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It’s Just Not Cricket, NAIDOC, Measurements, Furniture, and Not the Main Character.

It’s Just Not Cricket

Don’t be stumped on these questions.

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What piece of cricket equipment is believed to have been burned and placed in a small terracotta urn now known as The Ashes trophy?

2

Do crickets chirp more or less the hotter the temperature gets?

3

What iconic Disney song does Jiminy Cricket sing in the Disney film Pinocchio?

4

What 1950s rock and roll singer-songwriter’s band was called The Crickets?

5

"Cricket" is a widely played variation of what traditional pub game?

It’s Just Not Cricket

NAIDOC

Celebrating 2023 National NAIDOC Week.

6

What does the C in NAIDOC stand for?

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According to the 2021 census, what percentage of the Australian population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander - 1.6%, 3.2% or 6.3%?

8

What preacher, inventor and author is sometimes referred to as the Australian Leonardo da Vinci?

9

The Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatjara people are the traditional owners of what national park?

10

Which of these places' names is not derived from Aboriginal language - Canberra, Geelong, Dubbo or Bendigo?

NAIDOC

Measurements

Ask twice, answer once.

11

To the nearest whole number, how many kilograms is a stone?

12

Is a marine chronometer used to measure latitude or longitude?

13

A radian is an SI unit used to measure what?

14

The term horsepower was introduced in the 18th century when comparing the power of draft horses to what new machine?

15

A decimal numeral system is based on ten numbers; how many is a vigesimal system based on?

Measurements

Furniture

Things we sit on, things we eat off.

16

What piece of furniture takes its name from the empire that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries?

17

Mary and Grant Featherstone are known for their furniture design in what style?

18

What piece of furniture did Clint Eastwood bizarrely address his speech to at the 2012 Republican National Convention?

19

Which of the following is not a product at IKEA - Kleppstad, Grimsby or Stjärna?

20

What is the defining feature of a Murphy bed?

Furniture

Not the Main Character

Given a list of supporting characters, can you name the main character?

21

Xander Harris, Willow Rosenburg, Cordelia Chase, Rupert Giles

22

Kim Wexler, Mike Ehrmantraut, Howard Hamlin, Nacho Varga

23

Samantha Jones, Miranda Hobbes, Charlotte York, Mr. Big

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Peggy Olson, Pete Campbell, Joan Harris, Roger Sterling

25

Jack Donaghy, Tracy Jordan, Kenneth Parcell, Jenna Maroney

Not the Main Character

Last Week's Scores

Top Scores

  • 20 Joel and Brooke
  • 20 Milo and livo
  • 20 The Gaybours
  • 25 Steven Seagull
  • 21 Quinoit
  • 21 Paul we love
  • 22 Lee and Dave
  • 21 Semba

Random Scores

  • 18 The Boos
  • 15 NBS + Co
  • 11 Meg and Sam
  • 16 Coles Local Bad
  • 18 Twofish
  • 13 Sean
  • 11 Mia and Jordan
  • 11 Maddy & Morgan
14 points was last week's average score.

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