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1
Why is the emu and the kangaroo depicted on Australia's Commonwealth Coat of Arms?
Because these animals can't walk backwards
Because these animals are national icons
Because these animals are deceptively dangerous
Because these animals are higher in population than people
2
What is the loudest animal on Earth?
Blue whale
Elephant
Sperm whale
Lion
3
What's the longest a human has ever held their breath?
24 minutes 37.36 seconds
33 minutes
8 minutes 40.21 seconds
17 minutes 8.10 seconds
4
Where does the term "mocha" come from?
Port City, Yemen
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Guadalajara, Mexico
Baguio City, Philippines
5
What is the world's deepest lake?
Lake Baikal in Russia
Lake Hillier in Australia
Lake Ontario in Canada
Lake Tahoe in the USA
6
Who was the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Suzie Quatro
Aretha Franklin
Diana Ross
The Supremes
7
The average person does what thirteen times a day?
Laughs
Blink
Sneezes
Hiccup
8
Jagger, Richards, Wyman, Jones, Watts, Stewart - which band?
Guns and roses
The Rolling Stones
Metallica
The Beatles
9
Which of these technologies did an Australian NOT help invent?
Black Box
Plastic bank notes
USB drive
Electric drill
10
Which mammal has no vocal cords?
Giraffe
Sloth
Fish
Rabbit
11
What is the main ingredient of Vegemite?
Chocolate
Brewer's Yeast
Hazelnut
Salt
12
Which type of cactus is distilled to create tequila?
Prickly pear
Peyote
San Pedro cactus
Agave Cactus
13
Who wrote the opera Madame Butterfly?
Tchaikovsky
Wagner
Puccini
50 cent
14
How many ways can you make change for a U.S. dollar?
225 ways
353 ways
15 ways
293 ways
15
In the state of Georgia, it’s illegal to eat what with a fork?
Peaches
Cereal
Ramen
Fried chicken
16
In which month does the famous beer festival Oktoberfest generally occur?
November
September
October
August
17
What are the 2 main ingredients in the drink called a Screwdriver?
Vodka and orange juice
Rum and orange juice
Tequila and orange juice
Vodka and ginger ale
18
Where was the fortune cookie invented?
Shanghai
San Francisco
Seoul
Kuala Lumpur
19
You can sneeze in your sleep
False
True
20
What are the two fruit juices in a cosmopolitan?
Pineapple and cranberry
Strawberry and orange
Raspberry and lime
Cranberry and lime
21
What's the record for the most chin ups in one minute?
27
37
47
57
22
Who was the director of the movie "Psycho"?
Steven Spielberg
Alfred Hitchcock
Ridley Scott
Tom Hanks
23
Which Australian won the Nobel Prize for literature?
Patrick White
Miles Franklin
Joan Lindsay
Henry Lawson
24
Which country did bagels originate from?
Israel
America
Germany
Poland
25
If you dug a hole through the centre of the earth starting from Wellington NZ which European country would you end up in
France
Scotland
Spain
Germany
26
What does PNG stand for when used to describe a computer image file format?
Photography Network Graphics
Practical Network Graphics
Portable Network Graphics
Pics N Graphics
27
What is the name for the smallest possible unit of data in a computer?
Gigabyte
Bit
Kilobyte
Byte
28
Which is the highest-grossing movie of all time?
Avatar
Avengers: Endgame
Gone With the Wind
Titanic
29
The leader of which country has his face on all yoghurt pots, named the month of January after himself and banned ballet
Cuba
North Korea
Turkmenistan
Guana
30
What product did Amazon first start out selling?
Books
Tshirts
Computers
Movies and TV shows
31
Approximately how many times does a smartphone user touch their screen per day?
1,345
1,578
2,617
2,000
32
On what surface is the Mona Lisa painted?
Wood
Canvas
Papyrus
Paper
33
In what language does "obrigado" mean "thank you"?
Spanish
Romanian
Portuguese
Japanese
34
Which is the only edible food that never goes bad?
Corn Tortillas
Honey
Dates
Mints
35
Before it was called a mouse, what animal was that computer accessory named after?
A rat
A turtle
A fish
A lamb
36
A red house is made of red bricks, and a yellow house is made of yellow bricks. What is a greenhouse made of?
Green bricks
Plants
Glass
Plastic
37
Who is the most frequently portrayed (human) literary character in film and TV?
Dracula
James Bond
Sherlock Holmes
Hamlet
38
Which bone are babies born without?
Knee cap
Knuckles
Teeth
Collar bone
39
The Guinness Book of Records was created after an argument. About what?
The fastest game bird in Europe
The deepest ocean in the world
The most expensive book ever published
The fastest beer-drinker in Ireland
40
Which Australian Prime Minister disappeared in 1967 while swimming?
James Scullin
John Curtin
Harold Holt
William McMahon
41
In Greek mythology, who killed the Gorgon?
Hercules
Perseus
Achilles
Chuck Norris
42
What is the world's smallest country?
Monte Carlo
Vatican
Granada
St Kitts and Nevis
43
How old was the oldest person in history?
108 years
105
112 years
122 years
44
Which is the most expensive spice in the world by weight?
Saffron
Nutmeg
Cardamom
Cinnamon
45
What was Freddie Mercury‘s real name?
Farrokh Bulsara
Frederico Mercurial
Farrokh Ahmed
Frederic Mercury
46
When you need me you throw me away, but when you are done with me you bring me back. What am I?
Your ex
Boomerang
Anchor
Magnet
47
What is the most expensive painting to be sold at auction?
Picasso's The Old Guitarist
Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi
Frida Kahlo's Frieda and Diego Rivera
Banksy's Balloon Girl
48
What was the first James Bond movie?
Dr. No
From Russia with love
Goldeneye
Casino Royal
49
What is the correct term of address to the Pope?
Your Holiness
Yours Sincerely
Your Holyness
Your Highness
50
Which dessert was named after a Russian ballerina?
Pavlova
Blondie
Natasha Romanov
Praline
51
What does the colour of your bread tab mean?
Day Loaf was baked on
Baker
Company
Type of Bread
52
When did the first man go into space?
1962
1969
1961
1959
53
What is the Jewish New Year called?
Hava Nagila
Rosh Hashanah
Hannukah
Sabbath