Take our 20-question quiz on 2024 and test your general knowledge about the year that was. (Answers below.) 1. Which creative agency, specialising in disinformation and deepfake technology, has the Liberal Party engaged for the next election? ( Hint ) (a) Crosby Textor (b) The Juice Media (c) Topham Guerin (d) Cambridge Analytica 2. Who won the Australian Open Women’s Singles Final in January? (a) Zheng Qinwen (b) Aryna Sabalenka (c) Coco Gauff (d) Victoria Azarenka 3. What is the first name of the suspect in the New York City murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson? (a) Mario (b) Yoshi (c) Luigi (d) Bowser 4. Which team won the NRL Premiership? (a) Melbourne Storm (b) Cronulla Sharks (c) Sydney Roosters (d) Penrith Panthers 5. Which song was voted number one in the 2023 Triple J Hottest 100 (announced on 27 January 2024)? (a) Paint the Town Red (b) Rhyme Dust (c) Saving Up (d) The Worst Person Alive 6. Who became Australia’s 28th Governor-General in July? (a) Frances Adamson (b) Jeannette Young (c) Margaret Beazley (d) Sam Mostyn 7. On 1 January, the Australian National Archives released cabinet papers from which former Australian government? ( Hint ) (a) Morrison Government (b) Whitlam Government (c) Howard Government (d) Keating Government 8. In which month did Taylor Swift tour Australia? ( Hint ) (a) January (b) February (c) March (d) April 9. Which horse won the Melbourne Cup? (a) Okita Soushi (b) Without A Fight (c) Warp Speed (d) Knight’s Choice 10. Which team won the State of Origin series? (a) Queensland (b) New South Wales 11. Which TV show was the most-watched show in the U.S.? ( Hint ) (a) Slow Horses (b) Colin from Accounts (c) Bluey (d) Wednesday 12. Which major retailer did Opposition Leader Peter Dutton call on Australians to boycott in January? ( Hint ) (a) Coles (b) Bunnings (c) Target (d) Woolworths 13. Who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final? (a) Carlos Alcaraz (b) Novak Djokovic (c) Daniil Medvedev (d) Lorenzo Musetti 14. Who is Australia’s youngest-ever Olympic Gold Medal winner? (a) Melissa Wu (b) Shane Gould (c) Arisa Trew (d) Holly Warn 15. Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture? (a) Barbie (b) Oppenheimer (c) Maestro (d) Anatomy of a Fall 16. Why was Keegan Payne featured in the national media in April? (a) He was suspended for six weeks (b) He won the PGA Masters (c) He caught a $1 million fish (d) He won a gold medal for skateboarding 17. In which month was Julian Assange released from prison? ( Hint ) (a) May (b) June (c) July ( d) August 18. Which annual Australian music festival was cancelled in March? ( Hint ) (a) Bluesfest (b) Tamworth Country Music Festival (c) Woodford Folk Festival (d) Splendour In the Grass 19. Who won the Gold Logie? (a) Larry Emdur (b) Asher Keddie (c) Andy Lee (d) Robert Irwin 20. Who were the Australian flag-bearers at the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony? (a) Kaylee McKeown & Matt Wearn (b) Jessica Fox & Eddie Ockenden (c) Mollie O’Callaghan & Cameron McEvoy (d) Ariarne Titmus & Keegan Palmer ANSWERS 1. (c) Topham Guerin 2. (b) Aryna Sabalenka 3. (c) Luigi 4. (d) Penrith Panthers 5. (a) Paint the Town Red by Doja Cat 6. (d) Sam Mostyn 7. (c) Howard Government 8. (b) February 9. (d) Knight’s Choice 10. (b) New South Wales 11. (c) Bluey 12. (d) Woolworths 13. (a) Carlos Alcaraz 14. (c) Arisa Trew 15. (b) Oppenheimer 16. (c) He caught a $1 million fish 17. (b) June 18. (d) Splendour In The Grass 19. (a) Larry Emdur 20. (b) Jessica Fox & Eddie Ockenden SCORE 5 and under — need more coffee | 6 -10 — read IA more often | 11-15 — savvy IA reader 16-20 — in line to take over editorial duties! Compiled by IA columnist Belinda Jones . This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Australia License Support independent journalism Subscribe to IA. Related Articles QUIZ: IA Interrogates! #2 QUIZ: IA Interrogates! #1 IA's election QUIZ: How well do you know Australia’s treasurers? (No 3) LIFE & ARTS QUIZ trivia 2024 general knowledge current affairs puzzles IA Interrogates Independent Australia Hottest 100 Triple J Share Article
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here . AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Malek Abdelgowad scored 26 points as UMass beat UMass-Boston 86-52 on Saturday. Abdelgowad also contributed 14 rebounds for the Minutemen (4-7). Daniel Rivera added 11 points while going 4 of 6 and 3 of 7 from the free-throw line while they also had 10 rebounds. Jaylen Curry had 10 points and finished 4 of 7 from the field. The Beacons were led in scoring by Cameron Perkins, who finished with 13 points, six rebounds and two steals. Xavier McKenzie added 13 points, two steals and two blocks for UMass-Boston. Raphel Laurent also recorded eight points. UMass took the lead with 15:49 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 47-24 at halftime, with Abdelgowad racking up 18 points. UMass extended its lead to 66-36 during the second half, fueled by a 14-2 scoring run. Abdelgowad scored a team-high eight points in the second half as their team closed out the win. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
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