Sport
World champion swimmer Michael Phelps was born in what country?
Name 5 planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The name of the longest river in Africa
The nile
How many days in a week were there in ancient Roman times?
8
Finish the lyrics to "save your tears" by the Weeknd
"I saw you dancing in a crowded room....."
You looked so happy when i'm not with you
Which NFL player has the most touchdown passes in NFL history?
Tom Brady
The milky way galaxy is this shape
Spiral
The name of the largest country in the world
Russia
Who painted the mural of “The Last Supper”?
Leonardo da vinci
Justin Timberlake was originally apart of this boy band.
NSYNC
How many black pentagons are on a standard classic soccer ball?
12
Name the spacecraft that carried the first astronauts to the moon.
Apollo 11
What is the modern name for Van Diemen’s Land?
Tasmania
In which country was the largest T-rex skeleton found?
Canada
Finish the lyrics:
"it's coming up, it's coming up, it's coming up, it's coming up, it's coming up, it's coming up, .............
Hint: (two words)
Extra hint (minus 100 points)
It's dare
What is the only country that has played in every single FIFA World Cup tournament?
Brazil
What term do astronomers use to describe the two times a year when day and night are of equal length?
Equinox
What is the name of the deepest point in Earth’s oceans?
Mariana Trench
What was the name of the research ship Charles Darwin traveled with?
Hint: Named after a breed of dog
The beagle
The name of the Beatles debut album
Please Please Me
Kathy Freeman competed in 3 events during her Olympic career. What were the 3 events?
Bonus 100 points: What event did she win gold in, and at which Olympics did it happen?
4x100m relay
200m
400m (won gold in this at the 2000 sydney Olympics)
This is the name of a constellation that looks like two twins in the sky, Castor and Pollux.
It is one of the 12 star signs.
Gemini
What country first used tinsel as a holiday tree decoration?
Germany
How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?
Bonus 50 points for every named assassinated president
4
Abraham Lincoln (1865), James A. Garfield (1881), William McKinley (1901), and John F. Kennedy (1963).
Name one song from each band:
Artic Monkeys
Radiohead
Oasis
The Beatles
Daft punk
AM: do i wanna know, cornerstone
R: creep, fake plastic trees
O: wonderwall, don't look back in anger
B: here comes the sun, let it be
Daft punk: around the world, end of line