Squiz Quiz - 27 April 2024

1. What are Elon Musk and the Australian Government beefing over?

The removal of graphic content on X

His decision to remove news content from X

A government contract for EVs that didn't select Tesla cars

A decision to block a new lithium mine that Musk had invested in

Correct! Wrong!

The content is of last week’s terror attack at the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney.

2. What did PM Anthony Albanese do to commemorate ANZAC Day?

He walked parts of the Kokoda Track

He attended the memorial service in Canberra

He was at ANZAC Cove in Gallipolli

He played two-up at the Marrickville RSL

Correct! Wrong!

Albanese says Oz "will never forget" the help PNG provided to Aussie soldiers during WWII.

3. How much might Bruce Lehrmann have to cough up to cover the other side's costs from his failed defamation trial?

$1 million

$8 million

$15 million

$25 million

Correct! Wrong!

Lehrmann has asked the court to excuse him from paying Network Ten's and Wilkinson's costs - a decision is expected this coming week...

4. Treasurer Jim Chalmers gave us a taste of the 2024-25 Budget by saying…

It will likely be back in the black baby

He is cutting student loan debt

Australia is likely headed into a recession

Subsidies are on the cards for everyone

Correct! Wrong!

Okay, maybe he didn’t say the ‘baby’ part…

5. Which Aussie mining company made a $52 billion bid to buy UK-based miner Anglo American?

BHP

Rio Tinto

Fortescue

Northern Star Resources

Correct! Wrong!

The bid would make BHP the largest global producer of copper - a mineral necessary for the renewable energy transition.

6. Which of Donald Trump's criminal cases kicked off in earnest this week?

The on about the storming of the Capitol on 6 Jan 2021 case

The one about electoral interference in Georgia

The ‘hush money’ case in New York

The storing of classified documents at his Mar-A-Lago resort case

Correct! Wrong!

Making it the first-ever criminal prosecution of an American president.

7. Why were David Beckham and Mark Wahlberg in the headlines this week?

Because Beckham is suing Wahlberg over a dispute about money

Because they're releasing a line of sports clothes

Because Beckham accused Wahlberg of hitting on Victoria

Because they're promoting an upcoming movie

Correct! Wrong!

Claiming he is $16.4 million out of pocket after stocks he was promised were withheld until after the share price plummeted.

8. This week we found out that athletes from which Olympic swim team tested positive for a banned substance before the Tokyo Olympics?

China

Georgia

Armenia

Russia

Correct! Wrong!

Swimming Australia say they are making inquiries about the bombshell revelation.

9. What new function did Google Maps announce this week?

The most fuel-efficient route

Collaborative route planning with friends

Real-time weather conditions on the map

Real-time wait estimates for popular dining spots

Correct! Wrong!

Artificial intelligence will do its thing and identify directions that use the least energy.

10. What was lost at Melbourne Airport that took 17 days to recover?

The Prime Minister's laptop

A whole flight's baggage

Milo the Jack Russell

A sculpture that was meant for the Melbourne Museum

Correct! Wrong!

Milo is now back with his parents in the UK and they're quite relieved.