Squiz Quiz – 9 December 2022
1. What cost of living issue are federal, state and territory leaders set to discuss at this week’s National Cabinet meeting?
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It's an important one, with projections that power prices will rise by about 20% this financial year and a further 30% next financial year without any intervention.
2. A retrial of Brittany Higgins’ alleged attacker Bruce Lehrmann was canned for what reason?
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Higgins’ lawyers are now setting out a civil claim against her former bosses, Liberal ministers Linda Reynolds and Michaelia Cash.
3. Australia’s World Cup dreams came to an end after the Socceroos lost to what team on Sunday?
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Beating Lionel Messi was always going to be a tough ask…
4. Which key US state held runoff elections held this week following last month’s midterms?
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A win for Democrat Raphael Warnock gave the party an outright 51-49 majority in the Senate.
5. Controversial new laws were passed in Indonesia this week banning what behaviours?
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Indonesians or foreigners found guilty could face 12 months in jail.
6. Who was named TIME Magazine’s person of the year?
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The SCOTUS was named one of this year’s finalists despite not being a real person…
7. What was the most-searched Google term in Oz for 2022?
The biggest revelation was that the thing we were most interested in learning how to cook was tripe…
8. A highly-anticipated documentary series featuring which famous couple premiered on Netflix this week?
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Reports suggest King Charles is "not worried but wearied"...
9. This week we drew your attention to the latest Christmas item to be hit by the minimalism movement. What was it?
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As they say, less is - well, on this occasion, it's just less…
10. The Oxford Dictionary crowned ‘goblin mode’ as its word of the year. What does it refer to?
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One example is when you raid the fridge in the middle of the night to eat shredded cheese straight from the pack. Which we’ve absolutely never done…
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