BrainTeaser

1. Who won the 2023 Grammy for Album of the Year?

2. Which music industry heavyweight created the reality TV show The X Factor?

3. American baritone Steven Labrie joined which operatic pop group last year?

4. La Boheme and Tosca are operas by which Italian composer?

5. Po is the longest river in which European country?

6. What meat is traditionally used in the dish Osso Bucco?

7. Belmont Red and Murray Grey are breeds of which animal?

8. The Murray River flows through which three Australian States?

9. Who is the coach of the Adelaide Crowns AFL team?

10. American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks is best known for her work with which iconic band?

11. Why was the city of Glendale, Arizona, in the spotlight this week?

12. Pierre is the capital of which US State?

13. On which date do the French commemorate Bastille Day?

14. Marie Antionette was the last queen of France before the French Revolution – what was her country of birth?

15. Which Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, which later became an Academy Award winning movie, centred on a vocally talented family?

16. Shirley Jones played the widowed mother of five in which 1970s sitcom?

17. Which bird is considered the largest of the species?

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18. Barnyard Dawg has a long standing rivalry with which fellow Looney Tunes animated character?

19. Which two teams will face up in the opening match of the 2023 AFL season on March 16?

20. What is the oldest bridge built in Australia still in use?

21. Which Australia State was formerly known as Van Diemen’s Land?

22. Cook Strait is a body of water that separates islands in which country?

23. Aloha is a greeting that comes to us from which language?

24. Which constellation appears on the Samoan flag?

25. What is the smallest planet in the solar system?

26. What is the chemical symbol for potassium?

27. Daisies and Firework are hit singles for which pop princess?

28. What is the name of the Keira Knightley character in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise?

29. The Cullens are a family of vampires from which book and film series?

30. Ed Norton was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1997 for his performance in his debut role in which movie?

31. The pygmy mouse lemur is considered the smallest variety of which order of animal?

32. Voiced by Chris Rock, what kind of animal is Marty in the Madagascar film franchise?

33. Who hosted the 2023 Grammy Awards ceremony?

34. Table Mountain overlooks which South African city?

35. What colour is Superman’s cape?

36. Bruce Wayne is the later ego of which superhero?

37. Monty Norman wrote the theme to which film franchise that boasts almost 30 movies?

38. Which member of the Monty Python comedy troupe has gone on to be a successful travel documentary creator?

39. Widely acclaimed as one of the best comedies of all time, how many episodes of Fawlty Towers were produced?

40. Torquay is a seaside town in which Australian State?