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The Mindful Employer trivia competition Here are our suggested questions for a SANE@Work lunchtime trivia competition. Feel free to add or change the questions or rounds to suit your workplace.
Round 1: sport 1. How many Olympic silver medals did Usain Bolt win in his career? A: Zero (didn’t make the 200m final in 2004, 3 gold each in 2008, 2012, 2016) 2. What is the name of the only sport which uses a broom as playing equipment? A: Curling 3. What is the nickname of the New Zealand basketball team? A: The Tall Blacks 4. Who is the captain of the Australian women’s cricket team? A: Meg Lanning 5. Which of these countries has never hosted a Formula 1 Grand Prix race? Azerbaijan, Morocco, Denmark, Switzerland. A: Denmark (Azerbaijan 2016, Morocco 1958, Switzerland 1950-‐1954)
Round 2: world facts 1. As the crow flies, is Brisbane closer to Melbourne or Cairns? A: Melbourne. Brisbane to Cairns: 1,391km. Brisbane to Melbourne: 1,376km 2. What object is depicted on the Indian flag? A: A wheel, called the Ashoka Chakra 3. The USA has 50 states, but how many provinces does Canada have? A: 10 (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan) plus 3 territories (Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon) 4. What is the name of the river that runs through Paris? A: The Seine 5. By area, which country is larger: China or Brazil? A: China. China: 9.597 million km2, Brazil: 8.516 million km2
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Round 3: TV & movies 1. How many Bond movies did Pierce Brosnan star in? A: 4 (Golden Eye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, Die Another Day) 2. What is Homer Simpson’s middle initial, and what does it stand for? (½ point each) A: J, Jay 3. Who won the 2016 Best Actress Oscar? A: Brie Larson, for The Room 4. Which English actor was born Maurice Micklewhite? A: Michael Caine 5. Who played Batman in the 60s TV show? A: Adam West
Round 4: mental health true-‐or-‐false 1. True or false: 10% of Australian adults are affected by some form of mental illness each year. A: False. It’s actually 20%, and half of us will experience some form of mental illness during our lives. 2. True or false: people experiencing mental illness are more likely to be violent than other people. A: False. People living with mental illness are no more likely to be violent than the general population, but are far more likely to be the victims of violence. 3. True or false: once you have a mental illness, you have it forever. A: False. Most people living with a mental illness recover well with treatment and support. Even people with long-‐term illnesses can live and work independently if given the chance. 4. True or false: women are more likely than men to seek help for mental health problems. A: True. Men are less likely than women to seek help, and overall two-‐thirds of people with a mental illness don’t seek help in the first 12 months.
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5. True or false: workers living with mental illness aren’t protected in the same way as workers with physical illness. A: False. People affected by the symptoms of mental illness have the same rights and responsibilities as other employees. Discrimination in the workplace against someone with a mental illness (or other disability) is unlawful in Australia under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA).
Round 5: general knowledge 1. What are the names of Johnny Depp’s two dogs? (1/2 point each) A: Pistol & Boo 2. What was Shakespeare’s wife’s name? A: Anne Hathaway 3. How many moons does Pluto have? A: 5: Charon, Kerberus, Hydra, Styx, Nix 4. Which singer’s three albums are named after her age when she recorded them? A: Adele (19, 21, 25) 5. What is the longest bone in the human body? A: The femur (thigh bone).
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