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GET YOUR GEEK ON!<THE TRIVIA ISSUE>
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HI ALL,
I trust you are having an enjoyable and successful semester so far. It was great
to meet many of you at the O’day event and the O’fest party which followed on
11 August. Thanks to all the club executives and Union staff for all your hard work
in making the day such a success.
This week, I want to challenge you to get outside of your comfort zone. Do
something extraordinary and challenge your own status quo. Find a new activity
or event that you would not usually take part in, and go along anyway. Take part
in one of the surfing trips organized by the UTS Union, try a new sport you have
not played before, or put your hand up for a position of leadership within a club
or society. It seems that the same rules apply for growth of character as growth
of muscles at the gym: if you don’t push yourself and get outside of your usual
boundaries, you don’t grow.
One such exciting opportunity is to lend your voice to the Board of the UTS Union
by voting for one of the potential candidates. Voting is now open, and I strongly
urge you to consider who you believe would be a great representative of the
student body.
There is much to look forward to this semester, so get on the bandwagon before
it is too late and assignments take over. Australian University Games is just around
the corner, so to the athletes who are competing, get excited!
Have a fantastic week, get outside of your comfort zone, and see you around soon.
LAURENCE WAINWRIGHT
{PRESIDENT, UTS UNION}
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/ EDITOR keryn regan
/ CO-ORDINATOR kathryn hanna
/ DESIGNER danielle bluff
Greetings!Second edition down and we are officially geeked out in the office.
This month is all about trivia + beer, so make sure you get your German on and bring out those random facts you thought would never pay off.
Remember to check out Playground every month at www.utsunion.uts.edu.au
Keryn Regan
ed.says!
Pub quizzes & trivia nights are thought to have begun in the UK
around the 1960s. Nostalgic college students and others began to
informally trade questions and answers about the popular culture
of their youth. The first known documented labeling of this casual
parlor game as “Trivia” was in a Columbia Daily Spectator column
published on February 5, 1965.
In 2005, a trivia master sued a contestant for defamation after he was
accused of cheating & was awarded over $25000 in damages and court costs!
<< A TRIVIAL PURSUIT? >>
TRIVIA NIGHTS ARE INFORMAL & FUN COMPETITIONS WHERE >>
TRIVIA TEASER QUESTIONS:
1. How many gold medals did Australia win at the 2002 Winter Olympics?
2. What was Sir Donald Bradman’s batting average?
3. How many countries are larger than Australia?
4. Who is the Author behind the vampire book series, TWILIGHT?
5. What colour is Fleet Street in the game MONOPLY?
6. How many ships were in the first fleet?
7. Who invented the bionic ear?
8. What is the longest side of a triangle called?
9. The Idiot Fruit & Darling Peas are poisonous... true or false?
10. Where in the body is the macula?
DID YOU KNOW?
?????????????
<< A TRIVIAL PURSUIT? >> I THINK NOT!
TRIVIA NIGHTS ARE INFORMAL & FUN COMPETITIONS WHERE >> TEAMS BATTLE TO SEE WHO HAS THE GREATEST KNOWLEDGE OF
>> ALL MATTERS TRIVIAL.
>>
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TRIVIA TEASER ANSWERS:
1. two [steven Bradbury & Alisa Camplin]
2. 99.943. five [Australia is the 6th largest]: Russia,
Canada, China, USA, Brazil4. Stephanie Meyer 5. Red [the money trail]6. eleven7. Professor Graeme Clark8. hypotenuse9. true10. the eye
HAS THIS TASTE OF TRIVIA TICKLED YOUR FANCY? TO GET MORE OF THIS ACTION AND TEST OUT WHAT USELESS
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WIN WIN WIN
ED GOODGOLD started the first organized
trivia contests in 1965. Can you beat him
at his own game? Head to UTS Union Facebook
page and the first person to answer all
trivia questions correctly will win a double
pass to Octoberfest!Proust!
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sun mon tue wed thur fri sat1.Red Bull X Fighters Uni Series11am registration 12–2pm competitionAlumni Green
2 .EGG Weekly Gaming Meeting 6pm
3.UTS Union Board Nominations – make your vote count now!Voting Station - UTS Union Information Desk2–16 September
4. 5.UTS Outdoor Adventure Club Climbing Night7pm - The Ledge, Arena Sports Centre, Sydney Uni
6.UTS Union Board Nominations – make your vote count now!Voting Station - UTS Union Information Desk2–16 September
7. 8. 9.Club Trivia NightUseless information stuck in your brain? Perfect way to win extra club grants.Glasshouse Bar
10.Redlands Spring Fair9am–3pmFREE entry
11.Festival of the WindsBondi Beach
12.You and four friends can sail Sydney Harbour on ‘Impulse’1–4pm (see Sport & Rec Guide for details)
13. 14.UTS Staff and Student Wellbeing ExpoBroadway Campus11.30am–2pm
15.El Circo @SlideCatch dinner and this amazing circus performance at Slide.www.slide.com.au
16. 17.Hunter Valley Day Trip7.30am–6.30pm(see Sport & Rec Guide for details)
18.Blackmores Sydney Running Festival - Watch out for the traffic!
