General Knowledge
What colour is an emerald?
What does NBA stand for?
National Basketball Association
Who has the hit singles 'Perfect' and 'Shape of You?
Ed Sheeran
How many states are there in the United States?
50
What is the name of the First Nations people who inhabited our local area? (double points for spelling it correctly)
Bundjalung People
In which country were the Olympic Games invented?
Greece
Where does the president of the United States live while in office?
The White House
In sports, what is an MVP?
Most Valuable Player
What are the names of the parents in the Simpsons?
Marg and Homer
Which ancient people built the pyramids?
The Egyptians
Which river flows through Ballina?
Richmond River
Which country won the first gold medal of the Tokyo games?
China
Which fruit do students typically give to teachers?
An Apple
What types of race is the Tour De France? (double points)
Bicycle
Who sings the song, 'Say So', that is behind the TikTok viral dance?
Doja Cat
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
What is the main street of Lennox Head called? (split your points with another team)
Ballina Street
How many times has Tokyo hosted the Olympics?
2/Twice
How many pairs of wings do bees have?
Two
How many holes are played in an average round of golf?
18
Who is the half blood prince in Harry Potter?
Severus Snape
On which city was the first Atomic Bomb attack?
Hiroshima
Who is the current mayor of Ballina?
David Wright
Name two sports that begin with 's' that made their debut at the Tokyo Olympics?
Bonus: Double points if you can name a 3rd
Surfing & Skateboarding
Bonus: speed climbing (double points for the team that got the first two and gets the 3rd or extra points for another team that gets the 3rd)
What is the collective noun for a group of wolves?
A pack
What is the most popular sport in the world?
Soccer/Football
Which Disney Princesses appear in the movie Shrek?
Cinderella, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White
Cairo is the capital city of which country?
Egypt
How long is Sharpe's Beach?
1.3km
Andrew Hoy was the oldest medalist at the Tokyo Olympics. How old is he?
62
What is the name of molten rock after a volcano eruption? (steal 100 points from another team if correct)
Lava
What is the only country in the world to have played every single Football World Cup?
Brazil
Who starred in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air?
Will Smith
Who wrote the plays Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
Lennox Head was declared a National Surfing Reserve in 2007, it was only the _____ site in Australia to be recognised for this.
How many medals did canoeist Jessica Fox win at the Tokyo Olympics?
2 (Gold and Bronze)
Who is the patron Saint of Ireland?
St Patrick
In motor racing, what colour is the flag they wave to indicate a winner?
Black and White
How many members were there in the Spice Girls?
Five
Canada and USA
Approximately, how many kms north of Sydney is Ballina?
600km
What were the medals made from at the Tokyo Olympics?
Recycled phones and electronics.
Which famous ocean liner sank on her first voyage in 1912?
The Titanic
In football, how many points is a touchdown?
6
Which artist made history in 2020 by being the youngest person to win four Grammys? (assign the same points to another team as well)
Billie Eilish
Who was the Greek God of love?
Aphrodite
In which year was the Big Prawn built?
How old was the youngest Olympic competitor at the games?
11 (Syrian Table Tennis Player)
A scientist who studies rocks is called a what?
Geologist
Which sport was the first that women were allowed to compete in at the Olympics?
Tennis
What is Chandler Bing's middle name?
Muriel
How many time zones does Russia have?
11
How many kilometers of cycle paths does Ballina have around town?
25km
Rounded to the nearest thousand, how many athletes competed at the Tokyo Olympics? (double points if you also know how many Australia athletes there were)
12,000 (11, 656)
478 Australians
What kind of tree do prunes come from?
Plum Tree
How many dimples does an average golf ball have? (triple points)
336
What is Taylor Swift's favourite number?
13
Which ancient king had a round table? (steal 200 points from another team if correct)
King Arthur
What created the headlands of Lennox Head?
The lava flows from Mount Warning
What sport did Rachael Gunn compete in at the Paris Olymics?
Bonus: What was her pseudonym? (double points)
Breakdancing
Bonus: Ray Gun (double points to the team who first correctly guessed the first answer and guesses her pseudonym or extra points to another team who just gets the bonus.)