ABC 50/50 Megaquiz: This week we're testing your knowledge on Die Hard, pizza and princesses

This week we're bringing you a very special, supersized edition of the ABC 50/50 quiz. We have not just 10 but a whopping 20 questions.

As always, each question has only two options, so you have an even chance of guessing correctly each time. We award one point for each correct answer, but we subtract one point for each wrong answer.

Zero out of 10 remains the pass mark. Good luck, and may the odds forever smile upon you.

CATEGORY: 80s MOVIES

Question 1 of 20: Die Hard was the big screen debut of which of its stars?

Bruce Willis in close-up in a still image from Die Hard. It's when he's crawling through the vent

ABruce Willis
BAlan Rickman

CATEGORY: HUMAN BODY

Question 2 of 20: What is the proper anatomical term for the kneecap?
APlantar
BPatella

CATEGORY: MONEY

Question 3 of 20: What is the currency of Aruba?

People walk along a sandy beach in front of beach huts and palm trees with clear blue water on the left of the image

AFlorin
BDollar

CATEGORY: SPACE & PLANETS

Question 4 of 20: What is the name of the dwarf planet found within the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?

An image shows a crater on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres, which is a dull white against the blackness of space.

AEris
BCeres

CATEGORY: INVENTIONS & GADGETS

Question 5 of 20: An invention called the "automatic chemical telegraph" was patented in the mid-19th century. What do we call it today?
AFax
BModem

CATEGORY: AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE

Question 6 of 20: Who painted this?

A famous painting showing a man sitting on a fallen tree trunk looking back at a hut

AArthur Streeton
BFrederick McCubbin

CATEGORY: BOOKS & LITERATURE

Question 7 of 20: What is the name of Sherlock Holmes's landlady?
AMrs Hudson
BMrs Adler

CATEGORY: PHYSICS

Question 8 of 20: "An object at rest tends to stay at rest" is a partial summary of which of Isaac Newton's three laws of motion?

A composite image showing a portrait of Sir Isaac Newton on the right and a page from his book Principia Mathematica on the left

AFirst
BThird

CATEGORY: SPORT

Question 9 of 20: Where would you find the professional soccer team known as the Grasshoppers?

A grasshopper sits on a branch

AMontevideo, Uruguay
BZurich, Switzerland

CATEGORY: PETS

Question 10 of 20: What is the average life span of a goldfish?

A goldfish looks directly into the camera while swimming in a bowl

A5-10 years
B10-15 years

CATEGORY: EARTH

Question 11 of 20: What is the upper layer of our atmosphere called?
AStratosphere
BExosphere

CATEGORY: FOOD

Question 12 of 20: Which city is most closely associated with deep dish pizza?

A deep dish pizza with plenty of cheese and sauce and green capsicum

AChicago
BDetroit

CATEGORY: ANCIENT HISTORY

Question 13 of 20: Which rival power did Rome fight against in the Punic Wars?
ACarthage
BSparta

CATEGORY: ROYALS AND RULERS

Question 14 of 20: Where does Princess Eugenie appear in the British royal line of succession?

A close up of Princess Beatrice and Eugenie dressed in white jackets hugging each other and smiling.

A12th
B18th

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