Squiz Quiz - 10 December 2021

Squiz Quiz – 10 December 2021

1. The Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass said the state government’s handling of border restrictions during the last COVID-19 wave was what?

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“A fair but tough enforcement of the public health orders”

“Perfectly appropriate given the danger the Delta strain represents”

“A dangerous utilisation of government powers”

“Downright unjust, even inhumane”

Correct! Wrong!

Yep, she was scathing…

2. Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin talked via video conference this week. What was the topic of conversation?

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Fears Russia is set to invade Ukraine

A huge gas pipeline project that environmentalists are worried about

A joint bid to co-host the 2030 men’s soccer World Cup

Working together on pandemic preparedness

Correct! Wrong!

Observers said it was a frank exchange, but the issue is far from resolved.

3. Which world leader was found guilty of breaching COVID protocols this week?

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The UK’s Boris Johnson

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi

The Philippines Rodrigo Duterte

Correct! Wrong!

This follows the military coup in February, and critics say she will be found guilty of more political motivate charges that would see her out of the public eye for the rest of her life.

4. Members of which minority group are taking legal action against Meta (aka Facebook) for allowing the spread of hate speech on its platform?

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Uyghur Muslims who have been put into reeducation camps in China

Rohingya Muslims who were chased out of Myanmar

Christians in Sri Lanka who have been targeted by militant Buddhists

Yazidis who have been targeted by Muslim extremists in the Middle East

Correct! Wrong!

It’s been touted as a landmark case.

5. Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is being encouraged to run in which former PM’s seat?

John Howard’s Bennelong

Tony Abbott’s Warringah

Kevin Rudd’s Griffith

Julia Gillard’s Lalor

Correct! Wrong!

PM Scott Morrison called it an “opportunity” this week, but the jury’s out on whether she’s interested.

6. The HILDA study found who is doing most of the chores at home?

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Women

Men

The kids

It’s fairly shared between the adults in the home

Correct! Wrong!

Hold the press amirite…

7. Why is the cost of fish and chips set to increase?

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Fish stocks are in rapid decline

There was a potato blight that ruined crops this year

The price of canola oil is skyrocketing due to squeezes on global supply

It’s the first type of takeaway to be subjected to a new tax designed to promote healthy eating

Correct! Wrong!

Great for Aussie farmers who had a good harvest of canola though…

8. What’s going to make the coming summer a super season for mozzies?

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Their numbers boom every 8 summers, and this is that year

The moist conditions that come with La Niña

There’s a new mozzie on the block, and it’s an efficient breeder

The COVID doldrums have seen homeowners drop the ball on their backyard care this year, so they are breeding an at unprecedented rate

Correct! Wrong!

Don’t you love the word ‘moist’...

9. Which political speech was inducted into the National Film and Sound Archive's (NFSA) Sounds of Australia archive this week?

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Julia Gillard’s parliamentary response about misogyny

Kevin Rudd’s apology to the Stolen Generations

John Howard’s ‘who do you trust’ pitch to voters

Bob Hawke’s response to the massacre in Tiananmen Square

Correct! Wrong!

To qualify, the sound has to be at least 10 years old and super noteworthy.

10. Prince William has talked about how he came to be on stage with Taylor Swift and Jon Bon Jovi singing ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’ at a charity do in 2013. How did Swifty convince him to do it?

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She promised him tickets to her next concert in London

She dared him

She goaded him by saying “I bet your brother would”

She looked him in the eye, touched his arm, and said “come with me”

Correct! Wrong!

It was his most cringeworthy moment, he said.

Squiz Quiz - 10 December 2021

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