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1
What colour ball do cricketers use at night?
yellow
green
red
white
2
Which famous poet wrote "In Flanders Field"?
Wilfred McGree
Jonathan Thomas
John McCrae
John Magner
3
What was the highest grossing film of the 2020s
Sonic the Hedgehog
Bad Boys for Life
Jumanji: The Next Level
1917
4
Which country knighted a penguin?
Denmark
Norway
Finland
Sweden
5
Why do cats "head-butt" their owners?
They're tired
They're hungry
To show trust
They're irritable
6
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
USA
Australia
China
7
What was the original meaning of the word "golf"?
stick
men
club
Gentlemen only, ladies forbidden
8
What is the most populated city in the world?
Tokyo
Delhi
Mexico
Shanghai
9
What animal is most likely to survive the vacuum of space?
mosquito
common fly
Tardigrade
Cockroach
10
Which genetic condition is far more likely to be inherited by men?
Epilepsy
Heart disease
Colour blindness
Osteoporosis
11
Which author/s were responsible for the more gory accounts of traditional fairytales?
Jonathan Swift
Aesop
Brothers Grimm
Hans Anderson
12
What was Adolf Hitler's nationality?
German
Austrian
Russian
French
13
Who was the author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"?
H.G. Wells
John Keats
Lewis Carroll
Rudyard Kipling
14
What is the only dog hat doesn't have a pink tongue?
chow
labrador
shiba inu
doberman
15
What is the most popular sport in Australia?
Cricket
AFL
Football
NRL
16
Where did Captain America grow up?
Wisconsin
Chicago
Brooklyn
Las Vegas
17
Where is the driest place on earth?
Antarctica
Karoo
Sahara
Iran
18
Who famously explained the behaviour of black holes?
Stephen Hawking
Albert Einstein
Marie Curie
Isaac Newton
19
Which sport has the most similarity to soccer?
hockey
rugby
basketball
tennis
20
Name the cloud formation responsible for hail
nimbus
stratus
cumulonimbus
cirrus
21
Who were the only people who successfully invaded Russia for conquest?
French
Chinese
Germans
Mongols
22
What was Muhammad Ali's original name?
Jonathan Carter
Cassius Clay
Carter Jonathan
Lincoln Clay
23
What is most widely and prolifically published book in the world?
The Lord of the Rings
The Bible
Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
24
What percentage of the body is made up of water?
70%
60%
50%
40%
25
Which tennis open is the only one played in the southern hemisphere?
South African
Brazilian
American
Australian
26
Who was the first democratically elected president of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
Jacob Zuma
Winnie Mandela
Julius Malema
27
Christopher Columbus was not the first to discover North America. Who did?
General Mao
Richmond Whitley
Nicholas Columbus
Leif Eriksson
28
Which Disney movie is based on a real, historical character?
Ariel from "The Little Mermaid"
Tiana from "The Princess and the Frog"
Pocahontas from "Pocahontas"
Jasmine from "Aladdin"
29
Which country was the first to allow women to vote for government?
France
England
Australia
New Zealand
30
In which country did basketball orginate?
Australia
Russia
America
England
31
What is the longest river in the world?
Amazon
Mississipi
Nile
Yangtze
32
In the original Spiderman, how does Peter Parker create his webs?
A device on his wrist
His wrist
A ring
His fingertips
33
Who created the law of Gravitation?
Marie Curie
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Stephen Hawking
34
What do butterflies taste with?
feet
feelers
proboscis
tongues
35
What colour is a polar bear's skin?
white
pink
black
colourless
36
Which one of these actors/actresses is South African?
Mat Damon
Helen Mirren
Will Smith
Charlize Theron
37
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
San Marino
Monaco
Lesotho
38
What animal is the dugong's closest genetic relative?
dolphin
whale
shark
elephant
39
What percentage of your body's energy does your brain use?
20%
30%
15%
25%
40
How many time zones does China have?
Two
Three
One
Four
41
How many gold medals did Australia win at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
14
12
13
11
42
The second world war was between the years...?
1935 - 1940
1940 - 1942
1938 - 1945
1939 - 1945
43
Albinism is caused by...?
A skin disease
All the hair in your body being white
Having no hair colour
A complete lack of melanin in the body
44
Where is the world's largest dormant supervolcano?
Yellowstone National Park
Krakatoa
Kilimanjaro
Everest
45
How many Bronte sisters were there?
Two
Four
One
Three
46
In the novel, "Pride and Prejudice", who is the man that Elizabeth Bennet falls in love with?
Mr Collins
Mr Wickham
Mr Bingly
Mr Darcy
47
Who came up with the Theory of Relativity?
Albert Einstein
Marie Curie
Stephen Hawking
Isaac Newton
48
Che Guevara is often thought to have helped brought Communism to which South American country?
Uraguay
Brazil
Cuba
Puerto Rico
49
Who very recently did a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence" song (2015)?
Disturbed
Mumford and Sons
JayZ
Adele
50
What is the name of the giant gingerbread man in Shrek 2?
Manga
Mango
Wongo
Mongo
51
The novel, "Animal Farm" is an allegory for which political movement?
Fascism
Monarchy
Communism
Democracy
52
Who discovered the elements of radium and polonium (radioactive elements)?
Marie Curie
Stephen Hawking
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
53
Which, of the following options, is the most intelligent bird?
owl
pigeon
crow
parrot
54
The platypus is classified as what kind of animal?
avarian
reptile
fish
mammal
55
Which house was NOT in Game Of Thrones
Marne
Stark
Targaryn
Lannister
56
How much of the world's fresh water is stored in glaciers?
60 - 70%
50 - 60%
40 - 50%
70 - 80%
57
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Atlantic
Arctic
Pacific
Indian
58
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is an example of what?
pangram
alliteration
palindrome
anagram
59
Who was the first internationally famous boy band?
Beach Boys
The Beatles
New Kids on the Block
Backstreet Boys
60
In which Shakespeare play does the stage direction, "Exit, pursued by a bear" famously occur?
A Winter's Tale
Taming of the Shrew
Othello
The Tempest
61
Who was the first female Prime Minister of Britain?
Alison Walthew
Winston Margaret
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Winston
62
What exactly did Darth Vader say to Luke regarding his father?
"Luke, I am your father"
"No, I am your father"
"No, he is your father"
"Luke, he is your father"
63
Who won the Rugby World Cup in 1995?
South Africa
New Zealand
Australia
France
64
Which of the following is used in pencils?
Phosphorous
Silicon
Charcoal
Graphite
65
In what country was the printing press invented?
Germany
China
Russia
Japan
66
Who was the 2nd man on the moon?
Peter Wilkins
Neil Armstrong
Neil Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
67
What would you call a grouping of owls?
parliament
clump
murder
flock
68
The process of plants using light to make food and emit oxygen is called?
Chloroplasty
Photosynthesis
Photoplasty
Chlorosynthesis
69
What is the most popular sport in the world?
tennis
hockey
soccer
cricket
70
In what year did Australia become an independent country?
1989
1902
1990
1901
