#182

Pull Up A Chair, It’s Only Natural, Isms, Song Storylines, and The Flip Side.

Pull Up A Chair

And take a seat.

1

As of 2023, how many US states still reserve the use of the electric chair as an option for execution: 4, 8 or 16?

2

Silverchair and what other Australian artist hold the joint record for most ARIA Music Awards won, with 21?

3

Danish designer Henrik Thor-Larsen’s retro-futuristic 1968 Ovalia Egg Chair regained prominence when it was featured in what 1997 film?

4

In an orchestra the first chair of what instrument section is considered the concertmaster?

5

What English word, associated with the seats of bishops, derives its root from the Latin word for chair?

Pull Up A Chair

It’s Only Natural

Life, finds a way.

6

Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia is most famed for what species that visit between March and July each year?

7

What organisms does a phycologist study?

8

What spice comes from the orchid plant?

9

What do you get when you cross a blackberry and a raspberry?

10

What are the spines on a porcupine called?

It’s Only Natural

Isms

Name the -ism based on its definition.

11

A social and economic system that calls for public rather than private ownership or control of property and natural resources.

12

A 19th-century art movement focusing on capturing transient effects of light and colour, along with psychological nuances.

13

The pursuit of goods and services beyond basic needs, often linked to personal identity and social status, and seen as a key driver of economic growth.

14

A global movement in society and culture that emerged in the early 20th century, driven by rapid industrialisation and social change, that sought to find new forms of expression and rejected traditional or accepted ideas.

15

A stark style of functionalist architecture, especially of the 1950s and 1960s, characterised by the use of steel and concrete in massive blocks.

Isms

Song Storylines

Can you name the song based on a synopsis of the lyrics?

16

A woman is worried she's going to lose her beau to a red-headed beauty. (1973)

17

A man returns to his childhood hometown. He reminisces, tries not to think about his ex and has concerns about the effect of the local flowering trees on tired motorists. (1984)

18

A man tries to convince his girlfriend that he hasn’t been cheating on her even though she’s caught him. (2000)

19

The narrator struggles with the end of a relationship and insists on silence over explanations or reasons, as hearing them would hurt too much. (1995)

20

A woman hears news that her ex has gotten married and shows up to let him know that her feelings are still the same. (2011)

Song Storylines

The Flip Side

Can you name the Australian coin (current and no longer in circulation) based on the animal on the reverse side?

21

Echidna

22

Frill-necked lizard

23

Platypus

24

Feather tailed glider

25

Lyrebird

The Flip Side

Last Week's Scores

Top Scores

  • 20 Tim and Zoe
  • 24 Fynnheim
  • 20 Jeff and Vera
  • 22 Jubz + Ki
  • 20 Smarty & Smelzo
  • 20 Meg, Ant & Osc
  • 21 Chef nic
  • 20 Freds

Random Scores

  • 17 Family KJ
  • 16 Lil n Cob
  • 13 A J Cheyne
  • 10 Shaz & Jim xx
  • 18 Ally's team
  • 13 K&C
  • 19 LambChops
  • 18 Sweaty Mcbetty
17 points was last week's average score.

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