1997 - The year I was your age
Which film one best movie about a ship sinking off the coast of NYC
Titanic
Bonus $100
Cleopatra was closer to what event? Building of the great pyramids or the moon landing
Moon Landing
First car bought (make only)
Bonus Point $100 - How much $$$ was it?
BMW - $1000
World War 2 started when Germany invaded which country?
Great Britain, France, Belgium, Poland
Poland
Cows
A Herd
BONUS 200!
This series of books was launched which became a generational icon from 1997
Harry Potter
True or false - Both a banana and a strawberry are technically berries
False
Bonus $100
Favourite soft drink that I discovered in year 8
Dr Pepper!
Bonus $100
What decade did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?
1930's
Bonus $100
Wolves
A Pack
This future queen died in a car crash in Paris.
Princess Diana
Which is bigger? The Pacific Ocean or all the land on Earth combined?
The Pacific Ocean
How many pubs have I worked at?
Bonus Points - Name one
Which is NOT an allied power?
France, Soviet Union, China, Finland
Finland
Lions
A Pride
Bonus $100
What is a Tamagotchi?
A digital pet
Bonus $200
What colour is a polar bear's skin?
White, Pink, Grey or Black
Black
BONUS $200
Aside from Thorngate and Nailsworth, name a suburb I have lived in.
Norwood, Campbelltown, Netherby, Beaumont, Fullarton, Toorak Gardens, Adelaide
BONUS $200
Which technology helped the UK defeat Germany's months long air attacks in the battle of Britain?
Radar, Atomic Energy, Rockets, Stealth planes
Radar
Kangaroos
A Mob
Steal Points!
China received this huge territory after 100 years of British rule
Hong Kong
BONUS $100
Which university in the US is older than the US?
Harvard
Group Question
Name the five subjects I did in year 12. $100 for each correct. $500 bonus is all correct
Maths 1, English Communications, Drama, Classical History, Biology
Name the encryption device that the German's used for communication which was secretly decoded by the British.
Enigma
BONUS 200!
Crows
A Murder
BONUS 200!
Google was registered in 1997. A year later a rival company was offered to buy it for $1m. Now its worth roughly $4.3 trillion.
What was the company that failed to buy it?
Yahoo
Steal Points!
Name the national animal of Scotland
Highland Cow, Unicorn, Red Dear, Atlantic Puffin
Unicorn
Group question - $100 for each correct. $600 if guessed correctly.
How many siblings do I have? Need to state brothers and/or sisters AND older/younger
Older sister, older brother, younger brother
Name the event which occurred to cause the American's to enter WW2
Bombing of Pearl Harbour
Geese
A Gaggle
The DVD was launched in 1997 and replaced VHS for video.
What does DVD stand for?
Digital Versatile Disk
Steal Points!
If you were born between 1981 and 1996, what generation are you?
Gen Y (Millennials)
Group question
The following are scrambled. Social media did not exist when I was at school thankfully!
Put them in order of when they were released. $100 points for each one in correct order. $1000 if all correct.
Facebook, Instagram, Tik-Tok, Snapchat, Minecraft, Roblox, Myspace
Myspace, Facebook, Roblox, Minecraft, Instagram, Snapchat, Tik-Tok
Big Bonus $500
Which soldiers were the first to arrive at Hitler's death?
British, American, French, Polish, Soviet or Australian
Soviet
Sharks
Shiver