Science
The name of what disease stems from a medieval term for ‘bad air’
Malaria
Who died in Hawaii on February 14 1779, stabbed in the neck by an islander?
Captain James Cook
What is the smallest, lowest, flattest continent?
Australia
The Moonlight Sonata, is a piano sonata composed by who?
Ludwig van Beethoven
"You've Got To Ask Yourself One Question: 'Do I Feel Lucky? '" is said by who?
Clint Eastwood as (Dirty) Harry Callahan
What is the largest living mammal?
The Blue Whale
What day is it today?
Friday
Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Saturn - 82 (53 Confirmed, 29 Provisional)
The catastrophic destruction of Pompei in 79 AD. was done by which active volcano?
Mount Vesuvius
What is the most used color in the flags of the world?
Red
In 1937 Pablo Picasso painted what now famous anti-war painting?
Guernica
James Dean plays troubled teenager Jim Stark in what 1955 US dramatic film?
Rebel without a Cause
Which animal has the highest blood pressure?
The Giraffe
Elizabeth Phillips created what in 1904 to teach people about the dangers of wealth concentration?
Monopoly
What element of the periodic table has the symbol Sn?
Tin (from the latin - Stannum)
How many US presidents have been assassinated?
4 - Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy
What is the capital of Pakistan?
Islamabad
In 1978 who had what musical hit based on an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
Which 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito has the characters 'Miss Trunchbull' and 'Miss Honey'?
Matilda
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Three
What famous children’s party game that doesn’t involve balls was an Olympic event from 1900-1920
The Tug of War
What is the value of PI to 5 decimal places?
PI = 3.14159(2653589793….)
In 1906, what country was the first in the world to give all women and all men both the right to vote and the right to run for office?
Finland
What are the 3 best known names for what is now the largest city in Turkey?
Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul
Which great Australian novel tells the story of Rufus Dawes, sentenced to transportation to a penal colony in Australia for a crime he did not commit?
"For the Term of his Natural Life" by Marcus Clarke
What 2000 M. Night Shyamalan movie starred Bruce Willis & Samuel L. Jackson?
Unbreakable
In 1912 which plant was declared Australia's national flower?
The Wattle
Which 2 afl/vfl clubs have won the most premierships?
Essendon & Carlton (16 each)
All organic molecules contain atoms of which two elements?
Carbon & Hydrogen
When was the Native Title Act passed by the Keating Government?
In 1993
What are the 6 largest countries in the world?
Russia, Canada, China, USA, Brazil, Australia
“For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?” is a quote from?
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
What movie did Steve McQueen have his first lead role in?
The Blob, 1958
What are the only two egg-laying mammals in existence in the world today?
The Echidna and the Platypus
Where will the summer olympics be held in 2024 and 2028?
Paris and Los Angeles
What is the scientific term for peeling skin?
Desquamation
What health problem bothered Elvis Presley throughout his lifetime which eventually related to his death
Constipation
What are the 6 most populous countries in the world?
China, India, USA, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil
What actor, in 1958, won the Crown Colony Cha Cha dancing championship of Hong Kong?
Bruce Lee
What 3 movies have won the most oscars?
11 - Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
What type of animal are Lagomorphs?
Rabbits
What animal has 18 testicles?
The Leech
What percentage of the total number of known animals are invertebrates?
95 percent
The Shortest war in human civilization history was between England and Zanzibar. How long did it last?
38 minutes
Which mountain peak extends the furthest from the centre of the Earth?
Chimborazo, Ecuador (sits on the equator)
Robin Gunningham, creator of "Girl with Balloon", is more commonly known as?
Banksy
What 2001 Indian Hindi-language epic musical sports film involves a bet about a game of cricket?
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Where in the body is the Zonule of Zinn?
In the Eye
What mythical creature has the face of a man, the body of a lion, the wings of a bat or a dragon and the tail of a scorpion?
A Manticore