General knowledge 1
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General knowledge 2
100

How many months have 28 days?

12 - all of them


100

Which character lives in the hundred-acre woods?

Winnie the Pooh

100

What does democracy mean?

rule by the people

100

What is the horizontal axis of a graph called?

x axis

100

How many players on a typical volleyball team?

6

100

Where is the coldest place on Earth?

Antarctica

100

Which Billie Eilish song won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2020 Grammys?

Bad Guy


100

What element has the chemical symbol Fe?

Iron

200

Name the three primary colours

Blue, yellow, red

200

Which superhero doesn't have superpowers?

batman

200

Name the 2 persuasive techniques in the following sentence:

Don't we all have a responsibility?

inclusive language and rhetorical question

200

How many STEM classes does Mr Ling teach?

3

200

What colour cap does the Australian Test cricket team wear?

Baggy Green

200

What sea lies between Australia and New Zealand?

Tasman Sea

200

In what year did Taylor Swift first release her self-titled debut album?

2006

200

In Greek mythology, who is the king of the gods?

Zeus

300

What language do they speak in Brazil?

Portuguese

300

What year did the Barbie movie with Margot Robbie come out?

2023
300

What does bias mean?

When information is presented unfairly or with a one-sided view.

300

What is the equation for a straight line?

y=mx+c

300

What is the name of Melbourne’s iconic horse race held every November?

Melbourne Cup

300

Name the 7 continents 

Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America

300

What is the stage name of Australian rapper Amethyst Amelia Kelly?

Iggy Azalea
300

In what year did World War II end?

1945

400

Which Australian state is known as the Sunshine state?

Queensland

400

What is the name of Harry Potter's pet owl?

Hedwig

400

What is Australia's score on the Freedom House democracy ranking?

95

400

What type of graph would you use to show the height of a tree over time?

Line graph

400

Who is Australia's most successful female tennis player in recent years, who retired in 2022?

Ash Barty

400

how many stars on the australian flag

6

400

Which famous rock band was founded by Freddie Mercury?

Queen

400

What’s the largest desert in the world?

Antarctic Desert (polar desert)

500

In what year did humans first walk on the moon?

1969

500

What song did Katy Perry sing during her brief flight to space in April 2025?

What a wonderful world?

500

What does the term rule of law mean?

That everyone must follow the same set of laws, including leaders.

500

What does apogee mean?

The highest point something reaches

500

How many NFL teams are there?

32

500

What is the capital of Mexico?

Mexico City

500

Which artist has the most grammy's?

Beyonce

500

What is the largest continent?

Asia

600

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Leonardo Da Vinci

600

What is Childish Gambino's real name?


Donald Glover

600

What does the C stand for in CDFASTCATI for argument analysis introductions?

Context

600

What is Newton's third law of motion?

for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

600

Who holds the record for most AFL games played?

Brent Harvey

600

Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?

Japan

600

Which singer holds the record for most streamed song on Spotify as of June 2025? 

Blinding Lights by The Weeknd.

600

What does the word 'latte' mean in Italian

Milk

700

Who invented the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell.

700

Who is the highest paid actor?

The Rock

700

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").

700

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

700

Which Australian cricketer was known as "The King of Spin"?

Shane Warne

700

In which country would you find the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu?

Peru

700

What year did Spotify first launch?

2008

700

What language has the most native speakers in the world?

Mandarin

800

What’s the only mammal capable of true flight?

Bat
800

What do the following celebrities have in common: Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Elisabeth Moss?

Scientologists

800

What is juxtaposition?

placing contrasting ideas side by side to highlight differences and emphasise a point.

800

what are the two type of numerical/quantitative data?

discrete and continuous

800

Which NBA player has the most career points? 

Lebron James (42,184)

800

Which African country has the largest population?

Nigeria

800

 Who originally sang the classic hit I Will Always Love You before Whitney Houston?

Dolly Parton

800

How many keys does a standard piano have?

88

1000

What fruit was once so rare in Europe it was rented as a table decoration?

Pineapple

1000

What is Bluey's sisters name?

Bingo

1000

Who determined the three pillars of persuasion – ethos, pathos and logos 

Aristotle

1000

What is the term for the number that appears most often in a set of data?

mode

1000

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

1000

Which country has the most islands in the world?

Sweden

1000

Which rappers real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. 

Snoop Dogg

1000

How many time zones are there in Australia

5