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The Age
Friday February 12, 2010
1. Stern Hu and how many Rio Tinto colleagues are being held in China?2. Faulty installation of foil insulation could pose what danger?3. Name the government-owned developer selling "affordable" housing at close to $1 million.4. Taylor Swift's second album was the top-selling title in the US last year. What is it called?5. What complaint do Rialto Tower residents have about a nearby strip club?6. Who has the Transport Ticketing Authority chief executive Gary Thwaites been replaced by?7. What weight-loss method is thought to be more effective than diet and exercise for obese teens?8. Which British filmmaker is campaigning to introduce a "Robin Hood tax" on financial institutions to help combat poverty and climate change?9. Australian Ballet is renaming its Southbank site in whose honour?10. Why do Australian banks think they shouldn't be subject to all planned global reforms aimed at making banks safer?11. The death toll for the Haiti earthquake has reached the same number as which 2004 tragedy?12. What is the name of MasterChef runner-up Poh Ling Yeow's new TV show?13. Who has been left out of Essendon's squad against West Coast in the opening NAB Cup match for disciplinary reasons?14. A Sasquatch called Quatchi is the mascot for which event?15. A Melbourne theatre nurse has invented a storage system called "Arkive 5:1" to cut down on what kind of clutter?ANSWERS: 1. Three 2. Live electricity flowing through ceilings 3. VicUrban 4. Fearless5. Rialto tenants can see nightclub entertainment hosted on the rooftop 6. Bernie Carolan 7. Gastric band surgery 8. Richard Curtis 9. Lady Primrose Potter 10. Because Australian banks performed reasonably well in the global financial crisis 11. The Asian tsunami 12. Poh's kitchen 13. Michael Hurley 14. The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics 15. Too many DVDs. Compiled by Katrin May
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