Squiz Quiz – 20 May 2022
1. PM Scott Morrison used his official campaign launch to announce changes to what major scheme this week?
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Economists haven’t been loving either of the major parties’ election pitches on housing, saying they will push up prices without adding to supply.
2. The Philippines’ President-elect ‘Bongbong’ Ferdinand Marcos Jr turned up unannounced in which Australian city?
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He’s visiting his son Vincent, who is studying law at the University of Melbourne.
3. Which European countries confirmed they wanted to join NATO this week?
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NATO member Turkey threw a spanner in the works and said it might not approve their applications.
4. Sri Lanka’s economic crisis worsened this week - what move is it considering to boost government coffers?
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Newly-installed PM Ranil Wickremesinghe said things will get worse before they get better.
5. Which Asian nation is battling a new outbreak of COVID this week?
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International observers are concerned because the majority of the population remains unvaccinated.
6. What did a new study find the majority of Americans do to wind down?
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Surprisingly, ‘enjoying a glass of wine in your trackie dacks’ wasn’t one of the options…
7. Popstar-turned-athlete Cody Simpson is heading to this year’s Commonwealth Games to compete in which sport?
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The 25yo left his LA life and music career behind to give swimming a proper crack.
8. An Adelaide trio were given good behaviour bonds after stealing what from a circus last year?
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The magistrate labeled it a “foolish and immature” prank, but not one worthy of jail time.
9. Which country won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest?
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Australia’s Sheldon Riley came in at 15th.
10. Pizza Hut in which Asian country unveiled a stomach-curdling new menu item: a ‘popcorn chicken pizza’?
It sounds okay until you realise it’s topped with tempura squid and Oreos…
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