BrainTeaser

1. Who is the coach of the Adelaide Thunderbirds?

2. Which portfolio does Labor Minister Tanya Plibersek currently hold?

3. In which ocean does Fiji sit?

4. Which two colours make up the official flag of Madagascar?

5. Who played Greg Focker in the Meet the Parents movie franchise?

6. The Channel 9 reality show Parental Guidance is hosted by which Channel 9 personality?

7. Who wrote the children’s novel series Little House on the Prairie?

8. ‘Gloria’ was a signature hit for which 1980s songstress?

9. In which decade did Bob Hawke sweep to power as Australia’s Prime Minster?

10. Which nut is in the centre of the gourmet chocolate Ferrero Rocher?

11. French actress Juliette Binoche has been nominated twice for acting Oscars, winning once, for her roles in which two movies?

12. Haematology is the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to what area of the body?

13. Which Irish author created the iconic literary character Dracula?

14. What is the capital of Scotland?

15. The hornpipe, jog and sword dance are all varieties of which genre of lives at 10 Downing Street?

19. Which Australian bowler ended his Test career with 708 wickets?

20. In which year did Shane Crawford win the Brownlow Medal?

17. Mr. Snuffleupagus and Big Bird live at which famous TV address?

18. Which world leader traditionally

21. What nationality was Golden Age painter Rembrandt?

22. Pontiac, kipfler and desiree are varieties of which vegetable?

23. What is the main ingredient of the dishes omlette, quiche and frittata?

24. Braveheart and Hacksaw Ridge are award winning movies involving which Oscar winning Australian actor, producer and director?

25. Name the original five Spice Girls.

26. J’Adore and Poison are fragrances from which fashion house?

27. In the story of The Three Little Pigs what three materials did they use to build each of their three houses?

28. Au is the chemical symbol for which precious metal?

29. The New York Stock Exchange is located on which famous street?

30. Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated six times for an acting Oscar – name the movies in which he played those nominated roles?

31. Fiano, malbec & sangiovese are varieties of which fruit?

32. For which AFL club did Tim Watson play his 307 games?

33. Famous for a World War II attack – in which US State is Pearl Harbor?

34. Coffs Harbour is the location of which ‘Big’ Aussie tourism attraction?

35. Cooper Creek is a river that runs through which two Australian States?

36. Cooper Cronk played for which two NRL clubs –winning titles at both?

37. Rhode Island Red and Plymouth Rock are breeds of which farm animal?

38. Which author brought us the 19th century fictional animal autobiography Black Beauty?

39. Who is the Oscar winning daughter of Ryan O’Neal and Joanna Moore?

40. How many Grand Slam singles titles did John McEnroe win?

Sudoku

How to play: To solve this puzzle each 3x3 box, each row and each column must contain all the numbers from 1 to 9.