High/Deep
Tallest Mountain from centre of the earth
Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador, 6,268 Meters;
Due to Earth's bulge it's over 2,072 Meters farther than Mount Everest
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Who owns Patent for Dynamite
Sir Alfred Nobel, 1867 - he has 355 patent in his lifetime
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There are 5 sisters in a room.
Anne is reading a book
Margaret is cooking
Marie is playing chess
Kate is doing the laundry
What is 5th sister doing?
Playing chess with Marie
Australian Apls get more snow compared to Switzerland
True / False
True
When is/was my birthday?
a) Last week
b) This week
c) Next week
d) Next month
b) This week
Tallest Waterfall by single drop
Angel Falls, Venezuela (807 Meters)
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Who invented Pacemaker
Australian Doctor Mark Lidwill & Physicist Edgar Booth developed 1st pacemaker in 1920s
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I am light as a feather, yet most people cannot hold me for more than couple of minutes
your breath
The Great Wall of China is longer than the Dingo Fence in Australia
True / False
False
How many siblings do in have?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) none
b) 2
Deepest Lake in the world
Lake Baikal, Russia, 1642 Meters deep
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What asks no questions but must be answered
Phone
a) Australia has more sheep than people
b) Australia has more Kangaroos than people
c) Australia has more Kangaroos than sheep
a) Statement 1 & 2 are True
b) Statement 1 & 3 are True
c) All Statements are True
d) Statement 2 & 3 are True
c) All Statements are True
Which of these 2 statements are true
My Dad worked on making outer body for submarines
My Brother worked on making outer body for PSLV (Polar Satellite launch vehicle)
a) 1
b) 2
c) none
d) both
d) both
largest desert in the world
Antartic Polar Desert
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Most Patent holding company in 2022
Samsung - 6,248 Patents
IBM - 4,308 patents (most patent holding company for over 30 years)
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The lone ranger rode into town on Friday. He stayed for 5 days and left that Friday. How could this be?
He rode on a horse named Friday
When Captain James Cook was exploring the land of Australia, he saw an animal and asked the native for its name. The native replied "Kangaroo"
What does it translate to?
It translate to "I don't understand you". But Cook thought that was the name of the animal
- linguist John Hailand debunked this old story in 1970
How many organisations I have worked for before Optus?
2
Highest Statue in the world
Statue of Unity, India (240 Meters)
Statue of Rama, India (251 Meters, due to complete late 2023)
Statue of Liberty, USA - 93 Meters
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Most Patent by a person
Shunpei Yamazaki, Japan - 2,600 US & >11,000 Worldwide
Kia Silverbook, Australian native - 3,800 US
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An electric train is moving north at 100 mph with wind blowing at 50 mph from west
Which way does the smoke blow?
North - Up, West - Left of the screen
Electric trains don't blow smoke
on 17/12/1967, Harold Edward Holt vanish at sea while still in office
Name of my Daughter's 1st story book
10 Amazing Tales