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Life’s A Beach, Nothin’ but Net, Wordplay, All Ears, and Cook by Cookbook.

Life’s A Beach

It’s time for a good old Beach Off.

1

Arguably the longest beach in the world, Eighty Mile Beach lies on the coast of what Australian state?

2

Due to the surrounding volcanic landscape, Iceland’s Reynisfjara beach is known for what distinctive feature?

3

Which 1988 hit song about a fictional beach also references many real Caribbean islands, including Aruba, Jamaica and Bermuda?

4

Which brand with a name starting with C has become a popular fixture on Australia's beaches resulting in nationwide debate in 2024?

5

Name two of the five codenamed D-Day beaches where Allied troops landed in 1944.

Life’s A Beach

Nothin’ but Net

Tennis is back, but other sports use nets too.

6

The height of a tennis net at the centre of a tennis court, as set by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), is at what approximate height - 70cm, 90cm or 110cm?

7

The term swish, used in basketball or netball when a ball falls through the rim without touching it, is an example of what literary device?

8

Andy Murray, Lionel Messi and Eva Longoria are just a few of the many celebrities known to play what racket sport of Mexican origin?

9

Hitting the back of the net 5 times, who is Australia’s most prolific goalscorer in the history of the Men’s FIFA World Cup?

10

Name at least seven of the 11 Summer Olympic sports that use some form of a net in their gameplay or scoring setup.

Nothin’ but Net

Wordplay

Linguistics and logic, what’s not to like?

11

Using Scrabble’s letter scoring system, which two capital cities of Australian states or territories have the highest points value for their names?

12

What letter when added to the word “fast” results in a word with an opposite meaning?

13

What word can precede “port”, “craft” and “brush” to form three new words?

14

“Towering Yanks” is an apt anagram of which US sports team?

15

Name the two single-word countries in the world that contain the letter sequence “nt” in their names.

Wordplay

All Ears

My fellow quizzers, lend me your answ-ears.

16

Also known as wrestler’s ear, what vegetable lends its name to an ear that has been deformed due to blunt trauma?

17

The ‘tympanic membrane’ is another name for which anatomical feature that separates the outer and middle ear?

18

Named after an alleged incident of a British sea captain's ear getting severed in 1731, The War of Jenkins' Ear was a conflict between Britain and which European country?

19

Which prominent Australian made headlines in 2007 for being filmed eating their own ear wax?

20

Which main character in the Star Trek franchise is known for his pointed ears?

All Ears

Cook by Cookbook

Can you name the cook behind the following cookbooks?

21

How to Be a Domestic Goddess (1998)

22

Simple (2018)

23

RecipeTin Eats: Dinner (2022)

24

The Cook’s Companion (1996)

25

Fish Butchery (2023)

Cook by Cookbook

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