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Trivial Decathlon

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Trivial Decathlon game quiz
"G'day quizheads, here is the inaugural Trivial Decathlon. 10 questions, 10 subjects, 10 useless but (hopefully) interesting answers. Do you have what it takes to compete for glory in this not so gruelling event?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. MOVIES- I am a Scottish actor who, among many other roles, portrayed a brilliant cannibalistic serial killer created by author Thomas Harris.
    Liam Neeson
    Sean Connery
    Brian Cox
    Anthony Hopkins


2. GEOGRAPHY- This Japanese city in the Shizuoka Prefecture on Honshu is responsible for all the pianos made in the country hence its cultural moniker 'City of Music'.
    Hamamatsu
    Atami
    Kawasaki
    Shimoda


3. SPORTS- Can you name the second player to score for Australia in their 3-1 victory over Japan in the group stage of the 2006 World Cup?
    Tim Cahill
    Harry Kewell
    Mark Viduka
    John Aloisi


4. ANIMAL KINGDOM- In what group would I place the thrush?
    bird
    insect
    fish
    rodent


5. LITERATURE- What is the name of the award winning novel by American science-fiction writer Joe Haldeman first published in 1975?
    Splinter of the Mind's Eye
    The Stars My Destination
    The Forever War
    The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch


6. PEOPLE- What would an autodidactic person indulge in?
    self-deprecation
    self-mutilation
    self-education
    self-employment


7. HISTORY- Kurnell in the state of N.S.W. is known as 'the birthplace of modern Australia'. On what date did Captain James Cook first land here when navigating the country on the ship 'Endeavour'?
    17th December, 1770
    29th April, 1770
    7th April, 1770
    26th January, 1788


8. MUSIC- What is the name of the Oscar winning composer who provided the score for the 1995 film 'Heat' starring Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino?
    Hans Zimmer
    Howard Shore
    Elliot Goldenthal
    John Williams


9. HUMANITES- This is a bit of Aussie slang- 'jumbuck'. What does it refer to?
    an implement used for containing liquids
    a sheep
    a tree
    a four legged stool usually found in social clubs


10. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY- NASA retired the Space Shuttle in 2010. What is the name of the replacement vehicle?
    Pegasus
    Artemis
    Centaur
    Orion


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Compiled Mar 21 13