Quiz 28 April

Which Australian state hosted the AFL’s Gather Round, and was confirmed as host for the next three seasons?

• Victoria

• Tasmania

• New South Wales

• South Australia

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) revealed this week that scammers stole more than $3 billion from Australians in 2022. Which type of scam caused most of the losses?

• Investment

• Romance

• Phishing

• Payment Redirection

Faith Thomas, the first Indigenous person to play in a recognised Test match for Australia, has died at the age of 90. Including Thomas, how many Indigenous sportspeople have played Test cricket for Australia?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Which musical ended its run as Broadway's longest-running show this week?

• Chicago

• Phantom of the Opera

• Lion King

• Wicked

A hybrid solar eclipse took place on Thursday. Which remote West Australian town was the only place in the country to experience a total eclipse?

• Exmouth

• Carnarvon

• Kalbarri

• Kununurra

Which Korean group made history as the first K-pop act to headline the Coachella music festival in the United States?

• BTS

• Girls' Generation

• BigBang

• BLACKPINK

News outlet Fox will pay a voting machine company $US787.5m ($1.17 billion) to settle a defamation lawsuit over its false US vote-rigging claims. What is the name of the voting machine company?

• Protectorate

• Dominion

• Command

• TrustVote

merican actor Mischa Barton, who played Marissa Cooper in teen drama The OC, is set to guest star on which Australian television show?

• Neighbours

• Home and Away

• Bluey

• Utopia

A glowing spiral appeared over Alaska this week. What caused it?

• Northern Lights

• Excess fuel from a rocket launch

• Lightening Storm

• A satellite falling to Earth

Photographer Boris Eldagsen refused to accept the Sony World Photography Award after revealing what about this image he submitted?

• It was stolen

• It was generated using Artificial Intelligence

• It was a screenshot from a video game

• His grandfather took it before he was born