Squiz Quiz - 23 March 2024

1. What headline from Queensland politics this week is true?

Annastacia Palaszczuk announced that she’s running for federal politics

There were large swings to the LNP in 2 by-elections

The Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games were cancelled

Premier Steven Miles is feeling confident about October's state election

Correct! Wrong!

Premier Steven Miles said he knew the weekend’s elections would be tough, “and they're even worse than that”.

2. What issue that the Albanese Government and the Coalition faced off over at the end of 2023 is back in focus?

How to deal with wannabe immigrants in indefinite detention

Climate change policies

Workplace relations laws

Paying for the NDIS

Correct! Wrong!

A news case about a different group of detainees is about to hit the High Court...

3. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Australia this week. He sought a special meeting with…

Kylie Minogue

Squiz Kids host Bryce Corbett

Coalition leader Peter Dutton

Former PM Paul Keating

Correct! Wrong!

Keating is an outspoken opponent of AUKUS and has criticised Wong and PM Anthony Albanese over their handling of China.

4. Trump had a few words to say about which former PM?

Scott Morrison

Kevin Rudd

Tony Abbott

Julia Gillard

Correct! Wrong!

He said “I heard he was a little bit nasty. I hear he’s not the brightest bulb. But I don’t know much about him.”

5. What is unique about Tassie’s election this Saturday?

There are no Greens candidates running

It’s the only state or territory election expected in Oz this year

It's the only state or territory that currently has a Liberal government

Nothing - it's just the run of the mill state election

Correct! Wrong!

The election was called early after 2 Liberals left the party to become independents.

6. What made it to the Northern Territory this week?

A P&O cruise ship that had to make an emergency stop

A crocodile that was tracked all the way from Thailand

Tropical Cyclone Megan

Ultra-runner Pat Farmer

Correct! Wrong!

The Cat 3 storm made landfall on Monday afternoon and has brought a lot of rain...

7. In the near future, Aussie telco’s will…

Shutdown 3G networks

Start using Chinese-made cabling

Start to move away from the NBN in favour of satellites

Guarantee Triple-0 calls will get through no matter where you are

Correct! Wrong!

TPG was the first to decommission its 3G on 30 January, and Telstra and Optus are set to follow.

8. Which Aussie icon could also be useful in electronic waste recycling?

Brown snakes

Vegemite

Russell Coight

Victoria Bitter

Correct! Wrong!

This is because the main ingredient, spent brewer’s yeast, can be used to recover metals from electronics.

9. What appeared in London this week?

A suspected Banksy mural

Giant Irish balloons for St Patty’s Day

A Bundy Rum pop-up bar

Green dye in the River Thames

Correct! Wrong!

It’s a mural of green paint on a wall behind a bare tree that creates an optical illusion.

10. Australia has ranked 10th in the world for what quality?

Happiness

Liveability

Rates of heart disease

Awareness of environmental issues

Correct! Wrong!

Happiness refers to the quality of their lives as a whole. We'd have to agree.