NQ45
Cold, doubles and B-cities
No 1s
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Who is No1?
1 What is the most read book in the world?
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2 Which singles spent the longest at No 1 on the Australian music ARIA chart?
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3 What is the most watched film at the Australian cinemas?
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4 What is the largest attendance at a concert in Australia?
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5 What is the most watched sport in the world?
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Cold
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We've had cool & warm - so let's get chilly!!
6 Which book, by Charles Frazier, is set in North Carolina and tells the story of a wounded Confederate soldier who walks for months to return to his love??
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7 What film (origianally a 1937 book) starring Kate Beckinsale, Joanna Lumley and Rufus Sewell tells the story of Flora Poste who finds herself with nowhere to live after the death of her parents. It gave many quotable moments including "I saw something nasty in the woodshed!"
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8 Which "Funky" 1989 song, performed by rapper Tone-Loc contains samples from many, including Kiss and the Rolling Stones and gave rise to numerous cocktails being named after it?
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9 What do we call coffee made by steeping coarse coffee grounds in cold or room temperature water for an extended period, typically 12 to 24 hours?
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10 Which Australian band is named after the process of cutting cold (not hot) metal?
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Girl Fanning
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What is the nickname for the fans of these female singers?
11 Lady Gaga
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12 Taylor Swift
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13 Ariana Grande
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14 Beyonce
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15 Lizzo
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Double Double
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These towns in Australia all have double names, providing amuzement for many travellers. Which State are these towns in?
16 Bli Bli
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17 Dom Dom
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18 Curl Curl
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19 Karlu Karlu
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20 Milly Milly
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B-cities
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All these capital cities start with B. Can you name the country they are the capital of?
21 Baghdad
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22 Bandar Seri Begawan
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23 Bishkek
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24 Belgrade
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25 Bogota
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Did it happen in the '80s
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Choose, "happened in the '80s" or "didn't happen in the '80s" for these Australian events.
26 Bob Hawke became Prime Minister.
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27 The crash of the Skylab space station over Western Australia.
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28 The sex descrimination act was introduced - making it illegal to discriminate against women based on their gender.
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29 The Comendy Company sketch TV show was first launched.
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30 The High Court of Australia ruled in Mabo v Queensland that Australia was not terra nullius and that native title existed.
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As Aussie as!
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Are these fun Australian facts true or false?
31 Coochiemudlo Island,a Queensland town once elected a dog as mayor.
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32 Australia has more kangaroos than people.
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33 You are more likely to be killed by a horse than a snake in Australia.
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34 Tasmania has the cleanest air in the world.
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35 The UFO capital of Australia is Wycliffe Well in the Northern Territory.
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The Periodic Table
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Was it the bain of your life at school, or do you take pride in being able to recite it?
36 Only one letter doesn't appear in any element name, which letter?
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37 Name one of the two elements that are liquid at room temperature.
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38 To the nearest 5%, what percent of atoms in the Universe are Hydrogen?
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39 Which element has the shortest name? (hint : It is something common in your kitchen).
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40 Which century was the periodic table invented?
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