History
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" was a famous line spoken by:
An infamous bushranger known for his bulletproof suit:
Ned Kelly
What is the highest grossing film of all time? (INCLUDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION)
Gone With The Wind (3.7 Billion USD in 2020)
The missing Malaysian Airlines flight 370 took off from which airport?
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
The largest blood vessel in the body:
The Aorta
The famous Battle of Thermopylae was fought between the Persians and Greek city-states, led by Sparta. What were the names of the two battling kings? (I.e. the king of Sparta and the king of Persia)
King Leonidas of Sparta
King Xerxes I of Persia
The ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon was ruled by:
Alexander the Great
or
Alexander III of Macedon
Who holds the most Academy Awards?
Walt Disney
"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." was famously spoken by whom, and why was it spoken by them?
Julius Robert Oppenheimer after the Trinity Test where the atomic bomb was tested.
The symbol for Tungsten on the periodic table is:
W
The 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak was caused by what?
The Broad Street drinking water pump. It had germ-contaminated water, as it was connected to the sewage water.
George Orwell's real name was:
Eric Arthur Blair
When was the first episode of 'Bonanza' released? (Year is acceptable)
12 September 1959
JFK was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. Who assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald?
Jack Ruby
What is the 'miasma' theory?
A theory that held that diseases such as cholera, chlamydia and the Black Death were transmitted through a 'miasma', or 'noxious air/night air'. It is now known that this is untrue.
Pablo Escobar was estimated to have a net worth of
30 Billion USD (or 59 Billion adjusted for inflation)
Who was the first human journey into Outer Space?
Yuri Gagarin
What character has been in Home and Away since the show's commencement?
Alf Stewart played by Ray Meagher. Now get a life and stop watching this terrible show.
The 47 Ronin were a group of samurai who avenged their master's death. Why were they called 'ronin'?
A ronin is a samurai without a leader. They became the 47 RONIN because their leader was compelled to commit seppuku/harakiri.
Name at least FOUR dwarf planets in our Solar System
ACCEPTED ANSWERS: Ceres, Eris, Pluto, Makemake, Haumea
Following the Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler was sentenced to 5 years in prison. How much of that sentence did he serve?
8.6 months or 263 days. (9 months is acceptable) The Putsch was 8-9 Nov 1923, he was sentenced April 1st 1924, and released from prison on December the 20th 1924.
Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and what was it for?
Marie Curie - Physics
(Fun fact, her research ended up being becoming the cause of her death - aplastic anaemia, as a result of her exposure to radiation. Her notes from 1890 are still considered dangerous to touch, and are kept in a lead-lined box.)
Films originally had no sound, until the 'talkies' came about. When was the first 'talkie' released, and what was it called?
The Jazz Singer - 1927
How many Lubavicher Rebbes have there been? Name at least 3 of them.
7. Shneur Zalman, Dovber Schneuri, Menachem M Schneersohn, Shmuel Schneersohn, Sholom Dovber Schneersohn, Yosef Yizchak Schneersohn, Menachem M. Schneersohn.
The Black Death was a pandemic which spread the disease known as Plague. There were 3 types of Plague diseases. Name them all to receive points.
Bubonic plague, Septicemic plague and Pneumonic plague.