What year was Barker College founded?
1890
How many teeth does an adult have?
32
What’s the national animal of Australia?
Red Kangaroo
Where is Billie Eilish from?
Los Angeles
What object does a male penguin often gift to a female penguin to win her over?
a Pebble
How many hectares does the main Barker College campus in Hornsby cover?
44 hectares
What is the rarest blood type?
AB-
Until 1923, what was the Turkish city of Istanbul called?
Constantinople
How many keys does a classic piano have?
88
Which mammal is known to have the most powerful bite in the world?
Hippopotamus
What is the name of the science facility at Barker College?
Barker Foundation Science Centre
What is a geiger counter used to measure?
Radiation
What’s the national flower of Japan?
Cherry blossom
What is the most-streamed album on Spotify in 2019?
When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Billie Eilish
What’s the only mammal that’s able to fly?
Bat
What is the name of Barker College's Indigenous education campus on the NSW Central Coast?
Darkinjung Barker
An unlit match has what form of energy?
Chemical
Which of the following empires had no written language: Incan, Aztec, Egyptian, Roman?
Incan
What is the all-time most-streamed song on Spotify to date?
Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
What are the only two mammals are the only ones known to lay eggs? (200pts each)
The anteater and the duck-billed platypus
Which network of schools promoting international understanding and leadership is Barker College a member of?
Round Square
The name of this disease stems from the medieval term that means ‘bad air’. What disease is it?
Malaria
How many time zones are there in Russia?
11
Which famous American pop band was originally called ‘Kara’s Flowers’?
Hint: Lyrics of one of their songs goes like
"That may be all I need
In darkness, she is all I see
Come and rest your bones with me
Driving slow on Sunday morning"
Maroon 5
What is the only mammal that can’t jump?
Elephant