Daily Quiz · Aug 25

{"questions": [{"q": "By how much is Victoria cutting the Suburban Rail Loop East project?", "options": ["$1.5 billion", "$2 billion", "$3 billion", "$2.5 billion"], "answer": 1, "why": "Premier Ben Carroll announced the $2 billion cut to save costs before the November election."}, {"q": "How many Qantas points plus cash are needed for Philippine Airlines business class to Manila?", "options": ["75,000 points plus $250", "90,000 points plus $327", "100,000 points plus $400", "85,000 points plus $300"], "answer": 1, "why": "The story explicitly states business class to Manila costs 90,000 Qantas points plus $327."}, {"q": "What is the learning gap between disadvantaged and advantaged year 9 students in WA?", "options": ["Five years", "Six years eight months", "Seven years", "Four years six months"], "answer": 1, "why": "Research revealed the gap is six years and eight months by year 9 in Western Australian schools."}, {"q": "How many Qantas frequent flyer votes did Ben McIntosh receive to win the Barton Medal?", "options": ["24 votes", "26 votes", "28 votes", "30 votes"], "answer": 1, "why": "Ben McIntosh won the Barton Medal with 26 votes, holding off his nearest rival by two votes."}, {"q": "How much electricity will Australia's planned data centres consume by 2036?", "options": ["28 terawatt-hours", "31 terawatt-hours", "34 terawatt-hours", "40 terawatt-hours"], "answer": 2, "why": "The 225 data centre projects will consume 34 terawatt-hours annually, nearly matching all NSW and Victoria homes."}]}