22 April 2022

UPDATED: Get Groovin' in our weekly Ken Behrens Quiz

| Jeremy Jones
Start the conversation
Festival

Groovin’ the Moo is back: do you remember when it all started in Canberra? Photo: File.

After a short week, it’s quiz time! Test you and your friends with questions about food, current affairs and, of course, a bit of Canberra!

Please note, this has now been updated with the answers at the bottom. Don’t peek!

  1. In which suburb would you find Badger and Co., Rex and Little Pickle Cafe?
  2. Which letter is the only one not to appear in a US state’s name?
  3. It was the blunder that everyone’s been talking about. What is Australia’s unemployment rate?
  4. This Saturday is World Book Day. Which book by a Canberran (well, an author from Braidwood, so close enough) follows the very busy week of Mothball, the naughtiest wombat in Australia?
  5. What fruit would you find in an Eton Mess?
  6. Groovin’ the Moo is this Weekend. Featuring a lineup of Vampire Weekend, Silverchair and Empire of the Sun, what year was the first Groovin’ the Moo held in Canberra?
  7. In which year was Summernats launched: 1977, 1987 or 1997?

    Dog on the Tucker Box

    Where would you find one of Australia’s best-known canines? Photo: File.

  8. In which town would you find the Dog on the Tucker Box?
  9. Melanie Elizabeth Bownds is the birth name of which Australian comedian who sued Bauer Media for defamation in 2017?
  10. True or false: The world’s biggest board shorts were designed for an elephant at the San Francisco Zoo.
  11. Love Never Dies is the sequel to which long-running musical?
  12. What is Australia’s most widely read paid magazine?
  13. What do you add to a chai latte to make a dirty chai?
  14. What was the name of Captain Hook’s pirate ship in J M Barrie’s Peter Pan?
  15. Which country is clothing brand Asics from?
  16. Who directed the movie about Australia’s involvement in the moon landing, The Dish?
  17. What is the postcode of Parliament House?
  18. In French cooking, what are béchamel, espagnole, and velouté?
  19. What was the codename for the Normandy landings in June 1944?
  20. Which one of the seven deadly sins is also an animal?

Answers:

  1. Q
  2. Acton
  3. Four per cent
  4. Diary of a Wombat
  5. Strawberry
  6. 2010
  7. 1987
  8. Gundagai
  9. Rebel Wilson
  10. False
  11. Phantom of the Opera
  12. Better Homes and Gardens
  13. Espresso shot
  14. Jolly Roger
  15. Japan
  16. Rob Sitch
  17. 2600
  18. Sauces
  19. Overlord
  20. Sloth

Start the conversation

Daily Digest

Want the best Canberra news delivered daily? Every day we package the most popular Riotact stories and send them straight to your inbox. Sign-up now for trusted local news that will never be behind a paywall.

By submitting your email address you are agreeing to Region Group's terms and conditions and privacy policy.