Squiz Quiz – 16 December 2022
1. Labor’s energy bill has been passed into law after it secured the support of the Greens and which crossbencher?
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The new legislation is designed to shave $230 off household electricity bills next year.
2. What new change to how Oz manages COVID is set to come into effect on 1 January?
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Health Minister Mark Butler says health services will move away from “COVID exceptionalism”.
3. Which telco accidentally released the details of 130,000 of its customers this week?
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It's another blow for the industry following the Optus hack in September.
4. Which Pacific nation headed to the polls this week?
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Incumbent PM Frank Bainimarama is hoping to get another term and become the country's longest-serving leader.
5. Elon Musk is officially the world’s 2nd-richest person after he was overtaken by which billionaire?
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Arnault and his family own almost half of the conglomerate that houses brands like Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Moët & Chandon.
6. What’s the name of the NASA spacecraft that successfully returned to Earth this week after orbiting the Moon?
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The mission was a test for future crewed missions to the surface of the Moon and beyond.
7. Who became the first African nation to reach the FIFA World Cup semi-finals?
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They also became the first Arab team to reach the tournament’s final 4.
8. Which of the following WASN’T named one of the 2022 Sounds of Australia?
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This year’s list was designed to showcase the "cream of the crop" of the national archive's collection.
9. Jeans thought to be the oldest known pair in the world sold at auction this week. Where were they found?
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Vintage denim has never been so soggy…
10. What species are Kevin and Carol, the dynamic duo who were kicked out of an outback pub in Yaraka in 2020?
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The pair disappeared for a few years, but it turns out they've been keeping busy raising a family of their own…
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