1What did serial killer Charles Manson carve into his head when he got bored with the ‘X’?
A Swastika
2 What is the only EVEN Prime Number?
2
3 Who won the 2005 NRL competition?
West Tigers
4 How many sides does a Dodecahedron have?
(Pronounced DOH DEKKA HEE DRON)
Twelve
5 What sort of berry was crossed with a Loganberry to produce a Boysenberry?
A Blackberry
6 What Television Series followed the adventures of two detectives whose first names were Jonathon and Jennifer?
Hart to Hart
7 What does the acronym NASA stand for?
National
Aeronautics and
Space
Administration
8 In English soccer, 'Anfield' is the home ground of which Premier League Team?
Liverpool
9 Which continent is divided into the most countries?
Africa
10 What is the main ingredient in the Curry accompaniment Raita?
Yoghurt
Round 2
1 What brand name was on the world’s first patented pneumatic tyre?
Dunlop
2 What was the first planet other than earth to have a spacecraft crash on it?
Venus
3 In a rowing eight, what is the oarsman who sits nearest to the bow called?
The Stroke
4 What man has the most monuments erected to him?
Buddha
5 What is the largest province in Canada?
Quebec
6 What alloy is formed when you combine tin with lead?
Pewter
7 In the folk song ‘My Darling Clementine’, how did Clementine die?
She drowned
8 How many ‘blank’ tiles are there in a standard set of Scrabble tiles?
2
9 To the nearest whole number, how many times bigger is the diameter of Uranus than Earth?
FOUR
10 What is the southernmost country in Scandinavia?
Denmark
Round 3
1 In 1993 and 94 Tom Hanks landed the best actor award at the Oscars for which two Films?
1993 - Philadelphia
1994 - Forrest Gump
2 What childrens disease is caused by Herpes Zoster?
Chickenpox
3 To the nearest 1000 kilometers, how far is it by air from London to Melbourne?
17,000 km
(Exact = 16,917km)
4 Which team finished sixth in the National Rugby League 2003 season?
New Zealand Warriors
5 How many characters did Eddie Murphy Play in the first ‘The Nutty Professor’ movie?
Seven
6 What wedding anniversary is designated as Platinum?
70th
7 What part of the body does ‘Lacrimal’ fluid lubricate?
Eyes
8 Which part of France does Claret come from?
Bordeaux
9 In 1986, Lynette Larson became captain of the Australian women’s team in which sport?
Cricket
10 Who played the lead role of Aileen in the 2003 movie ‘Monster’?
Charlize Theron
Round 4
1 How many stripes are there on the USA Flag?
Thirteen
2 Which country has a huge lottery called ‘EL GORDO’ which means ‘The Fat One’?
Spain
3 In the Irish sport of Hurling, how many points are awarded for a goal?
Three
4 Who played the roles of Batman and Robin in the 60’s TV Show?
Adam West and
Burt Ward
5 In the movie ‘Gone With The Wind’, what did Scarlet O’Hara call her black maid
Mammy
6 Vendredi is the French word for which day of the week?
(Pronounced VON DRER DEE)
Friday
7 To the nearest whole degree, what is considered normal body temperature for humans?
37°C or 99°F
(98.6°F)
8 In which sport is the Indira Ghandi Gold Cup awarded?
Hockey
9 Name the US President from 1953 to 1960
Dwight D Eisenhower
10 Which reptile can include the species, Loggerhead, Snapping and Hawksbill?
Turtles
Round 5
1 According to FIFA rules, in soccer, what is the maximum amount of time a goalkeeper is allowed to hold the ball in his or her hands?
Six seconds
2 What have you eaten if you’ve just consumed a ‘deutoplasm’?
The yolk of an egg
3 Who directed the blockbuster Titanic?
James Cameron
4 Name the three South American countries that begin with a vowel.
Argentina
Ecuador
Uruguay
5 Which two countries does the Ganges river flow through?
India
Bangladesh
6 Which famous singer was subpoenaed by the US House Committee on Crime in 1972 for alleged mafia connections?
Frank Sinatra
7 What was the name of the tennis player who was stabbed by a fan during a match in Germany in the 90’s?
Monica Seles
8 What star sign is between Aries and Gemini?
Taurus
9 If you were Macrocephalic, which part of your body would be abnormally large?
(Pronounced MAKRO SEFF A LICK)
Head/skull
10 Which letter is to the left of the ‘x’ on a computer keyboard?
Z
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