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Australia vs New Zealand
Phobias
Dreamworks
Deep Space Astronomy & NASA Missions
Scooby-Doo
100
This character depicts melancholy in an A.A. Milne book.
Who is Eeyore?
100
This cake made from egg whites is often decorated with cream, fruits, and chocolate (and originated in New Zealand in 1929)
What is Pavlova?
100
This is the phobia of Spiders.
What is Arachnophobia?
100
Before it became a massive box-office smash, this 2001 film suffered through a notoriously troubled production where original voice actor Chris Farley tragically passed away before finishing his dialogue lines.
What is Shrek?
100
Launched in 1977, this famous NASA interstellar probe carries a golden phonograph record containing sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth.
What is Voyager 1 (or Voyager 2 / the Voyager probes)?
100
Premiering on CBS in September 1969, this iconic Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon introduced the world to a cowardly Great Dane and his teenage companions solving spooky supernatural hoaxes.
What is Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!?
200
Aphrodite, Demeter, Athena, and Hera are examples of these type of beings.
Who are Greek Goddesses?
200
This caffeinated beverage consists of a double shot of espresso and silky steamed microfoam (and was probably invented in Australia).
What is a Flat White?
200
What is Trypophobia?
What is the fear of irregular pattern of small holes.
200
To achieve the unique, hyper-stylized 3D-meets-2D illustrative look for The Bad Guys and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, DreamWorks heavily utilized the proprietary rendering pipeline they originally created for this 2013 caveman film.
What is The Croods?
200
To capture the deepest, clearest infrared images of the early universe, the James White Space Telescope utilizes a primary mirror composed of 18 hexagonal segments coated in a microscopic layer of this precious, highly reflective metal.
What is gold?
200
To bring the iconic cowardly canine to life in the original series, legendary voice actor Don Messick based Scooby-Doo's signature speech impediment and rhyming vocal patterns primarily on the voice of this famous cartoon character created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
Who is Astro (from The Jetsons)?
300
The Monarch of England between 1558-1603. Her death marked the end of the Tudor era.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
300
This racehorse was born in Timaru, New Zealand, in 1926, and went on to win 23 races. His hide is in display in the Melbourne museum his skeleton in the Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa).
Who is Phar Lap?
300
This is the weird phobia of belly buttons.
What is Omphalophobia?
300
In Megamind, the title character's blue skin and towering cranium are attributed to the fact that he was sent to Earth from this specific doomed planetary system just moments before its destruction.
What is the Glauca system?
300
In 2006, the International Astronomical Union officially demoted Pluto from its planetary status, reclassifying it into this new celestial category that it now shares with objects like Eris and Haumea.
What is a dwarf planet?
300
In the classic formula of the original series, the culprit unmasked at the end of an episode almost always utters this iconic, frustrated phrase lamenting how they would have gotten away with their crime if not for the meddling kids.
What is "And I would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids"?
400
An Irish spirit whose shriek foretells the death of a family member.
What is a Banshee?
400
This actor was born in Wellington, New Zealand and grew up in Sydney. He has won two Golden Globes, and his notable works include Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind.
Who is Russell Crowe?
400
What is Globophobia?
What is fear of balloons?
400
Long before John Powell scored How to Train Your Dragon, this composer wrote the sweeping orchestral score for DreamWorks' very first traditional hand-drawn animated feature, The Prince of Egypt (1998).
Who is Hans Zimmer?
400
Long before the era of modern space telescopes, this brilliant 17th-century German astronomer formulated the three fundamental laws of planetary motion, proving that orbits are elliptical rather than circular.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
400
Long before modern reboots modernized the franchise, this legendary 1998 direct-to-video animated film marked a major tonal shift for the gang by introducing real, genuine supernatural monsters—specifically cat creatures and zombies—for the very first time.
What is Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island?
500
The composer of stars as a St. Bernard in the 1992 classic movie.
Who is Beethoven?
500
This band formed in Melbourne in 1985 (but had a Kiwi vocalist). Their debut album released in 1986 reached number 12 on the US Billboard 200 Charts, and has been listed as no.7 in Rolling Stones Australia’s 200 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Who is Crowded House?
500
What is the fear of this item?
What is Arithmophobia?
500
In the 2004 film Shark Tale, the character of Oscar—voiced by Will Smith—was physically caricatured and animated to intentionally resemble this famous collaborator and co-star from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Who is Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton)?
500
In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration made history by publishing the very first direct visual image of a supermassive black hole located at the center of this specific, nearby galaxy.
What is Messier 87 (or M87*)?
500
In the 2002 live-action Scooby-Doo feature film written by James Gunn, the fictional spooky island resort where the mystery gang is invited to investigate paranormal phenomena goes by this official, tropical-sounding title.
What is Spooky Island?