Test your general knowledge with our weekly quiz. By Cindy MacDonald.

The Quiz

1. The H1N1 virus is commonly known by what porcine name?
2. Jenny Shipley is a former prime minister of …?
3. Exophthalmia affects which part of the body?
4. In Pride and Prejudice, what is Mr Darcy’s first name?
5. What does a cooper make or repair?
6. How many inches are in a yard?
7. Which film won last year’s Academy Award for Best Picture?
8. Jack Dorsey is the CEO and co-founder of which social media giant?
9. Which team scored the first goal in the new AFLW league?
10. What was Kylie Minogue’s first No. 1 single in Australia? (Bonus point for naming the year the single was released.)           

This article was first published in the print edition of The Saturday Paper on Feb 25, 2017 as "How many inches are in a yard?". Subscribe here.

Cindy MacDonald

is The Saturday Paper’s deputy editor.

Read more from this week’s issue of The Saturday Paper

March 18 – 24, 2017

Contents

News

One Nation’s business model questioned after WA election failure Karen Middleton

Renewables and South Australia’s power policy Max Opray

Exclusive: How the church forced me to relive my abuse Therase Lawless

RSL in the wars Martin McKenzie-Murray

Government withholds funding for Indigenous genetic disease foundation Mike Seccombe

Roles reverse as US turbulence continues Hamish McDonald


opinion

Brandis’s plan for metadata in civil litigation Richard Ackland

Jay Weatherill’s energy showdown Paul Bongiorno

Gadfly: Brandis logs his claim Richard Ackland


Letters & Editorial

Geoff Pryor cartoon, March 18 2017 Geoff Pryor

The freedom of a coward

Woeful leadership in plentiful supply


Culture

Camp Cope talk music and mental illness Andy Hazel

Married at First Sight Helen Razer

Author and academic Eva Cox Sarah Price


Books

Do You Love Me or What? Reviewer: LS

Insomniac City Reviewer: CG

They Cannot Take the Sky Reviewer: PT


Food

Natural born grillers Andrew McConnell


Life

Queer connections on the road Nathan Smith

Geoengineering against climate change Greg Foyster

Marathon man: Liam Adams, 30, marathon runner Jack Kerr


The Quiz

John F. Kennedy International Airport is in which New York City borough? Cindy MacDonald


This week

News

One Nation’s business model questioned after WA election failure

Karen Middleton As the fallout continues from Pauline Hanson’s WA state election campaign, claims emerge of a party run as a pyramid scheme.

News

Exclusive: How the church forced me to relive my abuse

Therase Lawless Having testified at the royal commission and for a police investigation, a victim of abuse endures another cycle of doubt from the church.

Opinion

Jay Weatherill’s energy showdown

Paul Bongiorno

Opinion

Brandis’s plan for metadata in civil litigation

Richard Ackland

News

Government withholds funding for Indigenous genetic disease foundation

Mike Seccombe Despite a Federal Court win over Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion, a foundation supporting sufferers of a crippling genetic disease across remote Aboriginal communities is still waiting on funding promised under the previous Labor government.

News

RSL in the wars

Martin McKenzie-Murray Plagued by scandal, the RSL has become increasingly about commemoration and less about advocating for veterans.

News

Renewables and South Australia’s power policy

Max Opray The outcome of the South Australian government’s bold energy policy could be key to the future of renewable energy throughout the nation.

Television

Married at First Sight

Helen Razer You may not learn anything from the lab-coated matchmaking experts of Married at First Sight, but the show captures the reality of today’s dating culture.

World

Roles reverse as US turbulence continues

Hamish McDonald Asia-Pacific hotbed; Dutch elections.