Periodic Table
Pop Culture
Pigskin
Pete
100
Which of the following is the symbol for Carbon?
A) Ca
B) Co
C) Cb
D) C
D) C
100
Which controversial online store does this logo belong to?
100
After winning the AFL Grand Final last year, Collingwood became 1 of only 3 teams to have won 16 total Premierships.
Name either of the other two teams who have achieved this
(hint: neither team has won a premiership since you were born)
Essendon / Carlton
100
True or false: I have butterflies tattooed on both my shins.
True
200
Potassium and Tungsten are unique, in that they are the only two elements on the periodic table with 1-letter symbols that do not match their names at all.
What are each of their symbols?
Potassium = K
Tungsten = W
200
Which Gen Alpha slang term is defined by Urban Dictionary as "being unable to stop thinking about a topic, person, place, or thing."
Brainrot
200
Which AFL team finished as the minor premiers this year (top of the ladder after the regular season)?
Sydney Swans
200
How old am I? (Closest guess wins)
26
300
The 76th element on the periodic table is a metal known for being the densest naturally occurring element. It has the chemical symbol Os.
What is its name?
Osmium
300
What professional sports league do Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese play in?
WNBA
300
Which AFL team does Pete support?
Hint: They finished 2nd-last in the AFL last year, but they finished 2nd in the AFLW!
North Melbourne Kangaroos
300
What colour jerseys does my pub footy team wear?
Bonus 200 points: What pub do I play for?
Yellow (Richmond colours)
The Merri Creek Taverns Bats
400
There are only two elements which are a liquid at room temperature (23oC). One of them is a metal and one is a non-metal.
Name them both.
Bromine and Mercury
400
Recently, Australian Senator Fatima Payman made headlines for her speech in Parliament, which featured which of the following words:
A) Sigma
B) Skibidi
C) Gyatt
D) Mog
E) All of the above
E) All of the above
400
Which four teams are remaining in the AFL Finals?
(100 points per team you get right!)
Port Adelaide Power
Geelong Cats
Brisbane Lions
Sydney Swans
400
Where did I work before I came to Charles LaTrobe College?
Parkville Youth Justice Precinct
500
There are 4 elements on the periodic table which are named after planets. Identify as many of them as you can.
100 points for each correctly identified, plus 200 for the team who gets the most!
Mercury
Uranium
Plutonium
Neptunium
500
In the recent debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, what completely disproven allegation did Trump make against the immigrant population of Springfield, Ohio?
That they have been kidnapping and eating household pets (dogs, cats, etc.)
500
Which brand makes the official game balls for AFL and AFLW games?
Sherrin
500
What was my major (main subject) when I studied my Bachelor of Arts at university?
Writing