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- 3. Australia was home to the hottest place in the world on Monday. Which town reached 43.5 degrees Celsius?
- 4. The Hindu festival of lights was celebrated this week. What is this festival called?
- 5. Protestors in the United States have been seen carrying jugs of what to treat their eyes for tear gas
- 8. In which state is a car reported stolen to insurers every 44 minutes?
- 9. A Guinness World Record was broken this week, when 150 people gathered to break the record for the largest gathering of what?
- 12. Which Australian soccer manager was recently sacked as the coach of Nottingham Forest (SURNAME)
- 14. The military of which island country seized power this week after its Parliament voted to impeach the president?
- 16. Which decorated Olympic swimmer announced their retirement from the sport this week? (SURNAME)
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- 1. María Corina Machado an opposition figure, was recently awarded the Nobel peace prize. What country is she from?
- 2. Every year, the world's passports are ranked according to how much power they wield. Which country dropped out of the top 10 for the first time ever? (ONEWORD)
- 6. Jewellery was recently stolen from which famous French museum?
- 7. Parts of a NSW wildlife sanctuary was forced to temporarily evacuate parts of their centre after a woman brought in what animal?
- 10. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, recently met with which word leader (SURNAME)
- 11. Which popular gaming app wants exemption from the social media ban despite evidence of predators targeting children?
- 13. After Trump addressed the Israeli Knesset, he jetted off to which country for a world leaders summit on ending the Gaza war?
- 15. The United States recently announced new sanctions against which country?