19. 20.Ultimo Comedy FestivalThe Loft6pm
21.XXXX Summer Kombie Dj & giveaways Glasshouse Bar2–6pm
22.No Vacancy Uni NightLive music and great bar deals from 6pmThe Loft Bar
23.EngSoc presents OKTOBERFEST$10 EngSoc & AP members | $15 others$5 stein refills and live OOMPAH Band7pm Glasshouse Bar
24.ArtandAbout Sydney FestivalCheck out innovative public spaces and laneway transformations.www.artandabout.com.au
25.RocknBowl @ManlyEnjoy the return of Spring with a friendly game of bowls. Games every Sunday 1pm–4pm
26.Australian Uni GamesGold CoastGo UTS!!
27. 28.Children’s Festival– Let out that inner child and run free with over 50 workshops, 6 theatre productions and 60 free events. 10am–4pmCarriageWorks
29. 30.
Check out our website for current event & clubs info! www.utsunion.uts.edu.au
What’s On
SEPTEMBER
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sun mon tue wed thur fri sat1.Red Bull X Fighters Uni Series11am registration 12–2pm competitionAlumni Green
2 .EGG Weekly Gaming Meeting 6pm
3.UTS Union Board Nominations – make your vote count now!Voting Station - UTS Union Information Desk2–16 September
4. 5.UTS Outdoor Adventure Club Climbing Night7pm - The Ledge, Arena Sports Centre, Sydney Uni
6.UTS Union Board Nominations – make your vote count now!Voting Station - UTS Union Information Desk2–16 September
7. 8. 9.Club Trivia NightUseless information stuck in your brain? Perfect way to win extra club grants.Glasshouse Bar
10.Redlands Spring Fair9am–3pmFREE entry
11.Festival of the WindsBondi Beach
12.You and four friends can sail Sydney Harbour on ‘Impulse’1–4pm (see Sport & Rec Guide for details)
13. 14.UTS Staff and Student Wellbeing ExpoBroadway Campus11.30am–2pm
15.El Circo @SlideCatch dinner and this amazing circus performance at Slide.www.slide.com.au
16. 17.Hunter Valley Day Trip7.30am–6.30pm(see Sport & Rec Guide for details)
18.Blackmores Sydney Running Festival - Watch out for the traffic!
19. 20.Ultimo Comedy FestivalThe Loft6pm
21.XXXX Summer Kombie Dj & giveaways Glasshouse Bar2–6pm
22.No Vacancy Uni NightLive music and great bar deals from 6pmThe Loft Bar
23.EngSoc presents OKTOBERFEST$10 EngSoc & AP members | $15 others$5 stein refills and live OOMPAH Band7pm Glasshouse Bar
24.ArtandAbout Sydney FestivalCheck out innovative public spaces and laneway transformations.www.artandabout.com.au
25.RocknBowl @ManlyEnjoy the return of Spring with a friendly game of bowls. Games every Sunday 1pm–4pm
26.Australian Uni GamesGold CoastGo UTS!!
27. 28.Children’s Festival– Let out that inner child and run free with over 50 workshops, 6 theatre productions and 60 free events. 10am–4pmCarriageWorks
29. 30.
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CORONA
“Where’s the party?” is probably an oft-asked question by Corona and Corona Light drinkers. They are busy and energetic people who are also extremely extroverted. They’re people-persons who seek out the company of others whether in a group or just one-on-one. Corona drinkers do more and see more people in one day than most people see in a week. But the life-of-the-party Corona drinkers also have an altruistic side; they care deeply about other people and see themselves as giving and warm.
HEINEKEN
There’s a slang term that could sum up Heineken drinkers: posers. These self-assured people believe they are exceptional, get low scores on modesty and high scores on self-esteem. They love their brand badges – a role the distinctive green glass bottle may play – and in fact, this group is attracted to luxury products in general. They are also energetic and dynamic and enjoy being both the center of attention and in the middle of the action.
VB
Cheapest thing ever. You typically don’t find these drinkers in bars, as they are your typical singlet wearing, traditional beer drinking hard working Aussies that want a bang for their buck when it comes to their beer!
CROWN LAGER
Ah yes, you’re the pretentious beer drinker who is trying to impress those around you with your sophistication. So what if you know the difference between an IPA and a lager? Sure, the beer is a conversation starter, but don’t brag about spending eight dollars per bottle. Bragging is not cool.
EXTRA DRY
Football loving wallflower? Yup. TED drinkers teeter on the edge of conformity. TED is always a good go to beer for those people who haven’t explored anything else. Therefore, it’s a safe bet. Learn to take some chances! It’s ok, nobody will hurt you for trying something different!
