We adjusted to exciting new concepts, such as ‘Leppington Triangle’. Test your memory of the past 12 months with our five daily quizzes
What is the title of Jimmy Barnes’ newest memoir?
Good Times
Killing Time
Too Much Ain’t Enough
Working Class Grandpa
In May, federal treasury was forced to announce a significant correction in its forecast for how much would be spent on the jobkeeper wage subsidy. How big was the revision?
$44bn
$70bn
$60bn
$100bn
Which Australian politician referred to Adolf Hitler, Tamerlane, Stalin, Lech Wałęsa, Galileo, Michelangelo, Pope John Paul II and Christopher Columbus, among others, in his joyful Christmas message?
George Christensen
Craig Kelly
Bob Katter
Barnaby Joyce
A pair of chicks preparing to leave their nest on a city centre skyscraper captivated Melbourne during the city’s long lockdown. What species were they?
Peregrine falcons
Powerful owls
White-bellied sea eagles
Wedge-tailed eagles
In what month of this cursed and eternal year did Kim Kardashian West’s deceased father appear to her via hologram?
November
October
September
August
Which of these Australian parliamentarians did not welcome a baby during 2020?
Ed Husic
Kate Thwaites
Matt Keogh
Anika Wells
Which of the following dinosaurs was discovered in Australia for the first time in 2020?
Which Australian government agency posted mysteriously on Twitter: “Hi internet. We thought it would be fun if you followed us for a change.”
Australian federal police
Asio
Australian Taxation Office
Australian Border Force
Which national sport chief executive did not lose their job this year?
Todd Greenberg
James Johnson
Raelene Castle
Kevin Roberts
Who launched a new booze label in Australia this year?
Tina Arena
Kylie Minogue
Kyle Sandilands
Neil Finn
Which reviled historical figure caused a stir with an appearance as a cardboard cutout at an NRL game in May?
Adolf Hitler
Harold Shipman
Pol Pot
Ivan Milat
What was the name of the sellers of the parcel of land at the “Leppington Triangle” – a transaction criticised by the commonwealth auditor general?
Leppington Dairy Foods
Bringelly Golf Courses
Leppington Pastoral Company
Bringelly Koi Farm
The micronation known as the Principality of Hutt River announced in August that it would be dissolving itself and officially rejoining Australia as a result of the pandemic. Which state or territory will it (still) be in?
Western Australia
Northern Territory
South Australia
Tasmania
At Easter, Dominic Cummings, the former adviser to the British prime minister Boris Johnson, travelled to Barnard Castle in England’s north-east, sparking controversy over whether he had breached lockdown laws. Why did he say he visited the castle?
It was his son’s birthday
He wanted to test his eyesight
To celebrate his wedding anniversary
To test-drive a new car
Which of the following photographs of Bondi Beach was taken in November 2020?
Which of these is Don Farrell’s shadow portfolio?
Trade
Health
Special minister of state
Transport
National Public Radio in the US sparked consternation in Australia by ruling that a very odd pronunciation of the name one of our native animals was acceptable. Which one?
Koala
Platypus
Emu
Cassowary
During the vice-presidential debate, how long did a fly sit on Mike Pence’s head?
2 mins 7 secs
2 mins 14 seconds
2 mins 3 secs
2 mins 32 seconds
In September a meteorite crater 5km in diameter was discovered north-west of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia. How old was it believed to be?
100,000 years
1 million years
10 million years
100 million years
An individual specimen of one of these houseplants sold for more than $NZ8,000 ($A7,500) in New Zealand in September. Which one?
20 and above.
19 and above.
18 and above.
17 and above.
16 and above.
15 and above.
14 and above.
13 and above.
12 and above.
11 and above.
10 and above.
9 and above.
8 and above.
7 and above.
6 and above.
5 and above.
4 and above.
3 and above.
2 and above.
0 and above.
1 and above.
