Squiz Quiz – 10 March 2023
1. Ongoing protests in Iran took a new turn this week. Why?
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Many believe the girls are being targeted by Iran's government as “payback” for their role in the mass protests.
2. A big fire at the world’s largest refugee camp has left thousands without shelter. What ethnic group makes up the majority of the camp’s population?
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More than a million people are living across 3,000 hectares of the Cox’s Bazar region in Bangladesh in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions.
3. PM Anthony Albanese jetted to India this week. What was the main focus of the visit?
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After India, the PM's heading to the US to talk subs with President Joe Biden and UK PM Rishi Sunak.
4. A landmark international agreement to protect what was struck between more than 100 United Nations member countries this week?
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The High Seas Treaty is designed to reverse marine biodiversity losses in international waters.
5. Hungarian scientists say there are early signs that artificial intelligence can detect what?
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There are still a lot of trials and testing to do but scientists around the world are excited about the development.
6. More than 300 Melbourne schoolkids are trialling one-of-a-kind backpacks that can do what?
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As long as they don’t leave a banana to rot in it, things will be fine…
7. Which company laid claim to the best hot cross buns of 2023, according to consumer group CHOICE?
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If they need another judge, we volunteer as tribute…
8. Which state drinks 3 times more flavoured milk than the national average, according to Dairy Australia?
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It’s basically guzzled like water there…
9. What beloved TV show became the latest to get the ChatGPT treatment this week?
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The result was read out by stars Alan Alda and Mike Farrell, aka Hawkeye and BJ…
10. Pop star Harry Styles invited which iconic Aussie musical act onto the stage during his Sydney show last Saturday night?
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The unlikely pair took on the massive Aussie hit, ‘Horses’.
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