#108

The Big Chill, Waves, Two Truths One Lie, Chemistry, and Country of Origin.

The Big Chill

Let the cold snap party continue.

1

In law enforcement, what is an unsolved criminal investigation which remains open pending the discovery of new evidence called?

2

In which Australian mountain range was Australia's lowest ever recorded temperature?

3

The rhinovirus is the predominant cause of which viral infectious disease?

4

Is 1983's The Big Chill a song, a film or a book?

5

American wrestler Steve Austin is better known by what ring name?

The Big Chill

Waves

Heat waves and pandemic waves - we got you covered.

6

What word beginning with the letter A measures the height of a sound wave?

7

The famous Banzai Pipeline surfing location is located on which island in Hawaii?

8

80s new wave pioneers New Order formed after the demise of what band?

9

What spectator phenomenon was popularised worldwide after the 1986 FIFA World Cup?

10

The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a woodblock print by which Japanese artist?

Waves

Two Truths One Lie

Given three facts, can you find the lie?

11

A) Ghana is east of Cameroon.
B) Niger is north of Nigeria.
C) Kenya is south of Ethiopia.

12

A) Led Zeppelin formed in the 1960s.
B) Fleetwood Mac formed in the 1970s.
C) Metallica formed in the 1980s.

13

In poker...
A) Straight flush beats four of a kind.
B) Four of a kind beats a full house.
C) Straight beats a flush.

14

A) Crossiants originated in Austria
B) Vindaloo originated in Portugal
C) Cheesecake originated in the USA

15

A) The glabella is the space between the eyebrows.
B) The lunula is the midline groove that runs from the top of the upper lip to the nose.
C) The pinna is the visible part of the ear that resides outside the head.

Two Truths One Lie

Chemistry

Not the complex psychological interaction between people, just the science kind.

16

A predecessor of chemistry, alchemy was a practice that partly aimed at turning base metals into what?

17

Which particle in an atom has a positive charge?

18

On the periodic table of elements, what do the elements Americium, Einsteinium and Nobelium have in common?

19

"Burning" is a chemical process known by what other name?

20

What is water in its gaseous state called?

Chemistry

Country of Origin

Quickfire time: can you name the country where you would find these mythical creatures?

21

Banshee

22

Bunyip

23

Kraken

24

Centaur

25

Kappa

Country of Origin

Last Week's Scores

Top Scores

  • 21 The Brickwalls
  • 20 LG&AD
  • 22 GR
  • 20 Lizard and Rang
  • 20 Katim & Co
  • 20 Magic Clam & the Clam Clam Clams
  • 21 Lou & Andy
  • 20 Ballarat McCormacks

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  • 18 Callum & Andrea
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16 points was last week's average score.

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