Squiz Quiz - 7 September 2024

1. Thousands of protestors took to the streets in Israel this week demanding that Netanyahu...?

Cut ties with the US

Address the rising cost of living

Let the IDF lead negotiations with Hamas

Secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas

Correct! Wrong!

The protests come after 6 more hostages’ bodies were recovered from a tunnel in Gaza.

2. Which organisation launched a High Court challenge against the federal government this week?

The Reserve Bank

The ABC

Universities Australia

The CFMEU

Correct! Wrong!

Yep… Former CFMEU officials are fighting back against the government for placing the construction arm of the union into administration.

3. What did the latest economic data from the Bureau of Stats confirm?

That petrol prices are at an all-time low

We're in a recession

We're feeling good about the outlook and spending heaps of money

Economic growth is the slowest it's been in 3 decades

Correct! Wrong!

They say outside of the pandemic years, our "annual financial year economic growth was the lowest since 1991-92."

4. NDIS Minister Bill Shorten announced he’s moving on from federal politics to which job?

Nothing - he's retiring

He's our new Ambassador to France

Vice-Chancellor of Canberra Uni

Running a small hobby farm on the Mornington Peninsula

Correct! Wrong!

He'll close out his 17-year chapter in federal politics in February next year.

5. Which high-profile trial finished up this week with a decision still to come?

Chris Dawson’s appeal to overturn his murder conviction

Senator Linda Reynolds' defamation case against Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz

Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case against Nine Entertainment

The eSafety Commission’s cyber safety case against X

Correct! Wrong!

The trial wrapped up after 5 weeks and now Justice Paul Tottle is considering his verdict…

6. Why did Star Entertainment Group stop trading on the ASX this week?

It's been bought by a private company and removed from the public market

It was suspended for failing to post its full-year financial results

It announced a major merger with gaming business TAB

The NSW’s gambling regulator issued a take-down notice

Correct! Wrong!

On top of that, it's had to seek financial relief from the Queensland Government after a big opening there last month...

7. Which country said it'll deliver the Commonwealth Games using the money Victoria paid for dumping them?

India

Scotland

England

South Afrida

Correct! Wrong!

Yep. They reckon Glasgow 2026 will go off - using Victoria's dough...

8. What did China allegedly give a former New York political aide in exchange for advancing its interests?

A luxury jet

A private chef

Boatloads of salted duck

An entire island in the Pacific

Correct! Wrong!

In addition to the duck, prosecutors say China funnelled millions of dollars to the couple, which was spent on cars and real estate.

9. Which iconic dairy company is set to close next year?

A2

King Island Dairy

Bega Cheese

Norco

Correct! Wrong!

That’s because a buyer for the the 120yo company couldn’t be found, so it’s the end of an era…

10. Which website did Bluey fans crash while trying to get their paws on some Dollarbucks?

The Australian Mint

Amazon

Bluey's World

Australia Post

Correct! Wrong!

Who wouldn't like a $1 coin with the Heeler family on it?