NQ21

Aussie highways and Plot twists!

Aussie highways and byways

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Know your way around?

1
What's the name of the road that leads up to Mount Hotham Resort in the Australian Alps?

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2
Name this stretch of road that winds it's way up Cape York to the town of Weipa

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3
This road runs from Pine Creek (NT) into the centre of Kakadu National Park, What's it's name?

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4
In which state would you find the South Western Highway which connects it's capital city to a town named Walpole

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5
The 683km long Silver City Highway is named after the nickname of one of the towns along it's route. Can you name the town?

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Check mate!

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When did you last play chess?

6
How many squares are there on a standard chess board?

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7
Which piece can only move diagonaly?

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8
What does the term "checkmate" mean in chess?

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9
Which 'Bobby' won his first of 8 US Chess championship at age 14?

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10
Which supercomputer defeated Garry Kasparov in 1997?

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Bridges, we need them to get across the many rivers

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Can you name these bridges from the description?

11
This 665m long marvel of engineering is found along the Grand Pacific Drive between Sydney and Wollongong

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12
This bridge connects Kangaroo Point to Fortitude Valley in a State capital city

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13
Built in 1898 this bridge is the only surviving wooden suspension bridge from this time

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14
This stone bridge built by convict labourers in 1829 can be found in central Tasmania

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15
Situated in the Blue Mountains this was the first arched bridge in NSW

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Surf's up

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In honour of the world's best surfers competing on the Gold Coast this week let's look at Australian surfers.

16
Which surfer, nicknamed 'White Lightning' is most famous for punching a shark?

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17
At 17 she won her first World Championship and has gone on to win 7 more, making her the most successful female surfer ever.

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18
A world champion multiple times in the 70's he has gone on to have roles with Billabong, win World champion masters events and have a biography and documentary about his life called "Bustin' Down the Door". He may be best known for his nickname 'Rabbit".

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19
With "Beach" in her name, it's no surprise she runs a close second best female surfer winning 7 world titles throughout the 80s and 90s. She now runs the Awake personal development acadamy.

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20
Winning 4 World titles, he possibly would have won more if he wasn't plagued by injury, particularly his back. He played himself in the ABC show "Sea Change". He is known as "MR".

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Our choccies

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Given a description, name the classic chocolate bar.

21
A cool round of dark chocolate filled with a creamy peppermint fondant.

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22
"It's a Monster Chew!" - a chewy combination of caramel and wafer biscuit coated in milk chocolate.

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23
A chewy blend of lightly roasted peanuts and nougat rolled in chocolate and coconut.

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24
A gooey fudge centre coated in milk chocolate and rice crispies.

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25
A wafer tube, filled with marshmallow, coated in chocolate.

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Plot twists

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These movies surprised most of us.

26
In what movie would you find the quote "I see dead people"?

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27
Nicole Kidman's character and her children in "The Others" struggle living in a haunted house. What's the twist.

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28
In "The Usual Suspects", who is Keyser Sose.

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29
It turns out Leonardo DiCaprio's character in Shutter Island is not a detective but what?

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30
What do they find on the beach in "Planet of the Apes" that leads them to the twist conclusion that they were not on another Planet, but were on Earth.

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Periodic table

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Back to high school we go!

31
How many elements are on the periodic table?

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32
What are the two groups called that are separate from the main table?

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33
What is the group called on the end of the table? (The right column)

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34
Who invented the periodic table?

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35
The elements on the periodic table were originally arranged by their increasing what?

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Nostalgic toys

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Which of these did you have?

36
A grey screen in a red case with two white knobs to create diagrams.

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37
A short, athletic man toy with blond hair wearing black shorts, he can be stretched to more than 4 times his size in either direction.

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38
Soft toy dogs with floppy ears and big eyes, they came in a doghouse shaped packaging with an adoption certificate.

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39
Each of these soft cloth dolls was unique, they came with a birth certificate. They became collectible and were often sold well above their original price.

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40
These bean bag style echidna looking toys came with their very own drawstring sleeping bag featuring a nose hole which you could poke the nose and whiskers out at night.

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NQ21

Aussie highways and byways

1 What's the name of the road that leads up to Mount Hotham Resort in the Australian Alps?

2 Name this stretch of road that winds it's way up Cape York to the town of Weipa

3 This road runs from Pine Creek (NT) into the centre of Kakadu National Park, What's it's name?

4 In which state would you find the South Western Highway which connects it's capital city to a town named Walpole

5 The 683km long Silver City Highway is named after the nickname of one of the towns along it's route. Can you name the town?

Check mate!

6 How many squares are there on a standard chess board?

7 Which piece can only move diagonaly?

8 What does the term "checkmate" mean in chess?

9 Which 'Bobby' won his first of 8 US Chess championship at age 14?

10 Which supercomputer defeated Garry Kasparov in 1997?

Bridges, we need them to get across the many rivers

11 This 665m long marvel of engineering is found along the Grand Pacific Drive between Sydney and Wollongong

12 This bridge connects Kangaroo Point to Fortitude Valley in a State capital city

13 Built in 1898 this bridge is the only surviving wooden suspension bridge from this time

14 This stone bridge built by convict labourers in 1829 can be found in central Tasmania

15 Situated in the Blue Mountains this was the first arched bridge in NSW

Surf's up

16 Which surfer, nicknamed 'White Lightning' is most famous for punching a shark?

17 At 17 she won her first World Championship and has gone on to win 7 more, making her the most successful female surfer ever.

