Squiz Quiz – 21 April 2023
1. Fighting erupted between which two groups in Sudan this week?
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There are fears the northeastern African nation will tip into a full-on civil war.
2. The Albanese Government said it is planning a crackdown on fraud in which government service?
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Government Services Minister Bill Shorten says the scheme has “lost its way” with funding blowouts putting it on track to cost more than Medicare in a couple of years.
3. Australia’s oldest coal-fired power station - the Liddell Power Station - began its closure this week. Who owns and operates it?
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It’s a 10-day process that will ultimately lead to the plant being demolished over the next 2 years.
4. The Australian consumer watchdog says a record number of scams were made against which vulnerable group last year?
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Aussies reported losing more than $3.1 billion to scammers last year, according to the ACCC.
5. What kind of rare solar eclipse occurred this week?
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It marked the first time the phenomenon had been witnessed in Australia since 1974.
6. A landmark trial found that following what kind of diet can permanently reverse type 2 diabetes?
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The condition affects some 460 million people globally, including 1.2 million Aussies.
7. And one Harvard doctoral student’s research on the relationship between dairy and chronic disease has found what food is good for diabetics?
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It was a finding the experts hoped wouldn’t be the case, an insider says…
8. Mexican scientists have made drones out of what unexpected material?
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Researchers say they want to learn how birds manage their energy, so they can apply it to future aviation industry efficiencies.
9. There was outrage this week after one Reddit user shared a pub meal that added what kind of cheese to a schnitzel parmigiana?
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It divided social media on whether plastic cheese should ever be used on anything…
10. Which noughties actor will be guest starring in the ‘Neighbours’ reboot?
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The former ‘The OC’ actor will be playing Reece, “an American new to Erinsborough who's not quite who she appears to be…"
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