Music
Who wrote the song Yellow Submarine?
The Beatles
-8 + 45/9 = ?
-3
What is the name of the NZ national women's cricket team?
White Ferns
What film won the academy award for best pictures at the 2026 Oscars?
One Battle After Another
Name three spices commonly used in Indian cuisine
Tumeric, Cumin, Chili, Corriander, Bay Leaf, Cinammon, Fenugrek, Garam Masala, Mustard Seed, Cloves
What decade was the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana released?
1990s
If Mr E speaks to fourteen clowns every week, how many clowns does Mr E speak to a year?
Maths answer: 728
Real answer: 1 (Sometimes 2)
What NBA team is currently the highest in the standings for the Eastern Conference?
Detroit Pistons
Which actor(or movie) won the Academy Award for best actor in 2026?
Michael B. Jordan
What is the name for a fear of spiders?
Arachnophobia
What is it called when an artist makes music using sounds from another piece of recorded music?
Sampling
Mr Burns ate 1.52 kg of potatoes last week.
If Mr Burns ate potato every day, how much potato did he eat per day on average (in grams)?
216.5g (217g also fine)
Who is the current captain of the New Zealand Women's Rugby team?
Ruahei Demant
Who won the award for Best Actress at the 2026 Academy Awards?
Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
True/False: The population of sheep in New Zealand is double the population of people.
False (It is about 4.5 times!)
Name three musical instruments that Mr Evans plays
Keyboard/Piano, Guitar, Computer, Synthesizer, Mandolin, Bass Guitar, Accordion (badly)
Mr E started watching the film Waking Life (2001) at 3:03am. If the film is 101 minutes long, what time did Mr E finish watching (In 24hr time)?
04:44
Which staff member went to high school with Derrick White?
Mr McDowell
What film won best production design at the 2026 Academy Awards?
Frankenstein
What is the name given to a group of owls?
Parliament
Name the genre of music that Mr Evans often plays in the background during lessons. (He will play an example)
Ambient
You can buy chicken mcnuggets in packs of three, six, ten and twenty. What is the largest number of chicken nuggets that you cannot order?
Seventeen.
18-27 can be made by adding 3s, 6s, 10s or 20s so every number after these can be made.
What was the first sport Mr Evans played as a child?
Who is Mr Evans' favourite director of all time?
David Lynch
What video game is Mr Evans playing at the moment?
Slay the Spire II