MECS Fun Trivia Term 3

What was the nationality of the first explorer to land in Australia in 1606?

Who am I? After a parent teacher interview I realised I had toilet paper stuck on my shoe!

In Greek mythology, which food of the gods was said to give humans immortality?

Which famous Australian site would I find in Western Australia?

Who am I? I mistook an outstretched arm of a stranger locking their car, as a hug.

Who am I? Instead of saying “I’m sorry” to my strict maths teacher, I said “I love you”. Not a good moment…

What is the medical term for bad breath?

Who am I? My skirt fell down around my ankles when I was running to the stage at a trivia night?

Which Prime Minister succeeded Julia Gillard in 2013?

Which author wrote the Picture Story Book ‘The Incredible Book Eating Boy’?

Which Kentucky-born U.S. president is honoured in the Wrestling Hall of Fame?

Every person is different, but just how much do you differ genetically from other humans?

What is a baby echidna called?

Who am I? While working at LUSH, I suggested a massage bar perfect for pregnancy... turns out she wasn't pregnant!

In Golf, what does the term “albatross” refer to?

Around what percentage of animal species are invertebrates?

Which part of the brain is responsible for anxiety?

What is strange about male snakes?

Before winning the 100m sprint at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, what was Usain Bolt’s pre-race snack?

How many players are on a baseball team?

What book is this line from: ’ A person’s a person, no matter how small’?

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.

Danish & Australian inventors developed which app, that was quickly bought up and released globally in the early 2000s?

In which part of the body can you find the smallest bones?

Before being known as ‘Melbourne’, what was the city known as? 

Which book of the Narnia series features Polly as a main Character?

Who am I? I was sharing fondue at a friends and laughing while eating pineapple, when the pineapple came out my nose!

Who am I? I preached a sermon on Zoom and the whole time the congregation could only see the top part of my face.

Besides hockey, what is Canada’s other national sport?

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.

Which book was written by Markus Zusak?

Who am I? I wanted to see how high I could kick my leg so I tried this & ended up landing on my bum!

What is considered the largest desert in the world?

The first vaccine was for which disease?

How many bones are there in the neck of a giraffe?

Australia became a nation on 1^st Jan, 1901. Which state was the last to agree to be part of the Federation of Australia?

Edith Cowan has featured on the Australian $50 note since 1995. What is she most well-known for?

Which basketball move was banned from 1967 to 1976?

What is the universal number of twists on a champagne cage?

If spaghetti is many strands, what is one strand of spaghetti called?

Who am I? I invited two parents of two different students to the one PT interview thinking they were together?

Which toilet is the least used toilet in a public toilet block?

Who am I? When I was 37 weeks pregnant, I sat on a whoopie cushion. It popped. I died a little.

Which of the following are not a literary couple?

The Monument in the city of London, is a monument to which event?

Who am I? Camping a few years ago, I was laughing so hard that I wet my pants.. not just a little wet.

Collingwood have lost the most VFL/AFL grand finals. How many have the lost?

Which one of the following people involved in the Entertainment industry, is NOT Australian?

Australia has the world’s largest sand island. What is it's name?

Which direction does water go down the sink in the Southern Hemisphere? 

Where on the human body would you find the most sweat glands?

Marty McFly visits what futuristic year in Back to the Future Part 2?

What notorious event occurred on the 24^th October, 1929?

Who am I? I spilt grape juice all over my friend when passing the elements during communion.

What colour is the black box in an aeroplane? (Who knows which country invented the black box?)

What was the name given to the practise of killing every tenth man in a mutinous Roman cohort?

How old was Edward VI when he became King?

Which of these books is not a book by Australian author Andy Griffiths?

When did the Korean War end?

Who discovered penicillin?

In which book series might I find Diagon Alley?

What is the meaning of ‘biscuit’?

Who am I? While running late to a conference I tripped up the stairs... not once, but twice!

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.

What year was Mount Evelyn Christian Primary School first opened?

England have only won the football World Cup, once. What year did this momentous and wonderful event take place?

Which of the following was NOT a character In Mel Dysktra’s Pulitzer Prize winning short story ‘Ben the pig’ ?

What do the 100 pleats in a chef’s hat represent? 

Which country has competed the most times in the Summer Olympic Games without ever winning a medal?

What is interesting about Australian Author Jackie French?

The Hockeyroos have competed in 10 Olympics Games. How many times have they won gold?

Who was the first athlete to win Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the year award twice?

Who won the 2012 Wimbledon Men’s Singles Tournament?

How many elements are there in the periodic table?

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.

What year did Melbourne host the Summer Olympic Games?

Who is Lizzy's love?