NQ 48

    NQ 48

    Xanadu, chilli and starfish

    UFOs

    0/40

    Do you believe?

    1
    The term UAP is often used today instead of UFO by the U.S. government. What does it stand for?

    Reveal answer

    2
    Which U.S. city hosts the largest annual UFO festival?

    Reveal answer

    3
    Betty and Barney Hill became famous in 1961 due to what UFO linked story?

    Reveal answer

    4
    What is the name of the UFO movie starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey, based on the novel by Carl Sagan?

    Reveal answer

    5
    What U.S. government project was set up in 1952 to study UFO sightings?

    Reveal answer

    Xanadu

    0/40

    Now we are here ....

    6
    What Mongol ruler built the original city of Shangdu, known as "Xanadu"?

    Reveal answer

    7
    In Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, what does Kublai Khan decree to be built in Xanadu?

    Reveal answer

    8
    Who stars as Kira, the main character in the 1980 Xanadu movie?

    Reveal answer

    9
    What band collaborated with Olivia Newton-John for the film's hit soundtrack?

    Reveal answer

    10
    What legendary dancer appears in the film alongside Newton-John?

    Reveal answer

    Happy 100th

    0/40

    This week saw legendary performer Dick Van Dyke turn 100. What do we know about those 100 years?

    11
    What actress played Dick Van Dyke's wife Laura on The Dick Van Dyke Show?

    Reveal answer

    12
    Which Disney movie featured Dick Van Dyke as Bert, the chimney sweep?

    Reveal answer

    13
    What 1990s TV series featured Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan?

    Reveal answer

    14
    In what year was Dick Van Dyke born?

    Reveal answer

    15
    Dick Van Dyke plays widower and eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts in which film?

    Reveal answer

    Chilli

    0/40

    How hot is too hot?

    16
    Chilli con carne, translates to "Chilli with ...." what?

    Reveal answer

    17
    The Red Hot Chilli Peppers are based in which US city?

    Reveal answer

    18
    What is the name of the scale that chilli peppers are rated for their hotness?

    Reveal answer

    19
    Which chilli pepper surpassed the Carolina Reaper for the hottest measurement of 2.69 million SHU?

    Reveal answer

    20
    Name either of the two movies that feature John Travolta as the slick gangster Chili Palmer.

    Reveal answer

    Starfish

    0/40

    What do you have with your coffee? A side order of ham?

    21
    Who released the song "Starfish and Coffee" on their 1987 album "Sign o' the Times"?

    Reveal answer

    22
    In which Drew Barrymore movie is her character nicknamed "Starfish" by "The Chad"?

    Reveal answer

    23
    What is the name of SpongeBob's best friend who is a starfish?

    Reveal answer

    24
    What do ocean starfish mainly eat?

    Reveal answer

    25
    What is the name of the starfish that is wrecking the great barrier reef?

    Reveal answer

    WI-FI

    0/40

    Here at Nomad HQ we often rely on WIFI, this quiz is being written in a beach front cafe! What do we know about WI-FI?

    26
    True or false? Wi-Fi stands for wireless fidelity.

    Reveal answer

    27
    What does "SSID" stand for?

    Reveal answer

    28
    What everyday kitchen appliance is notorious for causing 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi interference?

    Reveal answer

    29
    True or false? Wi-Fi's core technology came from some Australian researchers' failed black hole detection project.

    Reveal answer

    30
    Which small country has the fastest Wi-Fi speed?

    Reveal answer

    The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

    0/40

    These flowers feature in Holly Ringland's moving book. Can you name them given the description from the book and their flower description?

    31
    Have courage, take heart - long red flowers with a black centre.

    Reveal answer

    32
    Wound I heal - spherical heads of fluffy bright yellow flowers,

    Reveal answer

    33
    A cure for heartache - red flowering deciduous tree with bat-winged shaped leaves

    Reveal answer

    34
    Foresight - yellowish, orange spikey flowers with long deeply divided dark green leaves.

    Reveal answer

    35
    Flame, I burn - white to pale pink flowers, often with orange/red spots.

    Reveal answer

    Bed time stories

    0/40

    Given the books can you name the Australian children's book author?

    36
    Possum Magic, Where is the Green Sheep

    Reveal answer

    37
    The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, Gumnut Babies

    Reveal answer

    38
    Diary of a Wombat, Pete the Sheep

    Reveal answer

    39
    Ruby Red Shoes, It's not always balck and white

    Reveal answer

    40
    Magic Beach, Noni the Pony

    Reveal answer

    Your Score

    0
    /
    40
    Challenge your friends - Click below

    Get your NEW QUIZ every Sunday morning! Enter your mobile

    +61

    Top 3 Teams

    26
    Cat
    8
    SmoothOtter
    2
    UnchangedThrush

    Want to view your score on the scoreboard? Enter your mobile

    +61