Christmas Classics
What decoration do people traditionally kiss under at Christmas?
Mistletoe
The controversial memoir of the Duke of Sussex was released in January of this year. What is the name of this book?
Spare
Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my scientifically engineered monster-woman who I planned to bequeath to my scientifically engineered monster-man. Prepare to die.
The Princess Bride of Frankenstein
Which constellation is featured on the Australian flag?
The Southern Cross
What is the term for the spread of a disease from one geographic area and population to another, often impacting a large number of people?
Pandemic
What popular Christmas beverage is also known as "milk punch"?
Eggnog
Liverpool, UK hosted the 67th Eurovision competition this year. With the song “Tattoo” by artist Loreen, which country won Eurovision 2023?
Sweden
A mining company visits a lush alien world where they meet an orphan raised by gorillas.
AvaTarzan
When is Australia Day?
January 26
Which scientist is known as the father of modern epidemiology and is famous for his work on cholera in 19th-century London?
John Snow
What is the name of the ballet featuring a young girl's dream of a prince and a sweet confection of a fairy?
The Nutcracker
The Eurozone is made up of 20 countries of the European Union that have adopted the euro (€) as their primary currency. Which nation joined the Eurozone at the beginning of the year?
Croatia
Nobody puts baby in a corner, except Gene Kelly after belting one out in a deluge.
Dirty DanSinging in the Rain
Only two mammals on Earth lay eggs. Both are found in Australia. Name one of them.
Echidna or platypus
What term is used to describe the number of new cases of a disease that occur in a specific population within a defined time-period?
Incidence
In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," how many total gifts are given?
364
After 37 years and 8903 episodes, the soap opera Neighbours ended in July 2022, only to be revived in 2023 after being picked up by which streaming platform?
Amazon Prime
A successful musician discovers and falls in love with another struggling musician, who happens to have amnesia and is discovering that they used to be a spy, in this shallow remake of a movie.
A Star is Bourne Identity
What is Australia’s oldest chocolate bar?
Cherry Ripe (1924)
If a treatment has a number needed to treat value of 3.2, what does this mean?
4 people need to be provided this treatment in order to prevent 1 bad outcome from occurring.
In the movie Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris, France
2023 saw the launch of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. With 146 dates announced across 5 continents and around 72,000 spectators at each show in the US alone, how much money has this tour made in ticket sales for North America alone? (Within $10 million)
$2.2 billion
A dream killer terrorises teenagers and makes them scream "Stella" in their sleep.
Nightmare on Elm Streetcar Named Desire
There is a kangaroo and an emu featured on the Australian coat of arms. Why these two animals specifically?
The kangaroo and emu cannot walk backwards, to symbolise we as a nation are always moving forward.
What is the main difference between a nested case-control study and a standard case-control study?
In a nested case-control study, the cases are identified within a predefined cohort, with matching controls also selected from within the same predefined cohort.