Squiz Quiz – 28 July 2023
1. Irish singer Sinead O’Connor died at 56yo this week. Whose picture did she famously tear up on ‘Saturday Night Live’?
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She did that to protest against the Church’s links to child abuse, in a move that was widely condemned at the time.
2. Protests have erupted in Israel after the nation’s government voted to do what?
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The changes mean the country's Supreme Court will no longer be able to overrule government decisions that don't pass the legal standard of "reasonableness".
3. Which country has a hung parliament after its election last Sunday failed to produce an outright winner?
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The incumbent Spanish Socialist Workers Party did better than many anticipated.
4. The $13 billion plan to restore water to the Murray-Darling basin is set to fall short of its June 2024 target by how much?
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Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said she will work with the states to develop new timelines.
5. Retailers Target and Kmart are set to merge into one $10 billion business. Which company owns both brands?
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But don’t get too excited about shopping at Targ-mart - the brands will keep their names and stores.
6. What happened to the Ashes after Sunday’s match was rained out?
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The fifth Test began on Thursday and is Australia's chance to win the Ashes outright.
7. Head chef of the Matildas, Vini Capovilla, has been whipping up which cuisine for the Aussie women’s soccer team during the World Cup?
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Capovilla is working 16-hour days feeding 50 mouths several meals a day…
8. Who famously called late singer Tony Bennett “the best in the business”?
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The 20-time Grammy winner’s career spanned over 8 decades.
9. The winning novel of this year’s Miles Franklin literary award, Shankari Chandran’s ‘Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens’, is set where?
It’s Chandran’s third novel, and she almost didn’t write it…
10. Which controversial flavour are Skittles set to debut in the US next month?
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They’ve been questionably described as “sweet, tangy, and everything you’ve ever wanted in a candy”...
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