#76

Ashes, Flowers, Language, Regions, and Phobias.

Ashes

We're sure our questions will give you something to cheer about.

1

Which Australian clean bowled English batsman Rory Burns on the first ball of the 2021/22 Ashes series?

2

What immortal bird associated with Greek mythology obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor?

3

What 1996 book by Irish-American author Frank McCourt won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography?

4

Ash Ketchum is a fictional character and protagonist of what anime series?

5

In what year did volcanic ash from an ice cap in Iceland cause enormous disruption to air travel across Europe?

Ashes

Flowers

We know it's not spring anymore but we're late bloomers here.

6

The Waratah is the floral emblem of which state?

7

Brandon Flowers is the lead singer of what rock band?

8

What film starring Tom Cruise has the name of a flower as its title?

9

What flower related term commonly used in Australia and New Zealand refers to a tendency to disparage people who have achieved great success or wealth?

10

Which girl's name is derived from Latin for "blooming, flourishing"?

Flowers

Language

Can you ever be just whelmed?

11

A person who knows and is able to use several languages is called a what?

12

What do Americans call baby dummies?

13

Farsi is the official language of what country?

14

Often used to display typefaces, what is special about a pangram sentence?

15

Which Latin phrase means 'one thing for another'?

Language

Regions

Remember region-locked DVDs? What a time.

16

In what Australian region would you find The Three Sisters?

17

What fruit is named after the Moroccan port it was originally exported from?

18

Name the three subregions of Oceania that end in -esia

19

What is the name of the region of the Southern United States where socially conservative Christianity plays a strong role in society and politics?

20

Dracula's Castle is located in what region of Romania?

Regions

Phobias

Quickfire time. Can you name what each phobia is a fear of?

21

Arachnophobia

22

Claustrophobia

23

Pyrophobia

24

Thalassophobia

25

Coulrophobia

Phobias

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