General knowledge
Isaac Singer was granted a patent in 1851 for this machine...
The sewing machine
The Na'vi are fictional blue people in which 2009 film?
Avatar
How many countries are there in Africa
There are 54
What is the third largest state or territory in Australia (land size)?
Northern Territory
How many team members were born outside of Australia?
Two?
In which sea is the island of Ibiza?
Ibiza is situated in the western Mediterranean Sea
Who wrote the Shining, the Stand and It?
Stephen King
What two countries share a land border with the Netherlands?
Belgium and Germany
How many Australian Prime Ministers have died while in office?
Three
What is the combined years of our team working in DET?!
an amazing 68.5 years!
For what is the abbreviation of RSPCA?
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
In which 1982 film did Ophrah Winfrey play Sofia Johnson?
The Colour Purple
How many countries border China?
14. They are (running anti-clockwise from the East) : Korea (North), Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam.
What year did Indigenous Australians get the vote?
August 1967
What is the annual YPU budget for 2020/21?(approx)
totals approx $12 million
How old was Marilyn Monroe when she died in August 1962?
Who was the first woman to win a best director Oscar?
Kathryn Bigelow (2010)
How many countries does the Nile river run through?
Eleven countries: Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Republic of the Sudan, and Egypt.
Who was known as 'El Libertador', or the Liberator, and was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the states of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama to independence from the Spanish Empire?
Simon Bolivar (1783 – 1830)
On any given day, approx how many young people aged 10-17 are in custody in Victoria? What percentage identify as Aboriginal?
128 (Youth Jusitce Strategic Plan (2020-2030)
18 per cent identify as Aboriginal.