Q 01/05

The word Movember is a portmanteau of November and 'mo', an Australian slang word for what?

A) Moustache

B) Morning

C) Motorbike

D) Mateship

Answer · why

A) Moustache

The charity's stated goal is to 'change the face of men's health', and it calls its participants Mo Bros.

Q 02/05

Which three men's health issues does Movember focus on?

A) Heart disease, diabetes and obesity prevention

B) Prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide prevention

C) Lung cancer, skin cancer and stroke prevention

D) Alcohol, smoking and gambling addiction

Answer · why

B) Prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide prevention

A 2012 BMJ paper argued the campaign overemphasised screening while pressing 'more pressing concerns' like alcohol and obesity into near silence.

Q 03/05

In which Australian city did the group that became the Movember Foundation hold its first event in 2004?

A) Melbourne

B) Sydney

C) Adelaide

D) Perth

Answer · why

A) Melbourne

Thirty men grew moustaches for 30 days; the next year nearly 500 people raised over $40,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.

Q 04/05

An unrelated group coined 'Movember' in 1999 in which city, raising money for the RSPCA?

A) Adelaide

B) Brisbane

C) Auckland

D) Hobart

Answer · why

A) Adelaide

They called their campaign 'Growing whiskers for whiskers' and started with 80 men before it spread nationwide.

Q 05/05

How many men took part in the first Movember Foundation event in 2004?

A) 30

B) 60

C) 90

D) 120

Answer · why

A) 30

Adam Garone, Travis Garone, Luke Slattery and Justin Coughlin recruited 26 friends who wanted to 'bring back' the moustache.