Weekly COM Meeting

What is the longest movie ever made?

• The Stand

• Dances With Wolves

• Hamlet

• The Cure For Insomnia

Answer explanation

The Cure for Insomnia (1987) is the longest movie ever made at a total running time of 85 hours (5,220 min).

Where was the Pacquiao VS. Horn fight held?

• Suncorp Stadium

• Araneta Coliseum

• MGM Grand Garden Arena

• Oscorp Stadium

Answer explanation

Manny Pacquiao VS Jeff Horn, billed as the Battle of Brisbane, was a boxing match for the WBO welterweight championship that took place on July 2, 2017 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.

What planet has the most moons?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Mars

Answer explanation

Jupiter has at least 67 known moons. The largest four are called Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

Who created the Love Bug also known as I Love You Virus?

• Onel De Guzman

• Robert Trujillo

• Shigeru Miyamoto

• John Draper

Answer explanation

Onel de Guzman, a then-24-year-old resident of Manila, Philippines, created the malware. That infected over ten million Windows personal computers on and after 5 May 2000.

What was the first music played on MTV?

• Boys Don't Cry

• Another Brick in the Wall

• Video Killed the Radio Star

• Smells Like Teen Spirit

Answer explanation

MTV debuted just after midnight on August 1, 1981, with the broadcast of “ Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles.

What is the translation of the title of the song “Auld Lang Syne”?

• Big Time

• Time is on my side

• Time of the Season

• Times gone by

Answer explanation

"Auld Lang Syne" is a popular song, particularly in the English-speaking world. Traditionally, it is sung to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve.

Who was the first Filipino in Australia?

• Jose Rizal

• Heriverto Zarcal

• Pepito Manaloto

• Macario Sakay

Answer explanation

Heriverto Zarcal is a pearl trader. He arrived on Thursday Island in May 1892.

What organ break downs fat in the body?

• Pancreas

• Gallbladder

• Kidney

• Liver

Answer explanation

Liver makes a digestive juice called bile that helps digest fats and some vitamins.

What is the deepest river in the world?

• Congo River

• Mekong River

• Cagayan River

• Yangtze River

Answer explanation

Congo River is the deepest river in the world. At some points the water can be up to 220 metres deep; the basin has a surface area of 3,457,000 square kilometres.

What holiday originated as the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia?

• Halloween

• Christmas

• Valentine's Day

• Easter

Answer explanation

Valentine's Day is rooted in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15.