ABSTAINERS
It probably doesn’t take a psychographic profile to discover that those people who refuse to drink beer at all don’t like to loosen up very much. They are socially conservative and see many issues as black and white. Teetotalers honor tradition and authority and prefer a less-hectic social life.
MAKE SURE YOU GRAB
YOUR OKTOBERFEST
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UNION INFORMATION
DESK AND HEAD TO THE
GLASSHOUSE BAR ON
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you!
HAHN
These drinkers are all about the burgeoning American craft beer scene; they care a lot about taste, brew-style and unique qualities. Which is great because hey, it’s important to be passionate about something and it might as well get you drunk. Granted they may spend a little too much time concerned with beer but it’s not like they have a problem. Seriously, they have it under control. Trust us.
With Oktoberfest fast
approaching why not
work out what your beer
says about you?
If making a movie is as easy ABC, then why are there SO MANY bad movies in the world? We are calling all budding movie critics out there (or those of you who are just plain opinionated) to go to our facebook page UTSUNIONFACEBOOKPAGE and make some truly aweful suggestions for our A-Z WORST MOVIES OF ALL TIME LIST. Send through your own suggestions for G,H and I and go into the draw to win a FREE DOUBLE MOVIE PASS for your efforts.
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a-z worst movies of all time
Dinner for Schmucks [2010] Steve Carell, Paul Rudd DIRECTED BY JAY ROACH
Epic Movie [2007] Kal Penn, Jennifer Coolidge DIRECTED BY JASON FRIEDBERG
Freddy got Fingered [2001] Tom Green, Rip Torn DIRECTED BY TOM GREEN
STAR WARS ACCORDING TO A 3 YEAR OLD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBM854BTGL0&feature=player_embedded
CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER - AGAIN! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_OBlgSz8sSM
EVOLUTION OF DANCE - BY JUDSON LAIPPLY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg
TOTALLY TUBULAR
APPTASTIC!
XCUBE: A rubick’s cube for your phone. If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to solve the cube then here’s your answer. Note: again, here’s an app that was free for a while, but is now $1.99 – still cheaper than a new Rubik’s cube, but more expensive than one at a garage sale. You make the call...
FALLING BALLS: Just tilt your phone to run left or right to avoid falling balls. It looks very plain with cheapest and simplest graphics, but it’s so addictive. When the guy is crushed to death by the ball, the bloody picture and piercing scream will make your heart broken and want to play it again.
DRUM TAB: Created by one of our very own UTS entrepreneurNERDs! For all you drummers out there, now you can record, edit, playback and export drums just the way you like it… in tab format. This clever little APP lets you record and play drums by touching the animated drum kit on screen or by plugging in a V-Drums or General Midi drum kit into a Midi Mobilizer. www.rollerchimp.com
MASTERquiz
1. When the UTS Tower was being built, the excavation site filled with water after heavy rain so a Sydney journalist took out to the lake in a boat.
2. On Melbourne Cup day each year, students from the Engineering Faculty would race each other from the Glasshouse Bar to the Engineering Department on level 24 – one level for every horse in the race.
3. The UTS emblem was designed by Harry Williamson, a noted graphic designer who also designed the original $100 note.
Weird uts facts you probably didn’t know...
space exploration
Can you find the nine planets and forty space exploration words from the list opposite? They may be horizontal, vertical or diagonal, forwards or backwards!
AEROBEE, APOLLO, CASSINI, CLEMENTINE, EARTH, EXPLORER, GENESIS, GIOTTO, HELIOS, HUBBLE, HUYGENS, IMAGE, JUPITER, KOSMOS, LUNA, MAGELLAN, MARINER, MARS, MERCURY, MIR, MUSES, NEAP, NEAR, NEPTUNE, NOZOMI, ORBITER, PHOBOS, PIONEER, PLUTO, RANGER, ROSETTA, SAKIGAKE, SATURN, SELENE, SKYLAB, SMART, SOHO, SPUTNIK, STARDUST, SUISEI, SURVEYOR, ULYSSES, URANUS, VEGA, VENERA, VENUS, VIKING, YOHKOH, ZOND
ADRIAN, 28What is your geekiest moment?Reading comic booksMost random thing you know?Copper binds to organic material which decreases its bio availability to plants.
EAMONN, 21What is your geekiest moment?Playing “wow” for 12 hours a dayMost random thing you know?Pectus Excavatum is totally normal!
SHELFA, 24What is your geekiest moment?Knowing everything about Formula 1Most random thing you know?Everyone drinks milk for calcium without knowing that you need vitamin D to absorb it!
DARRYL, 19What is your geekiest moment?Contemplating playing yu-gi-oh cards. At age 18.Most random thing you know?Don Vito is in prison (from Viva La Bam TV series).
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