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Trivia 17 October 2020
Trivia 17 October 2020
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1
How many publishers rejected JK Rowling before she sold the first Harry Potter book?
7
12
9
15
2
List the first three top ranking Muppets:
Miss Piggy
Statler and Waldorf
Fozzie Bear
Kermit the Frog
3
Cinema Nova and Jam Factory both have a haunted theatre. The number is the same for both. What is it?
6
12
5
4
4
Southern Cross Station was completed in 2006. What was the name of the station it replaced?
Batman
Bourke Street
Spencer Street
Docklands
5
Route 35 is the City Circle Tram. Which Class operates this?
X
Y
Z
W
6
Who said: “Hergy-bergy-flocken-durk”?
The Swedish Chef from the Muppets
Donald Trump
Spongebob
My tummy after dinner
7
Who won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature?
Olga Tokarczuk
Kazuo Ishiguro
Peter Handke
Louise Glück
8
Name two of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals.
Reduce the amount of people in the world
Responsible Consumption and Production
Save the Barrier Reef
Reduce Inequalities
9
How many time zones are there in the world?
3
12
24
In 2020 there are 45 official time zones
10
Who is Robert Galbraith?
J.K. Rowling
A famous actor
A singer from the 80s
An author
11
The Da Vinci Code opens with a murder in which famous museum?
The Louvre
The Met
The Musée d'Orsay
The Uffizi
12
How many novels did Margaret Mitchell publish before Gone With The Wind?
One
Two
Zero
Three
13
What is the name of the Princess Theatre’s ghost?
Chicken Legs
Beatrice
Frederici
Samantha
14
All Saints' 'Pure Shores' was from the soundtrack to which Danny Boyle movie?
Slumdog Millionaire
The Beach
Trainspotting
28 Days Later
15
The Nepean Highway extends from St Kilda to which town?
Portsea
Mornington
Brighton
Sorrento
16
According to Walt Disney, which scene in a classic Disney movie was his favourite piece of animated work?
When the dalmations kissed over spaghetti
When Cinderella's dress turned into a beautiful ball gown (original)
When Ariel the mermaid combed her hair with a fork
When Mickey found Minnie
17
On the soundtrack to Pulp Fiction, who sang the song 'Girl, you'll be a woman soon'?
Neil Diamond
Elvis Costello
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Urge Overkill
18
What is unusual about Miyazaki’s (Studio Ghibli) movies?
They all have a deep emotional connection with the Earth
The characters are flawed
They have female characters that take after real life girls
They are made without a full written script
19
What was the first electronic computer called?
VIC20
Bob
ENIAC
Macintosh
20
In what century was the Gutenberg printing press invented?
1300s
1600s
1400s
1500s
21
How long have Indigenous Australians been on this land?
Approx. 50,000 years
240 years
40,000 years
80,000 years
22
Who had the top selling album in Australia in 2000?
The Beatles
Powerfinger
U2
Savage Garden
23
James Joyce based his work Ulysses on which famous work?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Iliad
The Aeneid
The Odyssey
24
Trams from how many different routes pass along Swanston Street?
8
7
10
9
25
The Nepean Highway shares names with which other roads?
Point Nepean Road
Brighton Road
St Kilda Road
Rosebud Road
26
Which book holds the world record for most expensive?
Pope Leo X's personal bible
A copy of Shakespeare's First Folio
A first edition of the Canterbury Tales
The original manuscript for the Book of Mormon
27
What year is set as the deadline for the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
2020 because of COVID-19
It's long past!
2030
What are the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
28
Who allegedly called Miley Cyrus to congratulate her for twerking after her 2019 MTV VMA performance?
Beyonce
Donald Trump
Mr Magoo from Waterloo
Sia
29
Which Pearl Jam song has the opening line "Son, she said, have I got a little story for you"
Daughter
Even Flow
Alive
Better Man
30
Members of The Eagles started their career as the backing band for which American singer?
Donna Summer
Carly Simon
Cher
Linda Rondstadt
31
From 1959 to 1997 there was another train station opposite Flinders Street. What name did it have?
Princes Bridge
Federation
Swanston Street
Flinders Street East
32
Which rapper appears in Katy Perry's 'California Gurls'?
Snoop Dog
Lil Wayne
50 Cent
Kanye West
33
How much did the Book of Mormon manuscript sell for at auction?
$35 million
$27 million
$17 million
$32.5 million
34
Who said: “I find your lack of faith disturbing.”?
Professor Dumbledor
Darth Vader
Spongebob
Lucifer (from Lucifer- Netflix, check it out if you haven't already).
35
For most of its length The Nepean Highway is Route A50 . What was it formerly?
1
5
3
7
36
Members of which band were hired as the backing musicians for Michael Jackson's Thriller album?
Van Halen
Toto
Cheap Trick
Aerosmith
37
Harry was still there, asleep at the moment. This sentence is correctly punctuated because:
There's a comma and a full stop - the more punctuation the better!
There's a comma where you have to pause for affect.
It has an independent clause, comma, dependent clause.
It is a dependent clause, comma, inependent clause
38
Which spreadsheet tools can read this sheet and export to xlsx format?
Numbers
Excel
Google Docs
LibreOffice
39
On which of the streets which run more or less East-West in Melbourne, would you catch a 96 tram?
Collins Street
Bourke Street
LaTrobe Street
Flinders Street
40
What are three rules of Spoonville?
If something falls off, it’s kicked out of Spoonville for littering
It has to be a wooden spoon
You can only place a spoon if you’re on an exercise trip.
t has to be dog friendly… just in case.
41
Under which street will the new [Melbourne Metro] Town Hall Station be located?
Flinders Lane
Swanston street
Collins Street
Flinders Street
42
What is the tradition at the Princess Theatre for opening nights?
Have an after party
To save Frederici a seat os he can watch the show
Fire an old canon into the audience
Have a lot of alcoholic shots
43
Which '90s dance act had the hits 'The Power' and 'Rhythm is a Dancer'?
Real McCoy
Technotronic
2 Unlimited
Snap
44
How many studio albums did Slim Dusty release?
201
1
51
101
45
Which actor appeared in the video clip to Paul Simon's 'You Can Call Me Al'?
Dan Aykroyd
Steve Martin
Bill Murray
Chevy Chase
46
In driving Melbourne to Sydney which route Number should you look out for and follow for the majority of your trip?
M31
National Highway 31
M79
A31
47
How old was Snow White according to the Disney version of the story
18 years old
mid-20s
100 years old
14 years old
48
What is the name of the literary club founded by JRR Tolkien during his time as an Oxford Professor?
The Page Turners
The Dog Ears
The Ink Spots
The Inklings
49
Where did the Spoonville fad originate?
Spoonville, Nashville
Crown Casino, Melbourne
Disneyland, USA
The English village of Winnersh.
50
M31 has names. Name One.
The Hume Highway
The Hume Motorway
The Big Drive
The Hume Freeway
