May 2002 Trivia Questions

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Round 1 questions
1. One point. The Gastrocnemius muscle is more commonly called the what muscle?
2. One point. In the Austin Powers films, what is the name of Dr. Evil's cat?
3. One point. In the Christian mass, what is the process of the supposed turning of bread and wine into thebody and blood of Christ called?
4. Two points. First music question. Name the song and Artist.
5. One point. What relation was Kublai Khan to Gengis Khan?
6. One point. In Classical mythology, and also a moon of Jupiter, which girl was turned into a heifer by Zeus,to conceal her from his wife?
7. One point. Which colony was handed back to China in 1999?
8. One point. What protest against British taxes made in 1773, led to the American war of independence?
9. One point. Name the TV show that had this as its theme.
10. One point. In which country did the first recorded strike take place?

Round 2 questions
1. One point. True or False. Tram Road in Doncaster is so named because a tram used to run there.
2. One point. What does Hong Kong mean in the local Chinese dialect?
3. One point. On the Jerry Springer Show, what is the name of the head security guy?
4. Two points. Name the song and Artist.
5. Three points. Name the three ingredients of the drink a "White Russian"?
6. One point. With a total height of 979m, what is the worlds highest waterfall?
7. One point. Which popular toy, first sold in 1959, did Ruth Handler create?
8. One point. Who was the drummer for the Beatles before Ringo Starr?
9. One point. Name the TV show that had this as its theme.
10. One point. In which African country is Timbukto?

Famous Faces
Name the people appearing on this sheet.

Round 3 questions
1. One point. What is the name of the 92 storey building which has just begun construction at Southbank?
2. One point. Max Dupain was a famous Australian in which field of the arts?
3. One point. Multiple choice. What is a xenopus?
    A. a type of frog
    B. a crystal in an igneous rock introduced from an external source and not crystallised from the magma
    C. a drug or pesticide that is foreign to the body of a living organism
    D. A foreign cat.
4. Two points. Name the song and Artist.
5. Two points. In 1984, the bookie Robbie Waterhouse was involved in a horse racing scandal. The scandal invovled one horse being substituted for another. Name the two horses involved.
6. One point. Who wrote the opera Madame Butterfly?
7. One point. What sort of business in central Melbourne is "Top of the Town"?
8. One point. Which element is number 50 in the periodic table?
9. One point. Name the TV show that had this as its theme.
10. One point. Where was the Magna Carta signed in 1215?

Round 4 questions
1. Four points. Used to indicate that a port is between 20 and 25 years old, what do the letters VSOP standfor.
2. Three points. The world cup of soccer begins on Friday the 31st of May. In which city is the first game to be played, and who is it between?
3. Three points. In 1983, four films were released which featured Tom Cruise. Name three of them.
4. Three points. Name the song and the two individuals who co-composed this song.
5. One point. Before they were called the demons, by what type of flower was the the Melbourne footballclub known?
6. Five points. Name the five brothers who made up the vaudaville and movie group, the Marx Brothers?
7. One point. Name the TV show that had this as its theme.
8. One point. Which famous 80's, 90's and 00's singer's real name is Georgios Panayiotou?
9. Two points. In the 1994 film version of Little Women, which actors played Jo and Marmee?
10. One point. What does the surname Fletcher mean?

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