NQ20
Native Trees, Devils and Poisons
Speed
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Remember these fast lines? What's the movie?
1 Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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2 I feel the need ... the need for speed
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3 Man, this baby must corner like it's on rails.
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4 I'm so damned fast I can wake up at the crack of dawn, rob two banks, a train and a stage coach, shoot the tail feathers off a duck's ass at 300 feet, and still be back in bed before you wake up next to me.
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5 I will always be puzzled by the human predilection for piloting vehicles at unsafe velocities.
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UK girl bands
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Who were you a fan of?
6 Shaznay, Natalie, Melanie, and Nicole were founding members of which group?
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7 Which TV show saw Girls Aloud as the winners, launching their 7-year domination of the British charts?
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8 This young group had three line-up changes, mostly due to reports of in-fighting between the girls. They still managed to have 6 no1 singles, like, Freak like me, Round round and Push the button.
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9 They had 3 UK number one singles, "Whole Again", was their own, and two cover versions, The Bangles "Eternal Flame" and Blondies "The tide is high".
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10 They are the highest selling girl bank of all time selling over 100 million singles.
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80s supermodels
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"We don't wake up for less than $10,000 per day" - the era of the Supermodels
11 She might be best known for her record five appearances on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition.
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12 Known for her workout videos and her trademark mole just above her lip.
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13 Maybe the shortest of the supermodels she may have started the 'heroin chic' fashion trend.
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14 The first German model to become a Victoria's Secret Angel, she now hosts project runway.
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15 She originally trained to be a dancer and tap danced in a Culture Club video. Apart from being one of the most famous supermodels she may unfortunately be best known for her temper.
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Native trees
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Answer true or false to these tree facts
16 The iconic Australian Banksia tree is named after botanist Sir Joseph Banks.
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17 The Bottle tree is another name for the Boab tree?
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18 The Jacaranda tree is a native tree growing mainly in Queensland, True or False?
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19 There are nearly 1000 species of native Wattle trees in Australia.
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20 You can eat the fruit of a Lilly Pilly
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Political ideologies
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We all went to the polls yesterday, while our democratic system is tested, lets look at some other political systems. Given the definition, can you name the ideology?
21 A dictatorial leader with a centralised military and forcible suppression of opposition. This ideology is at the far right of the left-right spectrum.
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22 This 'ism' is characterised by social ownership of manufacture and markets. This left-wing ideology can have many variations.
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23 This political system is based on the private ownership of the means of production and their use for the purpose of obtaining profit.
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24 This system allocates resources in society based on need. It entails the absence of private property and social classes, it is an ideology within the Socialist movement.
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25 This form of government one person is the head of State and can be elected, inherited or self proclaimed.
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Devils
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Devil may care, or the devil is in the details!
26 In the song by the Charlie Daniels Band, the devil went down to ... where?
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27 Devils on horseback are an hors d'oeuvres made from stuffed dates or prunes wrapped with what?
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28 In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the devil's snare protection was put there by which professor?
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29 What name of the devil translates to light bringer in latin?
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30 Which band recorded Sympathy for the Devil?
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Bucket list routes and destinations
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We're on our way to ...
31 If you stayed overnight at El Questro Station, which iconic route would you be travelling?
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32 Calling in for a cool drink at the William Creek Hotel would mean you're traversing which well known track?
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33 Heading north out of Bramwell Station would mean you're likely heading to what destination?
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34 Leaving Tobermorey Station Roadhouse & Caravan Park and heading West would take you along this famous 'Short Cut' down the ?????? Highway.
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35 If you caught the ferry at Inskip Point, Which world famous sand island would be your next stop?
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Poisons
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Half the country is being gripped by the Erin Patterson trial. Let's look at some poisons.
36 In the movie Practical Magic, what substance does Gillian use to poison her boyfriend? In the past it has been used in small doses as a sleep tonic.
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37 Famous for singing "Every Rose has it's Thorn" and appearing on the reality show "Rock of Love", who is the lead singer of Poison?
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38 What so Americans call poison ivy?
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39 In which Shakespear play is the king poisoned at the royal castle at Elsinore?
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40 In which popular true crime podcast is the missing person suspected to have been poisoned by a Belgium born con artist?
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