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2016 SHCMS Orientation Day Quiz
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Year 8 Orientation Day Quiz
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1
Which sports playing area is 2.7 metres by 1.5 metres?
Table Tennis
Hockey
Football
Polo
2
Which American President was assassinated in 1963?
John F Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Harry S Trueman
3
What is the Nickname of the Queensland Netball Team in the ANZ Championship?
Thunderbirds
Firebirds
Vixens
Patriots
4
What does the acronym ANZAC stand for?
Australian New Zealand Army Corps
Australian New Zealand Army Core
New Zealand Australian Army Core
5
Which insect accurately indicates the air temperature?
preying mantis
cricket
ant
fly
6
What does a taxidermist do?
Kills animals
Stuffs animals
Photos animals
Follows animals
7
Which Actor played the role of Sir William Wallace in the movie "Braveheart"?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mel Gibson
Eddie Murphy
Tom Cruise
8
Which Australian golfer won his first major tournament in 2015?
Jason Day
Adam Scott
Happy Gilmore
Greg Norman
9
Who won the 2014 Le Tour De France?
Lance Armstrong
Vincenzo Nibali
Neil Armstrong
Cadel Evans
10
Who said,"I have a dream"?
Kevin Rudd
Martin Luther King
George Bush
Muhammed Ali
11
What is the largest living bird?
Ostrich
Cassowary
Emu
Bald Headed Eagle
12
What is the currency of Switzerland?
Swiss Euro
Swiss Dollar
Swiss Yen
Swiss Franc
13
Where does Homer Simpson work?
Quickie Mart
Nuclear Power Plant
Moes Tavern
Shellbyville Power Company
14
What is the only word in English ending in the letters 'mt'?
dreamt
filamt
kemt
none
15
How many times does the average human heart beat per day?
8000
10,000
500,000
100,000
16
Which planet has the highest mountain?
Mars
Earth
Saturn
Pluto
17
What year did the First Fleet come to Australia?
1601
1788
1888
1901
18
Who won the Men's 2015 Australian Open?
Andy Murray
Bernard Tomic
Novak Djokovic
Roger Federer
19
Where is the world's biggest supplier of pineapples?
Jamaica
Japan
Hawaii
Australia
20
What was the name of the first ship in which James Cook sailed to Australia?
Borrowdale
Enterprise
Endeavour
The Black Pearl
21
Who invented the first telephone?
Thomas Edison
Albert Einstein
Steve Jobs
Alexander Bell
22
True or False, only one word in the English language rhymes with Silver?
False
True
23
What LEGENDARY club did Christopher Judd recently retire from?
Port Adelaide
Carlton
West Coast Eagles
Hawthorn
24
Besides sleep, what is normally impossible to do with your eyes open?
Cough
Sleep
Yawn
Sneeze
25
What is the next number in this sequence? 1, 3, 9, 27,.....
81
40
36
54
26
How many kilometres are in a marathon?
42
55
50
26
27
Which is the official Ferrari racing colour?
Silver
Red
Black
Yellow
28
Which Archduke was assassinated to trigger the start of World War 1?
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Franz Ferdinand
Mick Jagger
29
What number guernsey does Trent Cotchin wear?
9
5
18
3
30
What piece of sporting equipment has a head, face, heel and toe?
Lacrosse Stick
Golf Club
Tennis Racquet
Croquet club
31
Who directed Jurassic Park?
George Lucas
James Cameron
Jerry Bruckheimer
Steven Spielberg
32
Which volcano destroyed Pompeii?
Mount Kosciuszko
Mount Rushmore
Mount Everest
Mount Vesuvius
33
The Olympic torch is carried from which mountain to the host stadium?
Mount Olympus
Mount Etna
Mount Athena
Mount Zeus
34
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Pluto
35
What primary colour is missing? red, yellow and....
Green
Black
Purple
Blue
36
Which country does the River Nile run through?
Egypt
Guatamala
Thailand
India
37
How many rings are on the Olympic Emblem?
6
5
8
7
38
Name the blue telly tubby.
Tinky Winky
Starlight
Poe
Elma
39
The Pope lives in the Vatican. What country surrounds the Vatican?
Spain
Australia
Italy
Croatia
40
How many carats in pure gold?
36
18
24
9
41
What unit of area is equal to 10,000 square metres?
1 Kilometre
1 Gallon
1 Hectare
10 Kilometres
42
China is the most populated country in the world. What is the second most?
Russia
America
India
China
43
In which business is the richest man in the world?
Deep sea diving
Computer software
Property Development
The oil industry
44
What is the capital city of Turkey?
Ankara
Gallipoli
Constantinople
Istanbul
45
In what country would you find the famous palace, the Taj Mahal?
France
India
China
Italy
46
True or False: Dalmation Dogs are born without spots?
True
False
47
What is an Alsatian dog also known as?
Puppy
German Shepherd
Labrador
Poodle
48
Which player signed the most expensive contract in soccer history?
Angel Di Maria
Lionel Messi
Christiano Ronaldo
Gareth Bale
49
How many dots on two dice?
36
12
42
21
50
Which Continent does not have a desert?
Antarctica
Europe
North America
Australia
51
True or False. Mr. Mechis once had a Contract with Adelaide United?
True
False
52
Which city won the bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games?
Madrid
New York
Istanbul
Tokyo
53
Which city is nicknamed the 'Big Apple'?
London
New York
Hong Kong
Sydney
54
How many megabytes are in 1 Gigabyte?
1024
256
1000
1990
55
Which team won the 2014-2015 NBA Championship?
Golden State Warriors
Miami Heat
LA Lakers
San Antonio Spurs
56
How much of Australia is classified as dessert?
25%
16%
none
8%
57
Name the main ingredients used to make pasta
Flour and water
Egg and Flour
Dough
Egg
58
What does GMT stand for?
Global Mountain Time?
Green Mode Time
Greenwich Mean Time
Global Movement Time
59
How many pieces in a Rubik's Cube?
26
25
27
28
60
What is the highest score in darts?
160
140
180
170
61
Which sport do the Oklahoma City Thunder play?
MLB
NFL
NBA
NHL
