General Knowledge Questions from Quiz 18th June Australian Special hosted by Robin Corrie and Mr Balls

1.      Which tv Crocodile hunter died in 2005 when he was stung by a sting ray?

2.      Name the legendary Australian outlaw from the late 19^th century? (Clue: He was played by Heath Ledger in a film.)

3.      Which surf brand is the aboriginal name for a waterhole?

a.      boomerang b. wongawonga c. billabong

4.      What is the most amount of beers ever drunk (375 ml) between Sydney to London, by one man! A)39 b) 43 c) 52 d) 66

5.      Who is the queen of Australia?

6.      Who wrote the Origin of the Species?

7.      Dorothy and Toto are off to see who?

8.      Matt Le Blanc plays which character in Friends?

9.      Which animal is used to describe "a mock court in which the principles of law and justice are disregarded or perverted".^[1] (further explanation:It is essentially where the defendant has already been deemed guilty, and has little if any opportunities to object or defend himself.)

10.  Barbara Millicent Roberts is the full name of who? (clue: Mattel, clue 2: she´s a doll)

11.  K is the symbol for which dietary mineral and electrolyte?

12.  What type of eclipse is caused by a moon?

13.  Where would you find the Petronas Towers, two of the highest buildings in the world?

14.  Which US software company created photoshop?

15.  In which game show hosted by Sylvio Santos can a contender for a prize ask help from university undergraduates?

16.  What are the 3 Brazilian capitals situated on Islands?

17.  Who scored 2 of the 3 goals for France against Brazil in the 1998 world cup finals?

18.  What English word comes before Red, Fish, Dust, and Light to make 4 new words?

19.  What proposed constitutional amendment wants to give impunity to Federal and Public Ministeries in Brazil?

20.  Who wrote the novel Os Sertões?

1.       Steve Irwin

2.       Ned Kelly

3.       Billabong

4.       52

5.       Queen Elizabeth Second

6.       Charles Darwin

7.       Wizard of Oz

8.       Joey

9.       Kangaroo Court

10.   Barbie

11.   Potassium

12.   Lunar

13.   Malaysia (in kuala lumpur)

14.   Adobe

15.   Show do Milhao

16.   Florianopolis (SC), São Luis (MA) Vitoria (ES)

17.   Zidane

18.   Star

19.   PEC 37

20.   Euclides da Cunha