General Knowledge
What colour do you get when you mix blue and yellow paint?
Green
What ship famously sank on its maiden voyage in 1912?
The Titanic
Which 1939 film features a girl named Dorothy swept away to a magical land?
The Wizard of Oz
Which British band, formed in Liverpool, became one of the best-selling acts of all time?
The Beatles
What sport is played at Wimbledon each year?
Tennis
What Australian spread, dark and salty, is made from leftover brewer’s yeast extract?
Vegemite
Which country is both a continent and an island?
Australia
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
Who was the first man to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
Which long-running Australian soap, set in Ramsay Street, began in 1985?
Neighbours
Who was known as “The King of Rock and Roll”?
Elvis Presley
What is the name of Australia’s major horse race, held on the first Tuesday of November?
The Melbourne Cup
What dessert, named after a Russian ballerina, is a meringue base topped with cream and fruit?
Pavlova
What is the name of Australia’s largest coral reef system?
The Great Barrier Reef
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
In what year did the Second World War end?
1945
Who starred as the title role in the 1965 film “The Sound of Music”?
Julie Andrews
What instrument is most associated with Scottish traditional music?
The bagpipes
Which country invented the game of cricket?
England
What is the traditional main ingredient of a shepherd’s pie?
Minced lamb (or beef, for cottage pie)
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
How many days are there in a leap year?
366
Which Queen has reigned longer than any other British monarch in history?
Queen Elizabeth II
What was the name of the talking horse in the classic American sitcom of the 1960s?
Mister Ed
Which Australian band recorded the hit “Down Under” in 1981?
Men at Work
Which boxer was famously known as “The Greatest”?
Muhammad Ali
What Australian chocolate bar, coated in chocolate and with coconut, shares its name with a fruit and a colour?
Cherry Ripe
What is the smallest state in Australia by land area?
Tasmania
What is the main gas that humans breathe in and need to survive?
Oxygen
In what year did Australia become a federation of states?
1901
Which children’s puppet show featured Kermit, Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear?
The Muppet Show
Who sang “I Will Survive,” a disco anthem released in 1978?
In tennis, what is the term for a score of zero?
Love
What Italian dish consists of a flat bread base topped with tomato, cheese and other toppings?
Pizza
What is the capital city of New Zealand?
Wellington
What is the only continent without any reptiles or snakes?
Antarctica
What was the name of the wall that divided a European capital city from 1961 to 1989?
The Berlin Wall
What was the name of the fictional prehistoric family in the animated series set in Bedrock?
The Flintstones
What was the stage name of the American singer born Robert Zimmerman?
Bob Dylan
How many players are on a rugby league team on the field?
13
What fruit is dried to make a sultana?
Grapes
Which European city is famous for its canals and gondolas?
Venice
How many players make up a netball team on court?
Seven
What was the name of the first satellite launched into space, in 1957?
Sputnik 1
Which British sitcom followed the misadventures of Basil, a bad-tempered hotel owner?
Faulty Towers
Which Queen song famously begins with the line “Is this the real life?”
Bohemian Rhapsody
What is the maximum break possible in a single visit in snooker?
A) 138
B) 147
C) 163
147
What is the main ingredient in traditional hummus?
Chickpeas
What is the largest desert in Australia?
The Great Victoria Desert.
What do bees collect from flowers to make honey?
Nectar
Who was Australia’s wartime Prime Minister during most of the Second World War?
John Curtin
What was the nickname given to the mechanical shark by the crew in the 1975 blockbuster film “Jaws”?
Bruce
What is the name of the record format that plays at 33 and a third revolutions per minute?
The LP (long-playing record)
Which country won the first ever FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay
What is the water content of a water melon?
A)89% B)92% C)95% D)99%
B)92%
Which two countries share the longest land border in the world?
Canada and the United States