Famous Females
Which disability and women’s rights activist was known for being the first deaf-blind person to write a book and earn a Bachelor’s Degree?
Hellen Keller
Name the five oceans.
The Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and the Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean)
What 1897 novel sees Abraham Van Helsing chasing down the title character in his namesake castle in modern-day Romania?
Dracula
What is the only planet not named after a God?
Earth
For which Australian sport would you find teams like Melbourne Storm, Brisbane Broncos, Canberra Raiders and Newcastle Knights to name a few?
National Rugby League (NRL)
Simone Biles is the most decorated athlete in which sport?
Gymnastics
What percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered by ocean waters?
Roughly 71%
Not signifying someone smart with Lincolns, but rather a sewer-dweller, what is the name of the dancing clown in Stephen King's famed horror novel "It?"
Pennywise
Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus, with a surface temperature of 460 °C.
Which Australian cricketer famously bowled the “Ball of the Century” to dismiss Mike Gatting in 1993?
Shane Warne
Which of the following pilots was the first female pilot to operate a transatlantic flight in 1932?
Amelia Earhart
What process allows deep seafloor species to produce light?
Bioluminescence. The “deep” ocean refers to the depth at which light begins to fade (i.e., around 656 feet).
Thomas Harris's 1981 novel "Red Dragon" marks the first appearance of what dubious serial killer who was famously portrayed by Anthony Hopkins a decade later?
Hannibal Lecter
What is at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?
A black hole
Who was Australia's "Golden Girl of Athletics" during the 1950s?
Betty Cuthbert
Who is known as the founder of ‘modern nursing’ and helped further army medical services?
Florence Nightingale
With which fish species do anemones have a symbiotic relationship?
Clownfish. The anemonies provide safe housing for the clownfish, while they clean the anemone of debris.
Agatha Christie's "By the Pricking of My Thumbs" and Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" are two novels who take their titles from lines in what Shakespeare play?
Macbeth
What are the explosions of energy released by the sun’s magnetic fields called?
Solar flares
Who is the all-time leading goal-scorer for the Australian national soccer team?
Tim Cahill
Jane Austen’s most famous novels include Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and _____.
Emma
What is the name of the deepest part of the ocean?
The Challenger Deep. It has a depth of around 10,935 meters and is found in the southern end of the Mariana Trench.
The first mention of dragons in Greek literature can be found in this epic poem, which describes Agamemnon wearing a blue dragon design on his sword belt and a three-headed dragon seal on his breastplate.
The Iliad
Where is the Asteroid Belt located?
Between Mars and Jupiter
In which year did Australia make its debut in the FIFA World Cup?
1974