature

Numbers & Symbols

Balancing the scales after wordplay last week.

11

On a standard keyboard, the & symbol is on the same key as what number?

12

In what decade were four-digit postcodes introduced to the Australian postal system?

13

An ISBN is a ten- or thirteen-digit commercial identifier used for what medium?

14

What is the only Australian state or territory that allows emoji symbols on custom number plates?

15

The yin-yang symbol represents what religion?

Numbers & Symbols

The Sixties

It was a swinging time.

16

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev offered to remove the missiles in Cuba if the USA removed all their missiles in Italy and what other country?

17

What substance is the “lava” inside a lava lamp?

18

In 1961, Australia became the second country in the world to approve what medication?

19

Name at least two of the three cities that hosted the Summer Olympics during the 1960s.

20

Stevie Wright was the lead singer of what 1960s Australian band?

The Sixties

Demonyms in Song Titles

Can you name the missing demonym from the following song titles?

21

Walk Like An ______

The Bangles

22

When ______ Eyes Are Smiling

Bing Crosby

23

______ Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

The Beatles

24

______ Kissin’ In The USA

Debbie Harry

25

Scenes from an ______ Restaurant

Billy Joel

Demonyms in Song Titles

Last Week's Scores

Top Scores

  • 20 Slippery Bananas
  • 22 Sim and CJ
  • 22 Alex and Rosie
  • 22 Gav and VB
  • 21 S&T
  • 20 Harry Trish and Zahra
  • 22 Mairead & James
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