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100

The number of times the phrase "happy birthday" is sung in the standard version of the song

What is 4?

100

The number of bedrooms in this house

What is 4?

100

Name of this shopping centre

What is Top Ryde City Shopping Centre?

100

Price paid for this bar stool

What is $75?

100

The uni this group originally met at

Where is the University of Sydney?


200

This fruit has been banned on Singaporean public transport since 1988

What is a Durian?

200

The decade this house was built

When is the 1970s?

200

The closest metro station to this house

Where is North Ryde metro?

200

Price paid for this keyboard

What is $950

200

The person(s) in the room with the most letters in their first name. 

(You must name all the people if there are multiple people to get it right!)


Who is Edward, Lesley and Thomas? (6 letters)

Here is the letter count for each name:

  • Pai: 3 letters

  • Patty: 5 letters

  • Kevin: 5 letters

  • Angie: 5 letters

  • Jason: 5 letters

  • Karen: 5 letters

  • Edward: 6 letters

  • Lesley: 6 letters

  • Thomas: 6 letters

300

This flying insect has been spotted in massive numbers across Sydney recently

What is the Bogong moth?



300

The month that Thomas and Karen moved into this
 house

When is June?

300

The name of the river that forms part of East Ryde's eastern/southern boundary

What is the Lane Cove River?

300

Price paid for this massage chair

What is $3000?

300

The two people who won the colouring-in competition at this event (i.e. winners of the 1. people's choice and 2. Patty's choice categories)

Who is Angie and Karen?


400

The largest internal organ in the human body
 

What is the liver?

400

The number of solar panels on this house's roof 

(Closest answer wins!)


What is 37?


400

The name of this building. (Hint: It has a bird enclosure at the front!)


Where is North Ryde RSL club?

400

Price paid for this lamp

What is $0?

400

The person in the room whose first name would be worth the most points in Scrabble

(If there are multiple people, naming one of the people is enough to get the question right!).

Who is Lesley/Kevin/Jason? (12 points)

  • Pai: P(3) + A(1) + I(1) = 5 points

  • Angie: A(1) + N(1) + G(2) + I(1) + E(1) = 6 points

  • Karen: K(5) + A(1) + R(1) + E(1) + N(1) = 9 points

  • Patty: P(3) + A(1) + T(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 10 points

  • Edward: E(1) + D(2) + W(4) + A(1) + R(1) + D(2) = 11 points

  • Thomas: T(1) + H(4) + O(1) + M(3) + A(1) + S(1) = 11 points

  • Lesley: L(1) + E(1) + S(1) + L(1) + E(1) + Y(4) = 12 points

  • Kevin: K(5) + E(1) + V(4) + I(1) + N(1) = 12 points

  • Jason: J(8) + A(1) + S(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 12 points

500

This animal's fingerprints are so similar to humans that they can confuse investigators.

What is a koala?

500

The number of drawers and cabinets in this kitchen.

(if a cabinet has two doors, it counts as two)

What is 56?

500

In 2006, residents considered changing East Ryde's name. 

Which of these was NOT one of the proposed names: Bel Air, Wallumetta, Dress Circle, or Ryde Heights?
 

What is Ryde Heights?

500

Price paid for this Xiaomi robot vacuum/mop

What is $429?

500

The date this photo was taken? (Specify the date, month and year). 

When is 6 September 2026?