Daily Quiz · Sep 29

{"questions": [{"q": "How much did Launceston Mayor Matthew Garwood spend on personal items via his work credit card over three years?", "options": ["$12,000", "$17,000", "$22,000", "$25,000"], "answer": 1, "why": "Documents revealed the mayor spent $17,000 on personal items over three years."}, {"q": "What species of rare tree were home gardeners donating to Australia's National Botanic Gardens?", "options": ["Blue gums", "Stringybarks", "Wollemi pines", "Red cedars"], "answer": 2, "why": "About 10 gardeners donated home-grown Wollemi pines to the gardens for conservation."}, {"q": "How many years had passed since Newcastle Knights last appeared in a grand final?", "options": ["15 years", "20 years", "25 years", "30 years"], "answer": 2, "why": "The Knights are playing their first grand final in 25 years."}, {"q": "What is Brisbane developing increased production of to help people with rare blood types?", "options": ["Blood plasma", "Lab-grown blood", "Synthetic platelets", "Clotting factors"], "answer": 1, "why": "A Brisbane lab partnership is scaling up lab-grown blood production for rare transfusions."}, {"q": "When did democracy campaigner Tran Hiep disappear after arriving in Cambodia?", "options": ["September 12", "September 18", "September 22", "September 25"], "answer": 1, "why": "Tran Hiep arrived in Phnom Penh on September 18 and has not been reached since."}]}