#129

Parental Pop Culture, String Instruments, Movie Monologues, Outer Space, and Sacred Texts.

Parental Pop Culture

At least we have an excuse for our Spotify Wrapped being so embarrassing.

— Guest round from Sean, father of two, master of none.

1

Big Ted, Little Ted, Jemima, and Humpty are characters in which Australian television institution?

2

In the Mem Fox classic “Where is the Green Sheep?”, where is the green sheep?

3

In the television show Bluey, Aunt Trixie is voiced by which beloved Australian television and radio personality?

4

Disney’s 2021 film Encanto is set in which South American country?

5

Since their formation in 1991, The Wiggles have had four people don the yellow skivvy. Name two of them.

Parental Pop Culture

String Instruments

None of that wind or brass nonsense.

6

Considered some of the finest instruments ever made, Stradivarius violins were built by a family from what country - Germany, Austria or Italy?

7

Brian Jones played what string instrument in the intro of The Rolling Stones' "Paint it, Black"?

8

More commonly referred to as a ‘pick’, what word also beginning with the letter P is given to a thin flat piece of plastic used for plucking or strumming a stringed instrument?

9

How many strings would you find on a common or traditional banjo?

10

What predecessor to the piano was a key component of the basso continuo of the Baroque era?

String Instruments

Movie Monologues

Can you name the film from the following quotes?

11

On our very first day at Harvard, a very wise Professor quoted Aristotle: "The law is reason free from passion." Well, no offence to Aristotle, but in my three years at Harvard I have come to find that passion is a key ingredient to the study and practice of law; and of life. (2001)

12

Because only one thing counts in this life: Get them to sign on the line which is dotted. You hear me? A-B-C. A... Always, B... Be, C... Closing. Always be closing. ALWAYS BE CLOSING! (1992)

13

Cool girl. Men always use that, don’t they? As their defining compliment. She’s a cool girl. Cool girl is hot. Cool girl is game. Cool girl is fun. Cool girl never gets angry at her man. (2014)

14

Now I am confident that you gentlemen will review without passion the evidence that you have heard, come to a decision, and restore this man to his family. In the name of God, do your duty. In the name of God, believe Tom Robinson. (1962)

15

But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen. You hear it?... Carpe... Hear it?... Carpe. Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. (1989)

Movie Monologues

Outer Space

These questions will be out of this world.

16

In what decade will Halley’s Comet next appear in the inner parts of the Solar System?

17

What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

18

What is the name of the fictional planet that is the primary setting in the Avatar film series?

19

Space is completely silent due to the lack of what?

20

The Kennedy Space Center, NASA’s primary launch centre of human spaceflight, is located in what U.S. state?

Outer Space

Sacred Texts

Quickfire time: can you name the religion most associated with the following texts?

21

The Qur’an

22

The New Testament

23

The Torah

24

The Tripitaka

25

The Book of Mormon

Sacred Texts

Last Week's Scores

Top Scores

  • 20 Glengarry Glenn Ridge
  • 20 Shillian
  • 23 Hooray for Everything
  • 22 Hugh & Gen
  • 22 Elissa and Fletcher
  • 20 Billy Dan
  • 20 Gabriella and Sean
  • 22 Davey + Nima

Random Scores

  • 14 The Chilli Monsters
  • 13 D’Arcy
  • 16 The Koalas
  • 19 Penny’s Pals
  • 15 The Hartts
  • 19 Dave and Serena
  • 15 Billie & Friends
  • 15 Mullet girl & Bean Boi
17 points was last week's average score.

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