18 A world champion multiple times in the 70's he has gone on to have roles with Billabong, win World champion masters events and have a biography and documentary about his life called "Bustin' Down the Door". He may be best known for his nickname 'Rabbit".

19 With "Beach" in her name, it's no surprise she runs a close second best female surfer winning 7 world titles throughout the 80s and 90s. She now runs the Awake personal development acadamy.

20 Winning 4 World titles, he possibly would have won more if he wasn't plagued by injury, particularly his back. He played himself in the ABC show "Sea Change". He is known as "MR".

Our choccies

21 A cool round of dark chocolate filled with a creamy peppermint fondant.

22 "It's a Monster Chew!" - a chewy combination of caramel and wafer biscuit coated in milk chocolate.

23 A chewy blend of lightly roasted peanuts and nougat rolled in chocolate and coconut.

24 A gooey fudge centre coated in milk chocolate and rice crispies.

25 A wafer tube, filled with marshmallow, coated in chocolate.

Plot twists

26 In what movie would you find the quote "I see dead people"?

27 Nicole Kidman's character and her children in "The Others" struggle living in a haunted house. What's the twist.

28 In "The Usual Suspects", who is Keyser Sose.

29 It turns out Leonardo DiCaprio's character in Shutter Island is not a detective but what?

30 What do they find on the beach in "Planet of the Apes" that leads them to the twist conclusion that they were not on another Planet, but were on Earth.

Periodic table

31 How many elements are on the periodic table?

32 What are the two groups called that are separate from the main table?

33 What is the group called on the end of the table? (The right column)

34 Who invented the periodic table?

35 The elements on the periodic table were originally arranged by their increasing what?

Nostalgic toys

36 A grey screen in a red case with two white knobs to create diagrams.

37 A short, athletic man toy with blond hair wearing black shorts, he can be stretched to more than 4 times his size in either direction.

38 Soft toy dogs with floppy ears and big eyes, they came in a doghouse shaped packaging with an adoption certificate.

39 Each of these soft cloth dolls was unique, they came with a birth certificate. They became collectible and were often sold well above their original price.

40 These bean bag style echidna looking toys came with their very own drawstring sleeping bag featuring a nose hole which you could poke the nose and whiskers out at night.

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1
What's the name of the road that leads up to Mount Hotham Resort in the Australian Alps?

2
Name this stretch of road that winds it's way up Cape York to the town of Weipa

3
This road runs from Pine Creek (NT) into the centre of Kakadu National Park, What's it's name?

4
In which state would you find the South Western Highway which connects it's capital city to a town named Walpole

5
The 683km long Silver City Highway is named after the nickname of one of the towns along it's route. Can you name the town?

6
How many squares are there on a standard chess board?

7
Which piece can only move diagonaly?

8
What does the term "checkmate" mean in chess?

9
Which 'Bobby' won his first of 8 US Chess championship at age 14?

10
Which supercomputer defeated Garry Kasparov in 1997?

11
This 665m long marvel of engineering is found along the Grand Pacific Drive between Sydney and Wollongong

12
This bridge connects Kangaroo Point to Fortitude Valley in a State capital city

13
Built in 1898 this bridge is the only surviving wooden suspension bridge from this time

14
This stone bridge built by convict labourers in 1829 can be found in central Tasmania

15
Situated in the Blue Mountains this was the first arched bridge in NSW

16
Which surfer, nicknamed 'White Lightning' is most famous for punching a shark?

17
At 17 she won her first World Championship and has gone on to win 7 more, making her the most successful female surfer ever.

18
A world champion multiple times in the 70's he has gone on to have roles with Billabong, win World champion masters events and have a biography and documentary about his life called "Bustin' Down the Door". He may be best known for his nickname 'Rabbit".

19
With "Beach" in her name, it's no surprise she runs a close second best female surfer winning 7 world titles throughout the 80s and 90s. She now runs the Awake personal development acadamy.

20
Winning 4 World titles, he possibly would have won more if he wasn't plagued by injury, particularly his back. He played himself in the ABC show "Sea Change". He is known as "MR".

21
A cool round of dark chocolate filled with a creamy peppermint fondant.

22
"It's a Monster Chew!" - a chewy combination of caramel and wafer biscuit coated in milk chocolate.

23
A chewy blend of lightly roasted peanuts and nougat rolled in chocolate and coconut.

24
A gooey fudge centre coated in milk chocolate and rice crispies.

25
A wafer tube, filled with marshmallow, coated in chocolate.

26
In what movie would you find the quote "I see dead people"?

27
Nicole Kidman's character and her children in "The Others" struggle living in a haunted house. What's the twist.

28
In "The Usual Suspects", who is Keyser Sose.

29
It turns out Leonardo DiCaprio's character in Shutter Island is not a detective but what?

30
What do they find on the beach in "Planet of the Apes" that leads them to the twist conclusion that they were not on another Planet, but were on Earth.

31
How many elements are on the periodic table?

32
What are the two groups called that are separate from the main table?

33
What is the group called on the end of the table? (The right column)

34
Who invented the periodic table?

35
The elements on the periodic table were originally arranged by their increasing what?

36
A grey screen in a red case with two white knobs to create diagrams.

37
A short, athletic man toy with blond hair wearing black shorts, he can be stretched to more than 4 times his size in either direction.

38
Soft toy dogs with floppy ears and big eyes, they came in a doghouse shaped packaging with an adoption certificate.

39
Each of these soft cloth dolls was unique, they came with a birth certificate. They became collectible and were often sold well above their original price.

40
These bean bag style echidna looking toys came with their very own drawstring sleeping bag featuring a nose hole which you could poke the nose and whiskers out at night.