How well do you know Canberra?
From James Hird and Nathan Buckley, to the National Zoo & Aquarium and Big Bird, there are lots of legends in this week’s Ken Behrens Quiz.
Make it a household challenge, or take it on as a team – warning, we have now updated this article with the answers at the bottom.
- Friday, 19 November, is International Men’s Day, which is the same date as which other international day? International Peanut Butter on Toast Day, International Keep Cup Day, or International Toilet Day.
- What are the four special ingredients for a Canberra cake?
- Which of these animals is not at the National Zoo & Aquarium? White rhinoceros, reticulated python, or a giant panda.
- Which AFL player retired this week after refusing to get vaccinated for COVID-19?
- France has had 18 kings with what name?
- Which US rock band was founded by the Followill brothers Caleb, Jared and Nathan, with their cousin, Matthew?
- Which Canberra building was formerly known as Hostel No. 1 and Hotel Canberra?
- Bikram and hot yoga is practised in rooms heated to what temperature?
- Australia and New Zealand faced off in cricket’s T20 World Cup final this week. Who was the player of the match?
- Which dam regulates the flow of water in Lake Burley Griffin?
- AFL players James Hird, Nathan Buckley and Aaron vandenBerg all played for what Canberra Australian rules football club?
- Phnom Penh is the capital of which country?
- In which Canberra suburb will you find the Sakyamuni Buddhist Centre, Buddhist Thai Temple of ACT, and St. Volodymyr’s Parish?
- Snowball and Napoleon are characters from which famous novel?
- After Party, Terminal Velocity and Double Dissolution are all examples of trails at which park?
- Canberra’s new LEGO store opened on Saturday, 6 November. How long was the queue to get in? 100 metres, 500 metres, or one kilometre.
- Someone whose job title is ‘imagineer’ works for which company?
- Big Bird upset some Republicans in the US last week after tweeting he had done what thing that resulted in him having a sore wing?
- The ACT has two federal senators. Who are they?
- World Television Day is on Sunday, 21 November, 2021. In which country was the world’s first TV service launched in 1936?
ANSWERS: Don’t peek until you have done the quiz!
- International Toilet Day
- Apples, carrots, walnuts and honey
- Giant panda
- Liam Jones
- Louis
- Kings of Leon
- Hyatt Hotel Canberra
- 40 degrees Celsius
- Mitchell Marsh
- Scrivener Dam
- Ainslie Football Club
- Cambodia
- Lyneham
- Animal Farm
- Stromlo Forest Park
- One kilometre
- Disney
- He got a COVID-19 vaccine
- Katy Gallagher and Zed Seselja
- UK