Upon their introduction in 1924, Kleenex tissues were marketed for what purpose?
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Cleaning spills
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Cleaning babies
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Removing cold cream
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Blowing noses
In 2016, operators of Western Australia's St Ives gold mine revealed that $90,000 worth of surveying drones had been destroyed by which predator?
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Flying fox
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Wedge-tailed eagle
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Dingo
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Feral goat
French and Malagasy are the official languages of which former French colony?
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Madagascar
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Mauritius
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Morocco
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Mauritania
In 2016, which car manufacturer was revealed to have artificially boosted its official fuel economy ratings by overinflating tyres during testing?
Volkswagen
Mitsubishi
Renault
Peugeot
Separation in couples, usually aged over 50, is on the rise in Australia. The phenomenon has been dubbed what?
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Silver separation
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Grandparent split
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Grey divorce
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Retirement risk
The sum of money paid to an insurer in return for coverage is referred to as your what?
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Policy
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Premium
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Excess
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Claim
Which Australian Governor-General offered to resign after a family member was elected as leader of a political party?
Quentin Bryce
Peter Cosgrove
James Harrison
Bill Hayden
Conventionally, which of these four chess pieces is considered the most valuable?
Formerly claiming to improve balance, strength and flexibility, Power Balance bracelets are silicone bands embedded with a what?
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Coin
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Crystal
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Spell
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Hologram
In 1934, notorious criminal John Dillinger broke out of prison using a phony gun made of what?
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A boot
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A bar of soap
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Wood
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A cell bar
