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Visual Riddles
100
How many 'las' are there after the 'fa' in the Christmas song 'Deck the Halls'?
8
100
Summer in Australia is what months of the year?
December, January and February
100
How many test matches are in the ashes?
5
100
How long does it take the ball to drop in Times Square on NYE?
10 seconds
100
What date is Australia Day?
26th of January
100
History repeats itself
125
Santa would have to travel approximately 160,000,000km to deliver presents to the worlds children. Given that he has about the 34 hours to deliver the presents, what speed would he need to travel in km/h
4 705 882 km/h
125
The temperature range on a hot summer's day was 16 degrees.
If the maximum temperature was 37 degrees, what was the minimum?
21 degrees
125
How many points does each player have if the score is deuce in tennis?
40
125
About 360 million glasses of champagne are consumed on NYE. If each glass is about 160ml, how many litres of champagne is this?
57.6L
125
In what year was January 26 adopted as Australia Day?
1935
125
Last but not least
150
Perth's hottest ever Christmas was 42 degrees. In what decade did this occur?
1960s
150
From what direction does the summer sea breeze, known as the 'Fremantle Doctor', blow?
Southwest
150
The longest cricket match went for 14 days and ended in a tie.
How long is this in minutes?
20,160 mins
150
Given that Perth is GMT+8 and New York is GMT-5, what time and day will it be in New York when it hits 12am in Perth on New Years Day
11am 31 Dec
150
In recent years there has been a lot of debate about holding Australia day on the 26th of January, why?
Jan 26th was the day Captain Cook and the First Fleet arrived, which began generations of persecution of Aboriginal Australians
150
Musically inclined
175
If you were given all the gifts from the song 12 days of Christmas, how many would you have?
394
175
The temperatures for the 25/12/20 to the 31/12/20 are given below. What was the mean temperature during this time?
40.4, 29.6, 29.7, 34.1, 39.0, 33.6, 30.8
33.9 degrees
175
Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar are the two highest run scorers in test cricket history, and have scored 13,378 and 15,921 respectively. However, Ponting has played 168 test matches and Tendulkar has played 200.
Who has the higher run score per match on average, and what is their average run rate.
Ricky Ponting with 79.63runs/match
175
30% of Americans make new years resolutions, and only 9% of those that make one will complete the resolution by the end of the year.
What percentage of ALL Americans will have completed a new years resolution?
2.7%
175
Given that Australia Day was first celebrated in 1935, how many Australia Days have been celebrated?
91
175
But on second thought...
200
How much does the average Australian spend on Christmas?
Closest without going over
$1,232
200
The hottest day ever recorded in the Perth metropolitan area was recorded on the 23rd of February 1991. What was the temperature (to 1DP)?
Closest without going over.
46.7 degrees
200
How many grand slams has Serena Williams won?
Closest without going over.
23
200
The New York Times Square NYE Ball has how many LED lights?
Closest without going over.
32,256
200
In 2025 the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian songs was on the 26th of July. How long, in minutes, would the playlist go for.
Closest without going over.
406 minutes
200
A backwards glance