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Question 1: Which type of pasta has a large cylindrical shape?
Question 2: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered which animal restocked on Gibraltar?
In September of 1944, Winston Churchill learned that only six monkeys were left in Gibraltar, which remains until today an overseas territory of the UK. And so, he told his Colonial Secretary: 'The establishment of the apes on Gibraltar should be twenty-four, and every effort should be made to reach this number as soon as possible and maintain it thereafter.' The prime minister believed in a local superstition which said Britain would hold Gibraltar for as long as the monkeys (also called Gibraltar macaques) roamed the place, according to some accounts.
Question 3: What do you call someone who enjoys or is skilled at solving OzWords — er, crosswords?
Cruciverbalists are people who enjoy solving crosswords! Other definitions expand this word to mean those who also create crosswords.
Question 4: Who created the periodic table of elements?
In 1869, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev created the framework that became the modern periodic table. He arranged 63 elements by increasing atomic weight in several columns, noting recurring chemical properties across them.
Question 5: How many dots are there on a die?
A standard die has six sides, with each side containing either 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 dots. The total of these dots is 21.
Question 6: Which country has the world’s highest minimum wage at $21.38 per hour?
As of 2022, Australia has the highest minimum wage in the world at about $21.38 an hour.
Question 7: Which popular musician’s last name is Ciccone?
Dubbed as the ‘Queen of Pop’, Madonna’s full name is Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone. She’s an American singer who is widely recognised for the songs ‘Material Girl’, ‘Like A Virgin’, and ‘Crazy For You’.
Question 8: In what year was the film 'Jaws' released?
Jaws was released on June 20, 1975, and was an immediate box office success. It is regarded as one of the first summer blockbusters.
Question 9: What is the world's northernmost capital city?
Reykjavik, Iceland! It is the northernmost capital of a sovereign state in the world, with its coordinates being 64°08 ?N. It has an urban population of about 123,000. Nuuk, Greenland, is technically higher than Reykjavik, but Greenland is under Denmark’s control.
Question 10: What is the oldest religion still practised today?
Hinduism is considered the oldest existing religion still practised today, with complete scriptural texts dating back 3,000 years. It is the dominant religion in India and Nepal.
Penne pasta features a small cylindrical shape and is among the most popular shapes in terms of consumption volume. Linguine is similar to spaghetti but a little flatter, Fusilli resembles a corkscrew, and Conchiglie looks like a seashell.