Daily Quiz · Aug 29

{"questions": [{"q": "When did Brisbane host the Goodwill Games, which marked 25 years this Friday?", "options": ["1996", "2001", "2003", "2005"], "answer": 1, "why": "Friday marked 25 years since the 2001 Goodwill Games opened in Brisbane, the only host outside the US and Russia."}, {"q": "What was the original name of the Paddington building now operating as the 25Hours Hotel?", "options": ["The Paramount", "The Olympia", "The Odeon", "The Empire"], "answer": 1, "why": "The Olympia cinema from 1911 sat empty for decades before architects redesigned it as a hotel."}, {"q": "By what percentage did Sydney's new property listings drop?", "options": ["13.2%", "15.3%", "11.2%", "17.1%"], "answer": 0, "why": "New listings in Sydney fell 13.2 percent, representing about 850 fewer homes than a year ago."}, {"q": "How many people were injured in the P-plater's dangerous burnout?", "options": ["3", "8", "6", "5"], "answer": 2, "why": "Ewan Jamesson Andrew Howard's dangerous driving injured six people and he was sentenced to 20 months in the community."}, {"q": "How many distinct animal species have contracted bird flu across Australia since mid-June?", "options": ["28", "12", "20", "15"], "answer": 2, "why": "More than 350 confirmed bird flu cases have infected 20 distinct animal species across Australia since mid-June."}]}