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Charlize Theron, Social Media & Neighbours of Norway (Mon, 31st Aug, 2026) · Car Trip Trivia

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  Speaker 1: This is the podcast that doesn't tolerate Monday blues. Doesn't
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  Speaker 1: matter how big your weekend was, we get on with it.
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  Speaker 1: It's Car Trip Trivia, and we're here to get your
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  Speaker 1: brain functioning in an entertaining way. We've got 20 questions.
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  Speaker 1: They're all family-friendly, and they're coming up. Also got a
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  Speaker 1: batch of birthday shout-outs to get through. Jodie from Penrith
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  Speaker 1: just turned 60. Now, Rhonda from Mayfield also turned 60.
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  Speaker 1: Deegan from West Perth was recently 32. Tomorrow, we have
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  Speaker 1: Pat from Kynerton, 38. Matt from Suffolk is celebrating. We've
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  Speaker 1: got Ronan from Frisco, Texas, 12 years of age. And
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  Speaker 1: Laura from Mount Gravatt East has waited 31 years for
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  Speaker 1: her golden birthday. And I might add, it's the oldest
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  Speaker 1: possible golden birthday you can have. 31 on the 31st.
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  Speaker 1: Happy birthday. And how's that? All right, I'm Stephen Cray.
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  Speaker 1: And if you'd like to know where the guy who
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  Speaker 1: stole that last piece of pizza went... He went that away.
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  Speaker 1: Question one. What letter is silent in the word muscle?
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  Speaker 1: The C is silent. It's spelt M-U-S-C-L-E. Question two. What
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  Speaker 1: keeps our feet on the ground and stops us from
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  Speaker 1: floating away? Gravity. Question three. What type of TV shows
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  Speaker 1: were hosted by Aussies Bernard King, Ian Hewitson and Matt Moran?
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  Speaker 1: Cooking shows. Question four. Now, this is a semi-related question.
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  Speaker 1: Sodium bicarbonate is better known as what common supermarket item?
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  Speaker 1: Baking soda. You can see the tenuous link there between
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  Speaker 1: questions four and three. Question five. What was the name
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  Speaker 1: of George Bush Senior's first lady wife? Not his first
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  Speaker 1: lady wife, but his first lady wife. It was Barbara Bush.
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  Speaker 1: Question six. A court case heard in private is known
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  Speaker 1: as a hearing in what? A hearing in camera or
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  Speaker 1: a hearing in chambers is acceptable as well. Question seven.
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  Speaker 1: What is the legal age for social media use in Australia?
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  Speaker 1: 16 years of age. It came into effect in December 2025.
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  Speaker 1: Question eight. What was the third book in Stieg Larsson's
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  Speaker 1: Millennium Trilogy? A great book and some great movies too.
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  Speaker 1: It was The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Question nine.
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  Speaker 1: What specific breed of hot-blooded horse is defined strictly by
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  Speaker 1: a closed bloodline dating back to three 18th century foundational sires?
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  Speaker 1: A thoroughbred. Question ten. According to the Bible, what part
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  Speaker 1: of Adam's body did God use to create Eve? He
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  Speaker 1: used his rib. Question 11. What country is 1,030 kilometres
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  Speaker 1: west of Norway? Iceland, across the Norwegian Sea. Question 12,
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  Speaker 1: deriving from French. What word beginning with C is an
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  Speaker 1: idea or phrase that has been used so many times
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  Speaker 1: it is no longer original, interesting or meaningful? A cliché.
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  Speaker 1: Question 13. Which marine animal does the crown of thorns
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  Speaker 1: starfish feed on? Coral. And coral is an animal. I
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  Speaker 1: looked it up. Question 14. A statement that records all
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  Speaker 1: economic transactions between residents of a country and the rest
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  Speaker 1: of the world over a specific time period is the
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  Speaker 1: balance of what? The balance of payments. Question 15. Unihemispheric
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  Speaker 1: slow-wave sleep. That's unihemispheric slow-wave sleep is a defence mechanism
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  Speaker 1: for many birds, reptiles and marine animals. It's also known
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  Speaker 1: as sleeping with... What? Sleeping with one eye open. Quite literally,
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  Speaker 1: one half of the brain rests while the other is
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  Speaker 1: alert and on guard. Question 16. Which beetle once owned
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  Speaker 1: a toilet that sold for £ 9, 500 at a Liverpool auction
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  Speaker 1: in 2011? John Lennon. Imagine that. Question 17. Sharing a
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  Speaker 1: border with Mozambique, the small African country of Eswatini was
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  Speaker 1: formerly known as what? Was it Upper Volta? Abyssinia? Or Swaziland?
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  Speaker 1: Upper Volta, Abyssinia or Swaziland? S. Swatini was once known
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  Speaker 1: as Swaziland. Question 18. What homophone is both a religious
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  Speaker 1: structure and to change, modify or adjust? Alter, A-L-T-A-R, for
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  Speaker 1: the religious structure, and alter, or alter, A-L-T-E-R, for the modification.
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  Speaker 1: Question 19. Charlize Theron called on eight personal trainers to
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  Speaker 1: help her get in shape for her intensely physical performance
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  Speaker 1: in which explosive action thriller from 2017? Atomic Blonde. I've
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  Speaker 1: got an itch that needs to be scratched. It's a
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  Speaker 1: Who Am I? It's up next here at Car True Trivia.
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  Speaker 1: Stay with us. Question 20. It's a Who Am I?
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  Speaker 1: Born with the first name Mark in Alameda County, California
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  Speaker 1: in July 1967. My mother is an astrologer and my
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  Speaker 1: adoptive father an acting instructor and theatre manager. I have
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  Speaker 1: kept most of my childhood details private, but I appeared
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  Speaker 1: in a Greenwich Village production of Dinosaur Door at the
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  Speaker 1: age of seven and went on to attend Hunter College
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  Speaker 1: in New York City only to drop out in pursuit
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  Speaker 1: of acting. I took on my current stage name working
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  Speaker 1: as a bouncer and had an uncredited role. in the
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  Speaker 1: 1990 Robin Williams Robert De Niro film Awakenings. My 1994
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  Speaker 1: short film Multifacial showed at the Cannes Film Festival, leading
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  Speaker 1: to a part in 1998's Saving Private Ryan and voice
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  Speaker 1: work as the title character in The Iron Giant. Other
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  Speaker 1: notable films include Boiler Room, the sci-fi thriller Pitch Black,
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  Speaker 1: and XXX and its sequel. But my legacy as one
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  Speaker 1: of the world's highest-grossing actors would begin as Dominic Toretto
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  Speaker 1: in the street-racing action film The Fast and the Furious
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  Speaker 1: in 2001, and continue with nine of its sequels, including
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  Speaker 1: the currently in production Fast Forever. I founded the production
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  Speaker 1: company One Race Films and am the voice of Groot
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  Speaker 1: in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I am... I am Vin Diesel.
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  Speaker 1: And the good news is, if you're a fan of
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  Speaker 1: It's Car Trip Trivia. Thanks so much for joining us.
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  Speaker 1: We look forward to catching you whenever that is. Until then,
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  Speaker 1: stay gold.