Isolation Trivia II: Revenge of the Trivial

Before settling on Sherlock, what first name was Arthur Conan Doyle thinking of giving his famous detective character?

What is the name and purpose of this maritime flag?

QUESTion 1: The morning sun warms your back as you consider your options. Which path will you take from here?

QUESTion 2: At last you reach Shoalhaven. Where will you look for the person you seek?

Which of these is not a real language?

Round 5 - Picture This If You Will

When the Australia $100 note was first issued in 1984, Sir Douglas Mawson was on one side. Who was on the reverse?

Who played Krall (pictured) in 2016’s Star Trek Beyond? 

Who is represented in this statue?

Along with Margaret Atwood, who has been nominated for the Booker Prize a record six times?

Which American president was able to play the piano, saxophone, clarinet, accordion and violin? 

Approximately how many people live in the City of London?

Which of these countries is not named after a specific historical individual?

The character Anansi in West African, African American and Caribbean folklore takes the form of what creature? 

In the novel Jane Eyre, how does the titular character first meet Mr Rochester?

Which of these objects is not named after a specific historical individual?

In Mayan mythology, what did the creator gods Kukulkan and Tepeu successfully make human beings out of?

In the One Thousand and One Nights what is the name of the ruler to whom Scheherazade tells stories?

In 1893, a group of Australians set up a colony in Paraguay. What did they call the colony?

Which of these was not nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize? 

Round 3 - Stuff What Happened in the Long Ago

Where is this pants-shaped building?

Who saw the deep?

Which of these words does not derive from Persian?

What was the name of Alexander the Great’s mother?

Which of these is not a technical term for one of the various sounds made by the body?

In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet fakes her death to avoid marrying whom?

Welcome to Impossible Trivia (the best way to win is to cheat often and quickly)

Round 1 - Hit and Myth

The US Department of Defense's CONPLAN 8888 is a plan designed to deal with what?

Several elements are named after figures from Greek mythology. Which of these is not a real element?

Which of these words does not come from an Indigenous Australian word?

How many lines are in a sonnet?

What is the name of Mowgli’s adoptive wolf mother in The Jungle Book?

Which planet is this?

What is the name of this painting by Rene Magritte?

In the legends of King Arthur, which three knights achieve the Grail?

Which of these is not a word meaning ‘German’ in a non-German language?

In Greek mythology, what creature sprang into existence from the blood of the decapitated Medusa?

Round 4 - Odd Word Out

Which country has won the most gold medals in tug of war at the Summer Olympics? 

QUESTion 3: With Thalassia’s help you have accessed the Vault of Ages. Which ancient artefact will you take?

In Norse mythology, what pulls Thor’s chariot? 

QUESTion 5: You smite the dragon with the Stone Spear but you must say its true name to slay it once and for all!

Which of these words is not a synonym for a contronym?

This 2-metre tall device was invented in 1860. What was its function? 

According to Egyptian mythology, who was the first being to be mummified?

Which of these is not a real regional or city flag?

QUESTion 4: After many days of travel you must be close to the lair of the dragon! Which way now?

Who was the third astronaut on the Apollo 11 mission along with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin?

In ancient Rome, what was the name of the cave where Romulus and Remus were raised by a she-wolf? 

Which of these ancient Greek playwrights wrote comedies?

Which of these is not a Romance language (a language that comes from Latin)?

What was the nickname of champion racehorse Secretariat?

What ancient structure is depicted in this image?

Study these clues to help you answer bonus QUESTions!

In Irish mythology, the hero Cú Chulainn single-handedly defends the city of Ulster from attack by the army of whom?

In Japanese folklore, the rokurokubi is a spirit that seems like an entirely normal human woman except for what feature?

What is the purpose of the ledge in these Victorian-era tea cups?

Round 2 - Litacha

Which of these literary works has been translated into the most languages? 

In Around the World in 80 Days, what is the name of the gentlemen's club Phileas Fogg belongs to?