Thread: I can feel a trivia night coming on.

So, is anyone interested in meeting at the dag pub, in the morn? If not, I'll toddle off, directly to Moore.

Trivia October 21

CULTURE & CLASSICS.
1: By what name is Marion Morrison better known?....................................
2: Who composed The Blue Danube or to give its correct title, On the Beautiful, Blue Danube?........................................... .................................................. .....
3: In Johnny Chester's song, Glory Glory, what landmark was he going to come back to see?.............................................. .................................................. ...........
4: Who wrote Advance Australia Fair?...............
5: What was the number one song on the charts, in Brisbane during 1975? ....................
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Nature's Wonder.

1: Give two examples of a monotreme........................................
2: Jacaranda trees are native to where?............................................ .........
3: What is the world's tallest flowering plant?............................................ .........................
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4: Broccoli, every child's favourite veggie, is part of which vegetable family?..................
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5: What is the sweetest fruit?............................................ .................................................. ...




AUTOMOTIVE & THINGS THAT MOVE.

1: GMH Holden introduced what new model in 1960?....................................
2: What make and model of French car, introduced in 1960 was styled by Pinninfarina?.
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3: How many road wheels does a typical Australian semi-trailer have?.........................
4: Which side of the road does Sweden drive on?...............................
5: GMH Acacia Ridge, was the only plant to build what model?............................

SCIENCE

1: What is the first element on the Periodic table?...........................................
2: Pearlash has been widely superseded by what common household substance?..................
3: What is the chemical symbol for lead?............................................. ............................
4: Who was the scientist who popularised the expression "Why is it so?"?................
5: Is O² a noble gas?.............................................. .................................................. ...........


You shoulda known that.

1: How far is it from Brisbane GPO to Perth GPO, +/-10k?.....................................
2: Which Queensland politician was known as the Minister for Everything?....................................... .................
3: What year was the Gateway Bridge opened?........................................... .....
4: What breed of dog is most commonly used as a Guide Dog?.........................
5: Who was tagged The Postcard Bandit?........................................... ......

Just interesting stuff.

1: Which well known singer is Loretta Lynn's sister?
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2: Name these Bridges........................................... .....SEE NEXT POST
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3: Newman WA is on the same latitude as which Queensland coastal town?..........................................
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4: Who was PM at the start of the new millennium?
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5: What is the northernmost Australia Post office?
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The following set of questions were kindly sent to me by Windsock and presented by Saitch. Thank-you for your input, Phil.

NZ flavoured trivia questions if interested.

G'day Ian, would have liked to have come to the trivia night but alas...
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I thought I would contribute though if allowed with a small list of NZ specific trivia's. Not sure of the format of the evening but feel free to incorporate or not. Your call as you'd likely be calling them...
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1. What was the capital of New Zealand before it was moved to Wellington?


2. Where in New Zealand did the severe 1931 earthquake occur?

3. The steepest street in the world is in NZ, what is its name and approx gradient?

4. The game of rugby was introduced to NZ in 1870, and the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) was formed in 1892. The first international tour of the first NZRFU-sanctioned NZ representative team was to what country and in what year?

5. Where in NZ would you find a statue of Robbie Burns?