Contrary to popular belief
True or false, honey never goes bad
True
When stored properly, honey can last indefinitely due to its low moisture and acidity.
Which Australian animal is classified as a monotreme?
Platypus or echidna
Type of mammal that lays eggs, do not have nipples and secretes milk through skin
Which movie features the line, “Life is like a box of chocolates”?
Forrest Gump
What has a ring but no finger?
A phone
Which boy band originated from the UK and Ireland and had the album “Up All Night”?
One Direction
True or false, goldfish only have a three second memory
False
Goldfish can remember things for weeks or even months.
What is the name of the line of longitude at 0 degrees?
The Prime Meridian
Note: 0 degrees latitude is the equator
Which movie has the line, “They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom”?
Braveheart
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
Which Irish boy band had the hit “Flying Without Wings”?
Westlife
True or false, toilet water spins in different directions in the northern and southern hemispheres
False
The Coriolis effect exists but is far too weak to affect toilets.
Which Australian state or self-governing territory has the smallest population?
Northern Territory with 250,000 people
Tasmania 576k; ACT 484k; Jervis Bay Territory; Christmas Island are not self-governing
Which movie features the line, “I feel the need… the need for speed”?
Top Gun
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
Which One Direction member left the band in 2015?
Zayn Malik
True or false, humans only use ten percent of their brains
False
Brain imaging shows we use virtually all parts of the brain over time.
What are the three branches of government in Australia?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Legislative - make laws; Executive - enforces the law (PMs and ministers, govt); Judicial - applies laws
Which movie includes the line, “Nobody calls me chicken”?
Back to the Future (Any answer is acceptable but notably in Part II and Part III)
What appears once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter M
Which boy band’s original members included Robbie Williams before he went solo?
Take That
True or false, touching a baby bird will cause its mother to abandon it
False
Most birds have a poor sense of smell and will not reject their young.
What type of angle is 120 degrees?
An obtuse angle
This angle is greater than 90 but less than 180 degrees.
Acute angle is less than 90 degrees.
Which movie has the line, “You're gonna need a bigger boat”?
Jaws
When Chief Brody sees the shark for the first time when chumming water at the back of the boat
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for very long. What am I?
A breath
Which boy band was signed by Simon Cowell to his label in 1997 and originally called “Four”?
Five (or 5ive)