#53

Science, Books, Name the Year, Sport & Games, and Demonyms.

Science

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1
By what name is the compound sodium chloride more commonly known?
2
In education, what does STEM stand for?
3
What class of animal are frogs, toads, salamanders and newts?
4
Botany is the study of what?
5
What is the property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force?

Science

Books

For the people who chose films over books, where do you think they come from?

6
In Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, what food is Oliver being served when he says: “Please, Sir, I want some more”?
7
In what US state is Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird set?
8
Who is the main character of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy?
9
The Notebook, A Walk to Remember and Message in a Bottle are all films adapted from novels by what author?
10
What is an epistolary novel?

Books

Name the Year

Given three events can you name the year in which they took place?

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Princess Diana dies in a car crash in Paris. Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone is published. The film Titanic is released.
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Apple unveils the Macintosh personal computer. Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated. Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China.
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Robert Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe's president. The #MeToo hashtag movement is born on Twitter. Tesla begins production of the Model 3.
14
Robert Menzies retires as Australian Prime Minister and is succeeded by Harold Holt. England win the FIFA World Cup. The USSR successfully land a vehicle on the Moon.
15
US President Richard Nixon resigns following the Watergate scandal. Swedish group ABBA win the Eurovision song contest. Cyclone Tracy devastates the city of Darwin.

Name the Year

Sport & Games

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16
In darts what is the maximum score you can achieve with three darts?
17
In the Tour de France what colour jersey is given to the rider leading the points classification?
18
According to the official rules of Uno, how many cards is each player dealt at the start of each game?
19
Which tennis player has won the most Wimbledon singles championships in the open era?
20
How many teams in the NBA share their nickname with teams from the AFL or the NRL?

Sport & Games

Demonyms

Quickfire time. Can you name the demonym related to these places? (ie, a person from New York is a New Yorker)

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Sydney
22
Manchester
23
Peru
24
Cyprus
25
Bangladesh

Demonyms

Last Week's Scores

Top Scores

  • 21 Clare and Paris
  • 21 Bea and Osh
  • 23 York Street Yobbos
  • 20 Magnus + Sophie
  • 20 Lime green queens
  • 23 Prince Yuki Fan Club
  • 20 TREL
  • 21 Connor Walls

Random Scores

  • 15 Jaffa
  • 14 Buckers
  • 15 BigDog&DevilWoman
  • 12 Callum & Andrea
  • 16 Benny and Cait
  • 18 Ally's team
  • 12 The Morrells
  • 15 Yes We Ken!
16 points was last week's average score.

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