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Trivia Afternoon and Most Embarrassing moments of Primary Staff at MECS.
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1
Which toilet is the least used toilet in a public toilet block?
First stall on the right
The stall furthest from the entrance
First stall on the left
Any middle stall
2
Who am I? Camping a few years ago, I was laughing so hard that I wet my pants.. not just a little wet.
Scott Mealy
Kaye Smith
Kate Weekes
Ali Coffey
3
Around what percentage of animal species are invertebrates?
87%
99%
95%
92%
4
Who am I? I was sharing fondue at a friends and laughing while eating pineapple, when the pineapple came out my nose!
Malcs Pirie
Kate Weekes
Lynne Kimber
Wayne Armstrong
5
Which of the following was NOT a character In Mel Dysktra’s Pulitzer Prize winning short story ‘Ben the pig’ ?
Mel Rabbit
Scott Mealy-Mole
Ali Rat
Naomi Squirrel
6
Who won the 2012 Wimbledon Men’s Singles Tournament?
Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer
Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic
7
The Monument in the city of London, is a monument to which event?
The Crowning of Queen Victoria
The Battle of Waterloo
World War 1
The Great Fire of London
8
Which direction does water go down the sink in the Southern Hemisphere?
Clockwise
Anti-clockwise
Straight down
There's no difference
9
What is strange about male snakes?
They die after 3 years of age
They cannot sweat
They have 2 penises
Their eyes are closer together than females
10
Who is Lizzy's love?
Mr Willoughby
Peeta Mellark
Heathcliffe
Mr Darcy
11
Who am I? When I was 37 weeks pregnant, I sat on a whoopie cushion. It popped. I died a little.
Jenny Taylor
Naomi Campbell
Mel Dykstra
Mandy Simpson
12
What do the 100 pleats in a chef’s hat represent?
100 French famous chefs
100 steps in a degree to become a chef
100 different ways to cook an egg
100 points for a perfect dish
13
In which book series might I find Diagon Alley?
Harry Potter
The Lord of the Rings
Divergent
Twilight
14
Which of these books is
not
a book by Australian author Andy Griffiths?
The Very Bad book
Pirate Fever!
The Day my Bum went Psycho
The 52 Storey Treehouse
15
What was the name given to the practise of killing every tenth man in a mutinous Roman cohort?
Eradicate
Obliterate
Eviscerate
Decimate
16
Which Kentucky-born U.S. president is honoured in the Wrestling Hall of Fame?
Stone Cold Steve Austin
George W. Bush Sr.
Abraham Lincoln
Barak Obama
17
What book is this line from: ’ A person’s a person, no matter how small’?
Horton Hears a Who
The Bible
50 Shades of Grey
The Lorax
18
Who am I? I mistook an outstretched arm of a stranger locking their car, as a hug.
Helen Amery
Steph Cummings
Mel Dykstra
Naomi Campbell
19
The first vaccine was for which disease?
Measles
Typhoid Fever
Whooping Cough
Smallpox
20
Who am I? I sent a sick kid to the office to be picked up & mixed up the child. I rung the wrong parent of the child.
Scott Mealy
Allyson Kop
Deb Tunne
Mel Dykstra
21
Who am I? I invited two parents of two different students to the one PT interview thinking they were together?
Sarah Piesse
Ben Clark
Di Emery
Naomi Campbell
22
What year was Mount Evelyn Christian Primary School first opened?
1973
1975
1971
1977
23
Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Bell
Alexander Fleming
Ian Bell
Ian Fleming
24
In Greek mythology, which food of the gods was said to give humans immortality?
Honey
Dairy Milk Chocolate
Ambrosia
Pomegranates
25
Which country has competed the most times in the Summer Olympic Games without ever winning a medal?
Liechtenstein
Cape Verde
Azerbaijan
Moldova
26
Before winning the 100m sprint at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, what was Usain Bolt’s pre-race snack?
Chicken Nuggets
Pizza
Ice Cream
Snickers
27
In which part of the body can you find the smallest bones?
spine
foot
ear
finger
28
In Golf, what does the term “albatross” refer to?
4 under par
3 under par
1 under par
2 over par
29
Which basketball move was banned from 1967 to 1976?
Hook Shot
Slam Dunk
Crossover
Alley-oop
30
Before being known as ‘Melbourne’, what was the city known as?
Batman
Batmania
Batmanvia
Melbournia
31
Who am I? I preached a sermon on Zoom and the whole time the congregation could only see the top part of my face.
Malcs Pirie
Ali Coffey
Steph Cummings
Sarah Venz
32
How old was Edward VI when he became King?
18 years old
15 years old
9 years old
72 years old
33
What year did Melbourne host the Summer Olympic Games?
1956
1964
1960
1952
34
Collingwood have lost the most VFL/AFL grand finals. How many have the lost?
27
15
19
24
35
Who am I? My skirt fell down around my ankles when I was running to the stage at a trivia night?
Chloe Vale
Mel Dykstra
Jenny Taylor
Louise Griffiths
36
Which famous Australian site would I find in Western Australia?
The Daintree Rainforest
The Kimberley
Ettamogah Pub
Kakadu National Park
37
What is the meaning of ‘biscuit’?
Twice cooked
Flat pastry
Sweet pastry
Flat round
38
Who am I? After a parent teacher interview I realised I had toilet paper stuck on my shoe!
Allyson Kop
Richelle Hoogie
Steph Cummings
Naomi Campbell
39
Who was the first athlete to win Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the year award twice?
