da Vinci Decathlon General Knowledge

Answer all questions on the ANSWER SHEETS provided. • There are TEN Sections

* Section 1: Famous Faces * Section 2: Famous Places * Section 3: Name the Composer and his/her work * Section 4: How Well do I Watch and Listen * Section 5: The Olympics * Section 6: Australian History * Section 7: What Sport do/ did I play? * Section 8: The Miracle of Flight * Section 9: How well do you know da Vinci? * Section 10: General Knowledge

FAMOUS FACES

Instructions

You will be shown ten famous faces.

Your task is to identify these faces and write the full name of the person into the box on the ANSWER SHEET- TWO marks will be given for full name and ONE mark for surname only.

The face will be shown for 20 seconds only. Some pictures may be distorted to provide greater challenge

You are not to ask questions about the picture shown as no answer will be given

Incorrect Spelling will not be penalised.

SECTION ONE

FAMOUS FACES # 1

FAMOUS FACES # 2

CLUES: She was

one of the first

Queens of

Ancient Egypt-

one of the

names below

will do!

* Cleopatra

* Hatshepsut

* Nefertiti

* Nefertari

Her temple at

Deir el Bahri

FAMOUS FACES # 3

FAMOUS FACES # 4

FAMOUS FACES # 5

FAMOUS FACES # 6

FAMOUS FACES # 7

FAMOUS FACES # 8

FAMOUS FACES # 9

FAMOUS FACES # 10

FAMOUS PLACES AND MONUMENTS

Instructions

You will be shown ten famous places and

monuments.

Your task is to identify these places and write the

name of the place into the box on the ANSWER

SHEET- TWO marks will be given for name of and

its location, city, state or country. ONE mark will be

awarded for either of these.

The place will be shown for 20 seconds only.

You are not to ask questions about the picture shown

as no answer will be given

Incorrect Spelling will not be penalized.

SECTION TWO

FAMOUS PLACES AND MONUMENTS # 1

CLUE:

I am the entrance to

something fairly large!

FAMOUS PLACES AND MONUMENTS # 2

FAMOUS PLACES AND MONUMENTS # 3

FAMOUS PLACES AND MONUMENTS # 4

FAMOUS PLACES AND MONUMENTS # 5

FAMOUS PLACES AND MONUMENTS # 6

FAMOUS PLACES AND MONUMENTS # 7

FAMOUS PLACES AND MONUMENTS # 8

CLUE:

FAMOUS PLACES AND MONUMENTS # 9

FAMOUS PLACES AND MONUMENTS # 10

Section 3: Name the composer and his work!

Instructions In this section you will hear excerpts from EIGHT famous pieces of Classical music. Your job is to listen to the music and match up the excerpt, the name of the music and the composer. SOME COMPOSERS ARE USED TWICE Answers in the table on the Answer Sheet. (Example Only) Excerpt 1 Name of Music: C Composer: Bizet

Excerpt

One

Excerpt

Eight Excerpt

Seven

Excerpt

Four

Excerpt

Five

Excerpt

Six

Excerpt

Three Excerpt

Two

NAME OF MUSIC

A. The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals

B. First Movement, Symphony Number 5

C. The Messiah-Halleluiah Chorus

D. Enigma Variations “Nimrod” variation

E. Clarinet Concerto slow movement

F. Eine Kleine Nachts Musik

G. The Four Seasons

H. Au Fond du Temple Saint

COMPOSER (some are used twice)

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2. Edward Elgar

3. Ludwig van Beethoven

4. Georges Bizet

5. Antonio Vivaldi

6. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7. Georges Bizet

8. George Frederick Handel

How Well Do I Watch and Listen

In this section you will be shown a video clip

of a very famous Australian poem – the first

TWO minutes.

Watch and listen carefully as it will only be

shown ONCE.

At its conclusion there will be TEN

questions shown on the screen-TWO at a

time.

Write your answers on the ANSWER

SHEET.

