#233

A Cyber World, Australian Birds, Special Ks, Latin American Artists, and Odd One Out.

A Cyber World

The wild wild internet.

1

Cyber Monday is a marketing term coined to promote online shopping following what US holiday?

2

In 2022, which two large Australian companies made headlines after experiencing major cyber breaches within two months of each other?

3

Designed to mislead computer users, what adjective for malware is derived from the mythological story told in Homer’s Iliad?

4

Based on a manga of the same name, what 1995 Japanese animated cyberpunk film centres on the hunt for a hacker known as the Puppet Master?

5

Physical characteristics used for identification, such as fingerprints, DNA and facial recognition, are collectively known by what word starting with ‘B’?

A Cyber World

Australian Birds

Birds of prey? Nah mate, these are the birds of g’day!

6

What adjective describes the lyrebird, which is featured on the Australian 10-cent coin?

7

Which Sydney 2000 Olympics mascot was a kookaburra - Syd, Millie or Olly?

8

Which Home and Away character is known for his many ocker catchphrases including “flamin' galah!”?

9

Often confused with the Australian magpie, the piping shrike features on the coat of arms for which Australian state?

10

In which decade did the so-called Great Emu War take place in Western Australia?

Australian Birds

Special Ks

For all the K-named people out there. All answers begin with the letter K, K?

11

Optical instrument derived from the Ancient Greek word for “beautiful”.

12

A log-throwing lawn game from Sweden also known as 'Viking Chess' that's a rival to the popular Finska.

13

Fruit native to tropical Southeast Asia, but is named after its association with an archipelago in Florida, USA.

14

Northwest region of the Indian subcontinent claimed by both India and Pakistan.

15

Russian painter generally credited as one of the pioneers of abstract art during the first decades of the 20th century.

Special Ks

Latin American Artists

Cinco preguntas, por favor.

16

Considered her breakout role, which singer and actress played the singer Selena in the 1997 film of the same name?

17

Gabriel García Márquez is the Nobel prize-winning author of Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of what?

18

Author Isabel Allende is a cousin once removed of the deposed president of which South American country - Venezuela, Bolivia or Chile?

19

Who was the first Mexican artist to have a piece exhibited in The Louvre?

20

The “Three Amigos of Cinema” is a nickname used for the prominent Mexican film directors Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón and which other Oscar-winning director?

Latin American Artists

Odd One Out

Can you find the odd item that doesn't fit the category?

21

Federal opposition leaders:
Peter Dutton, Anthony Albanese, Tony Abbott, Julia Gillard, Mark Latham

22

Major Perth-based sports teams:
Eagles, Fever, Glory, Scorchers, Swifts

23

Pasta:
Penne, fusilli, linguine, amaretti, bucatini

24

Cats native to Africa:
Puma, lion, leopard, cheetah, caracal

25

Swedish automotive companies:
Polestar, Volvo, Škoda, Saab, Scania

Odd One Out

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Top Scores

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