General knowledge 1
How many months have 28 days?
12 - all of them
Which character lives in the hundred-acre woods?
Winnie the Pooh
What does democracy mean?
rule by the people
What is the horizontal axis of a graph called?
x axis
How many players on a typical volleyball team?
6
Where is the coldest place on Earth?
Antarctica
Which Billie Eilish song won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2020 Grammys?
Bad Guy
What element has the chemical symbol Fe?
Iron
Name the three primary colours
Blue, yellow, red
Which superhero doesn't have superpowers?
batman
Name the 2 persuasive techniques in the following sentence:
Don't we all have a responsibility?
inclusive language and rhetorical question
How many STEM classes does Mr Ling teach?
3
What colour cap does the Australian Test cricket team wear?
Baggy Green
What sea lies between Australia and New Zealand?
Tasman Sea
In what year did Taylor Swift first release her self-titled debut album?
2006
In Greek mythology, who is the king of the gods?
Zeus
What language do they speak in Brazil?
Portuguese
What year did the Barbie movie with Margot Robbie come out?
What does bias mean?
When information is presented unfairly or with a one-sided view.
What is the equation for a straight line?
y=mx+c
What is the name of Melbourne’s iconic horse race held every November?
Melbourne Cup
Name the 7 continents
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America
What is the stage name of Australian rapper Amethyst Amelia Kelly?
In what year did World War II end?
1945
Which Australian state is known as the Sunshine state?
Queensland
What is the name of Harry Potter's pet owl?
Hedwig
What is Australia's score on the Freedom House democracy ranking?
95
What type of graph would you use to show the height of a tree over time?
Line graph
Who is Australia's most successful female tennis player in recent years, who retired in 2022?
Ash Barty
how many stars on the australian flag
6
Which famous rock band was founded by Freddie Mercury?
Queen
What’s the largest desert in the world?
Antarctic Desert (polar desert)
In what year did humans first walk on the moon?
1969
What song did Katy Perry sing during her brief flight to space in April 2025?
What a wonderful world?
What does the term rule of law mean?
That everyone must follow the same set of laws, including leaders.
What does apogee mean?
The highest point something reaches
How many NFL teams are there?
32
What is the capital of Mexico?
Mexico City
Which artist has the most grammy's?
Beyonce
What is the largest continent?
Asia
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
What is Childish Gambino's real name?
Donald Glover
What does the C stand for in CDFASTCATI for argument analysis introductions?
Context
What is Newton's third law of motion?
for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Who holds the record for most AFL games played?
Brent Harvey
Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
Japan
Which singer holds the record for most streamed song on Spotify as of June 2025?
Blinding Lights by The Weeknd.
What does the word 'latte' mean in Italian
Milk
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell.
Who is the highest paid actor?
The Rock
Explain the difference - and give examples for - inclusive language and exclusive language.
Inclusive language invites the audience in (e.g., "we", "our"), exclusive language separates or criticises others (e.g., "they", "them").
What is inertia?
An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force
Which Australian cricketer was known as "The King of Spin"?
Shane Warne
In which country would you find the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu?
Peru
What year did Spotify first launch?
2008
What language has the most native speakers in the world?
Mandarin
What’s the only mammal capable of true flight?
What do the following celebrities have in common: Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Elisabeth Moss?
Scientologists
What is juxtaposition?
placing contrasting ideas side by side to highlight differences and emphasise a point.
what are the two type of numerical/quantitative data?
discrete and continuous
Which NBA player has the most career points?
Lebron James (42,184)
Which African country has the largest population?
Nigeria
Who originally sang the classic hit I Will Always Love You before Whitney Houston?
Dolly Parton
How many keys does a standard piano have?
88
What fruit was once so rare in Europe it was rented as a table decoration?
Pineapple
What is Bluey's sisters name?
Bingo
Who determined the three pillars of persuasion – ethos, pathos and logos
Aristotle
What is the term for the number that appears most often in a set of data?
mode
Wilt Chamberlain broke the record for highest points ever scored in one NBA game in 1962, how many points did he score in the game?
100
Which country has the most islands in the world?
Sweden
Which rappers real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.
Snoop Dogg
How many time zones are there in Australia
5