Politics
Name the current Australian Prime Minister.
Anthony Albanese
Who slapped Chris Brown at the Oscar ceremony?
Will Smith
Where were the Winter Olympics held?
Beijing, China
In what month did Russia invade Ukraine?
24 February
Which COVID variant was first detected in South Africa on 24 November 2021 and spread very fast at the beginning of 2022?
Omicron
Name the current Premier of QLD.
Annastacia Palaszczuk
What is the name of the new King of England?
King Charles III
Which tennis player sparked controversy by providing false information about Covid isolation to get into Australia?
Novak Djokovic
Who is the President of Ukraine?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
On January 10th a heart transplant from an animal to a human patient was done for the first time. Which animal was it?
A pig
Which famous address is linked to the ‘lockdown parties’?
No 10 (Downing Street)
When did the Queen Elizabeth II die (full date)?
8th of September 2022
Which country received the most medals in the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
Australia
Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister from what country after 45 days?
UK
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that greenhouse gas emissions must peak but what year?
2025
The Australian Government is proposing to spend $75 million dollars to get a referendum off the ground. What is the referendum for?
First Nations ‘Voice to Parliament’.
Legal victory for Johnny Depp after he and Amber Heard found liable for what?
Defamation
Who won the 2022 Women’s State of Origin season?
New South Wales
Name the hurricane which is ranked ‘most costly natural disaster of 2022’.
Ian
In March 2022, the global death toll from the Covid pandemic reached how many?
6 million
Labour’s recent budget predicts that energy prices will increase by what percentage in the next 18 months?
56%
Shakira could be facing jail time. Why?
Tax fraud
Why did Hancock Prospecting cancel their sponsorship of the Diamonds’ netball team?
New player, Donnell Wallam, raised concerns about anti-indigenous comments made by people associated with the company.
Windstorm Eunice caused havoc in which two continents?
Europe, North America
The monkeypox outbreak started in what UK city?
London