Michael Jordan
Serena Williams
Tom Brady
Tiger Woods
40
Which Prime Minister succeeded Julia Gillard in 2013?
Tony Abbott
John Howard
Kevin Rudd
Malcolm Turnbull
41
Who am I? I wanted to see how high I could kick my leg so I tried this & ended up landing on my bum!
Carly Russ
Ali Coffey
Steph Cummings
Di Emery
42
Who am I? I once pooed in a garden bed at a major shopping centre cos it was late and I couldn't find an open door.
Jason Brown
Scott Mealy
Ali Coffey
Ben Clark
43
Who am I? I over-threw a bowling ball, fell multiple times on the slippery aisle, and had to do “the worm” to get back.
Peter Owen
Lyse Carlson
Ben Clark
Rachel Harrison
44
Who am I? I took the principal’s (Martin) car up the street, but it was a visitor’s car, who thought it had been stolen.
Di Emery
Ali Coffey
Helen Amery
Jo Miller
45
Danish & Australian inventors developed which app, that was quickly bought up and released globally in the early 2000s?
Candy Crush
MySpace
Google Maps
Facebook
46
Which author wrote the Picture Story Book ‘The Incredible Book Eating Boy’?
Margaret Wild
Oliver Jeffers
Anthony Browne
Colin Thompson
47
How many elements are there in the periodic table?
105
180
118
220
48
Which book of the Narnia series features Polly as a main Character?
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Last Battle
The Horse and his Boy
The Magician's Nephew
49
If spaghetti is many strands, what is one strand of spaghetti called?
Una pezzo
Spagm
Spaghetto
Pasta singola
50
Which of the following are not a literary couple?
Henry De Tamble and Clare Abshire
Elinor Dashwood and Edward Ferrars
Josephine Grey and Alexander Elliot
Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser
51
England have only won the football World Cup, once. What year did this momentous and wonderful event take place?
1906
1966
1999
1996
52
What was the nationality of the first explorer to land in Australia in 1606?
English
Dutch
Spanish
Indian
53
What notorious event occurred on the 24
th
October, 1929?
Germany invaded Poland and began World War 2
Women gained the right to vote, in the US
The Hindenburg Disaster
The Wall Street Crash (Black Thursday)
54
What colour is the black box in an aeroplane? (Who knows which country invented the black box?)
Black
Orange
Steel
Chrome
55
Marty McFly visits what futuristic year in
Back to the Future Part 2
?
2015
2000
2020
3010
56
Besides hockey, what is Canada’s other national sport?
Canadian Football
Curling
Lacrosse
Cricket
57
Australia has the world’s largest sand island. What is it's name?
Fraser Island
Rottnest Island
Phillip Island
Tasmania
58
How many players are on a baseball team?
10
7
12
9
59
When did the Korean War end?
1953
It didn’t – an armistice was signed in 1953 but they're still at war.
It didn’t – it never officially began. It has been classed as a dispute.
1945
60
What is considered the largest desert in the world?
Big Desert
Australian Desert
Antartica
Sahara
61
Which one of the following people involved in the Entertainment industry, is NOT Australian?
Russell Crowe (Gladiator, Cinderella Man)
Margot Robbie (Focus, Suicide Squad)
Baz Luhrmann (directed The Great Gatsby, Romeo & Juliet, Moulin Rouge)
Larry Emdur (Price is Right, The Morning Show)
62
Who am I? I spilt grape juice all over my friend when passing the elements during communion.
Kaye Smith
Fi Holliday
Bec Pirie
Jason Brown
63
What is a baby echidna called?
A kitten
A puggle
A child
A joey
64
What is the universal number of twists on a champagne cage?
10
3
7 and half
6
65
Who am I? Instead of saying “I’m sorry” to my strict maths teacher, I said “I love you”. Not a good moment…
Sarah Piesse
Scott Mealy
Jan Ormrod
Ali Coffey
66
Edith Cowan has featured on the Australian $50 note since 1995. What is she most well-known for?
First woman war correspondent in Belgium during WW1
First Australian woman to climb Mt Everest
First Australian woman to serve as a member of parliament
Australia’s first female astronaut
67
Which part of the brain is responsible for anxiety?
Amygdala
Pre-frontal cortex
Hypothalamus
Hypocampus
68
How many bones are there in the neck of a giraffe?
4
19
12
7
69
What is the medical term for bad breath?
Pericoronitis
Onychocryptosis
Halitosis
Epistaxis
70
Who am I? While running late to a conference I tripped up the stairs... not once, but twice!
Fi Holliday
Kaye Smith
Allyson Kop
Ali Coffey
71
What is interesting about Australian Author Jackie French?
She is dyslexic (or, should I say, she has a dyslexic profile)
She was actually born Jacqueline Ffrench
She has published over 140 books
All of the above
72
Every person is different, but just how much do you differ genetically from other humans?
0.05%
0.5%
0.01%
0.1%
73
Who am I? While working at LUSH, I suggested a massage bar perfect for pregnancy... turns out she wasn't pregnant!
Deb Tunne
Tash Sharpe
Becks Pirie
Mandy Simpson
74
The Hockeyroos have competed in 10 Olympics Games. How many times have they won gold?
1
3
2
5
75
Australia became a nation on 1
st
Jan, 1901. Which state was the last to agree to be part of the Federation of Australia?
Western Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
76
Which book was written by Markus Zusak?
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Secret River
The Book Thief
The Handmaid's Tale
77
Where on the human body would you find the most sweat glands?
head/face
underarms
bottom of the feet
palms