How Much Do You Know About Australia? Quiz
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How much do you really know about Australia?
- 1.Old men who sit at the front of bars in Australian pubs to drink and talk are called what?
- A.
Spit Dribblers
- B.
Stool Warmers
- C.
Beer Guards
- D.
Bar Flies
- 2.The Spirit of Tasmania operates between Port Melbourne and what Tasmanian town?
- A.
Wynyard
- B.
Ulverstone
- C.
Devonport
- D.
Burnie
- 3.What was the name of the designer of the winged keel on Australia One, the first boat to win the Americas Cup from the U.S. in history?
- A.
Thomas Hardy
- B.
Alan Bond
- C.
Ben Lexcen
- D.
John Bertran
- 4.With what is the Australian organization known as the A.F.D.A. mostly concerned?
- A.
Finance
- B.
Funerals
- C.
Fishing
- D.
Fire-Fighting
- 5.In which of these areas of Australia are olives not grown?
- A.
Northern Victoria
- B.
The Riverland, S.A.
- C.
The Riverina, N.S.W.
- D.
Coff's Harbour, N.S.W.
- 6.In 1881, the first bananas grown in northern New South Wales were imported from where?
- A.
Florida
- B.
Guatemala
- C.
Nigeria
- D.
Fiji
- 7.Who was the Australian journalist, based in Hong Kong, who wrote a regular column for many years for "The Far Eastern Economic Review"?
- A.
Richard Hughes
- B.
Rick Hales
- C.
Richforth Hyles
- D.
Richard Abel Minson
- 8.In which of Australia's capital cities is the suburb of Airport West?
- A.
Melbourne
- B.
Perth
- C.
Sydney
- D.
Hobart
- 9.Who shocked the middle-aged, high-society matrons at the 1965 Melbourne Cup with her minidress?
- A.
Amanda Shrimpton
- B.
Chrissie Shrimpton
- C.
Melissa Shrimpton
- D.
Jean Shrimpton
- 10.Who was Australia's Prime Minister in 1950?
- A.
Ben Chifley
- B.
John Curtin
- C.
Sir Robert Menzies
- D.
H. V. Evatt
- 11.What was the name of the rock band managed by future Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating, during the 1960's?
- A.
Pauline And The Antique Clocks
- B.
Paul And The Sarcasms
- C.
The Ramrods
- D.
The Bankstown Brawlers
- 12.For what reason did Jack Newton retire from golf in 1983?
- A.
To Take Up Pistol Shooting
- B.
Travel Became A Burden
- C.
Lost An Arm In An Aircraft Accident
- D.
Had Earned Enough Money
- 13.What did Australian Rules boundary umpire Geoff Wilcox almost win in 1969?
- A.
The Herald Umpire Of The Year Award
- B.
The Stawell Gift Foot Race
- C.
The Victorian Squash Championship
- D.
Sale Of The Century
- 14.When workers questioned the state of the Australian economy, which Prime Minister infamously said "Life wasn't meant to be easy"?
- A.
James Scullin
- B.
Gough Whitlam
- C.
Paul Keating
- D.
Malcolm Fraser
- 15.In the early television comedy series, "My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?", what Sydney suburb did McGooley live in?
- A.
Cabramatta
- B.
Balmain
- C.
Mosman
- D.
Chatswood
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