SECTION FOUR

How Well Do I Watch and Listen

STOP VIDEO AT 2 MINS 5 SECONDS

1. The colt was from where ?

2. How much was he worth?

SECTION FOUR *

3. What had the “cracks”

gathered to?

4. What do you think a

“crack” refers to in this

poem?

SECTION FOUR *

5. What do the bushmen

referred to in the poem

“love”?

6. What horse “snuffs the

battle with delight”?

SECTION FOUR *

7. How did Harrison win

his bundle?

8. What “cup” is being

referred to?

SECTION FOUR *

SECTION FOUR *

9. Who “came down to lend a

hand”?

10 Why did the old man say,

“that horse will never do for a

long and tiring gallop, lad”?

The Olympics

2012 is an Olympic Year.

The following questions are based on

the Olympics.

Write your answers on the ANSWER

SHEET.

SECTION FIVE

The Olympics

1. What sport am I? I used to start with

a “bully” now I start with a “hit off ”.

2. In which city were the 2004 Olympics

held?

3. How many people are in an Olympic

coxed four skull?

SECTION FIVE

The Olympics

4. Which famous Australian swimmer,

winner of many Olympic gold medals, died

in April this year?

5. Name ONE of two German cities which

have hosted the Olympics.

6. In which Olympic event did Cassius Clay

(Mohammed Ali) win a gold medal?

SECTION FIVE

The Olympics

7. There are three styles of wrestling competition at the Olympics. True or False

8. By what nickname is the Australian men’s basketball team known?

9. Baron Pierre de Coubertin was the founder of the modern Olympics in 1896. True or False?

SECTION FIVE

The Olympics

10. How many Olympic Gold Medals has Ian

Thorpe won?

11. Which Australian woman won the 400m

Track Gold Medal at the 2000 Olympics?

12. If I was competing in the

madison, what sport would I be participating

in?

SECTION FIVE

The Olympics

13. What is the nickname of the Australian

Olympic women’s field hockey team?

14. If I was participating in a luge event in

what position would my body be?

15. In the Ancient Olympic Games only

males competed in the nude. True OR False

SECTION FIVE

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY

The following FIFTEEN questions are

based on aspects of Australian history.

Write your answers on the ANSWER

SHEET.

SECTION SIX

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY

1. James Cook raised the English Flag

at Botany bay only a few days before

the arrival of which Frenchman?

2. The aborigines have been in Australia

for over 40 00 year. True OR False

SECTION SIX

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY

3. The poster opposite

was used in which war to

encourage enlistment in

the army?

4. The Gallipoli

campaign was fought in

which country?

SECTION SIX

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY

5. Which famous Australian explorer is

shown in this picture?

6. Tasmania was

originally known as Van

Dieman’s Land.

True OR False?

SECTION SIX

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY

7. This picture shows what famous

event in Australia’s history?

8. NSW is

Australia’s oldest

state.

True OR False?

SECTION SIX

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY

9. Who uttered these words on the steps of Parliament House on November 11, 1975? (name of the person)

“Well may we say "God save the Queen", because nothing will save the Governor-General!

10. Sir Henry Parkes was a leading figure in the Federation movement in the late 1800s. True OR False?

SECTION SIX

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY

11. Which famous Australian bushranger is represented in this painting?

12. Name at least one of the explorers who found a path over the Blue Mountains.

SECTION SIX

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY

13. Thomas Keneally, Patrick White and Tim Winton are well known in which artistic field?

14. Mark Donaldson and Ben Roberts-Smith received which gallantry award in 2009 and 2010, respectively?

15. Who was Australia’s SECOND Prime Minister?

SECTION SIX

WHICH SPORT DO/ DID I PLAY

AND OTHER SPORT MATTERS?

1. If I was a competitor running in the stade

where would I have been?

2. What do the letters FIFA stand for?

3. In which sport would I find a linebacker

or a cornerback?

4. I was captain of the Wallabies when they

won the Rugby World Cup in 1999?

