Reader\'s Digest Australia - 06.2019

134 | June• 2019

TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Trivia

BRAIN POWER

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1.Two of actor Russell Crowe’s

cousins, Jeff Crowe and Martin

Crowe, have captained which

country’s national cricket team?

1 point

2.Danish chemist S.P.L. Sørensen

developed the pH scale while

working to improve the taste of what

beverage?2 points

3.Singles’ Day is a major

shopping event in China. In

which month does it take

place?2 points

4.What German port is the

most populous city in the

European Union that isn’t a

national capital?1 point

5.Which Formula 1 racing

driver has his driver

number, 44, tattooed

behind his ear?1 point

6.Which is the only

South American capital

city on the Pacific Ocean?

2 points

7.What now-extinct species had

antlers that were up to 3.65 metres

w ide?2 points

8.The two-digit numbers 16, 25, 36,

49, 64 and 81 are the only ones that

have what feature in common?

2 points

9. So far, how many live-actionStar
   Warsmovies have been
   released in theatres in the
   21st century?1 point
   10.What author died
   from pneumonia in 1910
   in Astapovo, a Russian
   community now named
   after him?2 points
   11.In 2015, who becameTime
   magazine’s first solo female
   ‘Person of the Year’ since
   the name was changed
   from ‘Man of the Year’
   in 1999?2 points
   12.Pope Francis is a
   huge fan of what South
   American dance?1 point

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13.NASA a stronauts

are required to

speak English and

learn which other

language?1 point

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