Geography
What is E-Waste?
Mrs Wright decides if your definition is correct.
Electronic waste describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. It is also commonly known as waste electrical and electronic equipment or end-of-life electronics.
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that are spelled like their sound - zoom, crash, bang!
I am light as a feather but the strongest person cannot hold me for more than a minute, what am I?
Breath
What school did Mr Griffiths, Mrs Wright, Mr Druitt and Ms Angel all work at before MSA?
Springfield Central State High School
Which anime was released first
One Punch Man or Mob Psycho?
One Punch Man
**Double points**
What is intensive farming?
Mrs Wright decides if your answer is correct
Intensive farming or intensive agriculture is a kind of agriculture where a lot of money and labour are used to increase the yield that can be obtained per area of land.
What is the name of the poetry we made where we covered words in established texts to make new ones?
Erasure poetry
Also known as blackout poetry
What has keys but cannot open anything?
A piano
What competitive sport did Ms Angel compete in?
Hammer Throwing
DOUBLE POINTS
What are the names of the two greek gods who were twins - they were called 'The Divine Archers.'
Apollo and Artemis
Name the states that the Murray Darling basin covers.
The Basin covers 14% of mainland Australia, 75% of New South Wales, more than 50% of Victoria, 15% of Queensland, 8% of South Australia and all of the Australian Capital Territory.
What is the name of the poem that has five lines and an AABBA rhyming scheme?
Limerick
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body but I am alive with the wind. What am I?
An echo.
Who is taller - Mr Griffiths or Mr Wilkins?
Mr Wilkins
Name the planets in the solar system, in order.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
How can FAMINE affect generations of people?
Hint - it starts with the parents being underfed as children...
Mrs Wright decides if your answer is correct.
If your answer is REALLY GOOD it will be double points.
Children - Poor nutrition stunts physical and mental development.
Youth - those children go on to have poor attendance at school due to health issues.
Adults - those sick, undereducated children become adults who can't work or provide for their families
Families - poor health due to the above issues leads to poor health during pregnancy, starting the whole cycle again.
Can you remember the name of the train line that went past the defendants window in 12 Angry Men?
the EL train or L train
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?
Footsteps
Who is older - Mr Thomas or Mrs Wright?
Bonus! Double points if you can guess how old we both are.
Mr Thomas.
I'm 34, he is 39.
List these Disney movies in order of release date.
These refer to the original cartoons, not live action remakes.
The Lion King
Mulan
Beauty and the Beast
The Little Mermaid
Aladdin
The Little Mermaid - 1989
Beauty and the Beast - 1991
Aladdin - 1992
The Lion King - 1994
Mulan - 1998
Name five kinds of biomes
Who directed 12 Angry Men?
*Alternative if group did not watch film*
Who directed Avatar?
Sidney Lumet
James Cameron
I can be cracked, made, told and played. What am I?
A joke.
Spell Ms A's last name.
ANLEZARK
These are the real names of four famous musical artists. If you can name TWO of these artists, you get the 500!
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.
Aubrey Graham
Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar Cephus
Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini
Snoop Dogg
Drake
Cardi B
Doja Cat