MacLennan House
St Columba
General Knowledge
Sports
Challenging Riddles
100

What colour is Polding House?

Yellow

100

What animal is on our school logo?

Dove

100

What is the capital city of Australia?

Canberra

100

How many players are there on a netball team?

7

100

What has to be cracked before you can eat it?

An egg

200

What is creature is on the Polding Symbol?

The mythical Liver Bird

200

What country was St Columba born in?

Ireland

200

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

Au

200

Who won the 2023 AFL Premiership?

Collingwood

200

If you're running in a race and pass the person in second place, what place are you in?

Second place

300

What is the Polding House slogan?

Never doubt the Lord

300

What island did St Columba set up his first monastery?

Iona

300

Who painted the 'Mona Lisa'?

Leonardo da Vinci
300

LeBron James plays for which team?

Lakers

300

What can fill a room but takes up no space?

Light

400

Who is the Polding House patron?

John Bede Polding

400

What year did our school open?

1997

400

What year was the first iPhone released?

2007

400

Where will the 2024 Olympics be held?

Paris, France

400

What 4-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?

NOON

500

Bishop Polding also founded St John’s College in the University of?

Sydney

500

What mode of transport did St Columba use to travel to Iona?

Coracle

500

What is the main ingredient in hummus?

Chickpeas

500

Which country won the 2023 Women's World Cup?

Spain

500

A word I know, six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remains. What is it?

Dozens

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