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Skyhooks, Sacred past and Music festivals
Italy
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Have you been, do you want to go? Italy, more than just pasta.
1 Where would you find the "Valley of the Temples"?
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2 Which sea would you sail into sailing east from Italy?
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3 Italy is bordered by France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. Which of these shares the longest border with Italy?
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4 How do you say "goodbye" in Italian?
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5 Which Island off the coast of Tuscany was the site of Napolean's first exile?
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Skyhooks
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Living in the 70's
6 What is not a dirty word?
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7 Where did you watch a Horror Movie?
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8 What were all their friends doing?
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9 "Women in..." what?
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10 "You just like me 'cause I'm ...." what?
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David Lynch
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Celebrating the talents of David Lynch
11 What was David Lynch's first film, often called "one of the most important midnight movies of the 1970s"?
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12 David Lynch is famous for his populist surrealism films. Which of these did he NOT direct? Pink Flamingos, Blue Velvet, Wild at heart.
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13 Who played "The Elephant Man" in David Lynch's confronting film of the same name?
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14 Which film follows a struggling actress Betty and her friendship with Rita, who has amnesia. This film has topped polls for best film of all time. It stars Naomi Watts and Justin Theroux.
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15 An instrumental version of Angelo Badalamenti's song "Falling" became the theme song of which of Lynch's TV shows?
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Our sacred past
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Where are these sacred spots?
16 Mount Borradaile, is prolific in ancient rock art. Where would you find it?
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17 In which Gorge near Tunnel Creek would you see art depicting Gwion Gwion figures, or images of the creational being the gorge is named after?
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18 Formed over 550 million years ago, it is sacred to the Anangu community. In what year did the official climbing ban of Uluru come into place.
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19 Yura Muda folklore tells of two dreaming serpents who ate so many people they were unable to move, and created this sacred spot. It's a few hours north of Adelaide, and a great camping destination.
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20 Where close to Newcastle can you take a tour of ancient shell deposits, or Middens, in the largest natural sand dunes in the southern hemisphere?
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Aussie comedians
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If you're not listening - take note! Who doesn't need a good laugh?
21 Who takes on some challenging material with his shows "Legally Brown" and "Orange is the New Brown", dispelling myths about growing up Muslim in Australia?
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22 Lawrence Mooney is an impressionist. Who is he most famous for impersonating?
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23 Who was born with only one complete leg, and as well as his stand up shows, hosts the UK program "The last Leg"?
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24 Josh Thomas' TV show is called "Please ____me!" What's the missing word?
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25 This young Australian comedian was awarded the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival's People's Choice Award for most tickets sold. He is a regular on comedy shows such as "Have you been paying attention", and his 2025 standup show is called "Funny Garden".
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Music Festivals
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What's in your calendar, taking a detour to any of these unique festivals?
26 Where would you go in January to don your sequins and sing Blue Suede Shoes?
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27 These twin cities host the Riverboat music festival in February, combining music with the charm of paddle steamers. Name either of the cities.
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28 Which Queensland town would you travel to in May for the Festival of Outback Opera?
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29 Which song has seen Aussies break the world record for people dancing to it at 2 outback music festivals recently?
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30 With three days of drag, discos and divas, what is the parodied name of an out back town that is the name of this festival?
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Space
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We get to star gaze as Nomads! How lucky.
31 Which is the only planet that rotates in the opposite direction to all the others?
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32 How many moons does Saturn have? 14, 48 or 146?
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33 Name the 5 planets you can see without a telescope.
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34 True or False? The morning star is Venus, the evening star is Mars.
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35 Which planet is the densest?
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Linked things
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Can you link these descriptions of 2 things? Example - "An English flower in the outback - and - the girl in Muriels wedding who has an affair with 'Chook'" answer - Desert Rose Biggs
36 An American baby boomers cartoon with an Australian name - and - a perennial flower named after an animal appendage.
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37 The smallest US paper note currency - and - the singer of "Ain't no Sunshine" (when she's gone)
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38 He floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee - and - 10 time and current Coolangatta Gold men's open champion.
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39 Maverick - and - a large floating hotel.
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40 An outdated expression for a flight attendant - and - the composer of Whitney Houston's "I will always love you".
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