Sport
Who was named the NRL's Best and Fairest in 2025 for the Dally M Medal?
James Tedesco.
Who won Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards?
Beyoncé for Cowboy Carter.
What term is used for a dramatic character’s spoken thoughts, often heard only by the audience, in a play?
Soliloquy
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile.
What was the name of NASA's mission to return humans to the moon in 2024?
Artemis 111
In which sport do the Sydney Swans compete?
AFL
Who was named Artist of the Year at the 2025 MTV VMAs?
Lady Gaga.
How are act headings and scene numbers formatted in the play?
They are centred and capitalised to divide the play.
What is the largest desert in the world?
The Sahara.
Which company launched a foldable smartphone in 2024 that gained significant attention?
Samsung with the Galaxy Z Flip 6.
What is the national football team of Australia called?
The Socceroos
Which Netflix limited series starring Robert De Niro became a top streaming hit in 2025?
Zero Day.
How does each scene begin?
With a description of the setting, including time, location and characters present.
Which country is home to the Eiffal Tower?
France.
Which breakthrough medical technology was announced in 2024?
mRNA vaccines for cancer treatments
Which team won the Womens 2025 NRL Championship?
Broncos.
Which artist won Record of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards?
Kendrick Lamar for “Not Like Us.”
What are the instructions for movements, tone and actions called?
Stage directions.
Which gas do plants take in for photosynthesis?
Plants take in carbon dioxide.
What is the biggest selling game ever?
The biggest-selling game is Tetris with over 520 million copies sold across all its versions. However, there is debate, with Minecraft often cited as the best-selling individual title across a single platform, having sold over 300 million copies.
Which country hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?
France (Paris).
What 2024 movie sequel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was highly anticipated?
“Deadpool 3.”
How are the characters introduced?
A list of characters with brief descriptions is included at the beginning of the script.
What is the national flower of Japan?
The national flower of Japan is the cherry blossom
When was the internet invented and by whom?
The internet was invented by many people, but Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn are credited with creating the foundational TCP/IP protocols in the 1970s, while Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989, making it more accessible to the public. The official "birthday" of the internet is considered to be January 1, 1983, when the TCP/IP protocols were made standard on the ARPANET.