SECTION SEVEN

WHICH SPORT DO/ DID I PLAY

AND OTHER SPORT MATTERS?

5. Which NRL team did Darren Lockyer play for?

6. In which sport would I say the word touche if I scored a point?

7. What is the Australian cricket test cap affectionately known as??

8. If I was participating in a langlauf race what would I be propelling myself with ?

SECTION SEVEN

WHICH SPORT DO/ DID I PLAY

AND OTHER SPORT MATTERS?

9. Who is the current world champion

male surfer?

10. Which countries have won the

Rugby World Cup twice?

SECTION SEVEN

THE MIRACLE OF FLIGHT

1. In ancient mythology name the one

who flew too close to the sun and

melted the wax holding his feathers in

place.

2. Surname of the brothers purported to

be the first to fly a motor driven aircraft.

SECTION EIGHT

THE MIRACLE OF FLIGHT

3. What type of plane is shown here?

4. Approximately how fast in km/ h is a plane travelling at the speed of sound OR Mach I?

SECTION EIGHT

THE MIRACLE OF FLIGHT

5. What does the term VTOL stand for in flying?

6. What is the name of Hans Solo’s light ship in the The Empire Strikes Back?

“The fastest hunk of junk junk in space”!

SECTION EIGHT

THE MIRACLE OF FLIGHT

7. If an aircraft’s airspeed is 800 km/ hour this means that its ground speed is always the same. True or False?

8. Who is attributed with having invented the helicopter?

9. If a plane can travel from Sydney to Darwin in five hours; a distance of approximately 3200 kms, what is its average speed over that distance?

10. Charles Kingsford Smith’s most famous aircraft was known as the Southern Star. True or False?

SECTION EIGHT

How well do you know da Vinci?

FIVE QUICK QUESTIONS

1. What is the name of the painting opposite and in which famous art gallery is it hung?

2. The painting below is also a da Vinci masterpiece. What is it called?

SECTION NINE

How well do you know da Vinci?

FIVE QUICK QUESTIONS

3. The picture opposite shows one of da Vinci’s inventions made into a model. What is it?

4. Da Vinci was born in Italy. Where in Italy was he born?

5. If he was born in Italy where did he die?

SECTION NINE

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

In this section you will be asked 25

questions.

Write your answers on the ANSWER

SHEET.

SECTION TEN

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Who wrote the children’s book;

Where the Wild Things Are?

2. What was the name of Captain Kirk’s

spacecraft in Star Trek?

3. Which is more valuable (in terms of

dollars per gram)? gold, silver or platinum

4. In which episode of Star Wars do the

ewoks first appear?

SECTION TEN

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

5. Name one of the American Presidents who was assassinated.

6. What is an Acme Thunderer?

7. What is the name of the ship which struck an iceberg and sank in April 1912?

8. If I scored three behinds and six goals in AFL, how many points would this be?

9. Who is Barbi’s long time male friend?

SECTION TEN

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

10. In a set of scores: 7, 9, 8, 6, 12 and 6

what is the mean?

11. The first Governor of NSW was?

12. Who was the founder of Microsoft?

13. What was the name of the lion cub

who became king in the Lion King

SECTION TEN

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

14. In computing terminology what

does ROM stand for?

15. In which year of World War 2 did

Singapore surrender to the Japanese?

16. The Age is a prominent newspaper in

which Australian city?

17. In which month of 1915 did the

withdrawal from Gallipoli take place?

SECTION TEN

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

18. Author of The Hobbit and Lord of the

Rings?

19. Which is the conjunction in this

sentence; I was once like you are now but I

was ordered to listen.

20. If I was in the Bronx which city

would I be in?

21. What is a 12 sided figure called?

SECTION TEN

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

22. What is the name of the cartoon

character opposite ?

23. Write a word from the English

language which uses all five vowels?

24. Who was the animator who created

Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck?

25. What is the capital city of Ireland?

SECTION TEN

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