Test Your G.K Kowledge On Australia! Quiz
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A non-complicated quiz based on Australia
- 1.The University of Melbourne holds the rights to what invention granted by Patent No. 519851 in 1978?
- A.
A New Type Of Radar Scanner
- B.
A Language Analyzer
- C.
A Bionic Ear
- D.
A Kidney Dialysis Renovator
- 2.Which Australian newspaper had a regular raunchy column called "Heart Balm" which offered advice to the lovelorn?
- A.
The Sydney Sun
- B.
The Brisbane Telegraph
- C.
The Melbourne Argus
- D.
The Melbourne Truth
- 3.What, it is claimed, was made for the first time in a factory in Sydney in June of 1899?
- A.
Rosella Tomato Sauce
- B.
Carter's Little Liver Pills
- C.
Bonnington's Irish Moss
- D.
Heenzo Cough Medicine
- 4.Ken Maynard became famous for cartoons featuring the Ettamogah Pub, printed in which publication?
- A.
People Magazine
- B.
Nation Review
- C.
Pix Magazine
- D.
Australasian Post
- 5.What Australian woman was the only swimmer to win the same event at three successive Olympic Games?
- A.
Tracey Wickham
- B.
Shane Gould
- C.
Dawn Fraser
- D.
Lorraine Crapp
- 6.What route did Australia's first hydrofoil ferry service begin operating in January 1965?
- A.
Cairns To Green Island
- B.
Manly To Sydney Central
- C.
Adelaide To Kangaroo Island
- D.
Melbourne To Devonport
- 7.What Australian artist recorded "Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy" in October of 1972?
- A.
John Farnham
- B.
The Loved Ones
- C.
Daddy Cool
- D.
Billy Thorpe
- 8.Which Australian rock group was named after a road sign?
- A.
Koalas Cross Here
- B.
50 Kph
- C.
Murrumbidgee
- D.
The Little River Band
- 9.What was the topic of the book "Our Fantastic Planet"?
- A.
Pre-Historic Earth
- B.
Animals in Australia
- C.
Circumnavigation Of The Earth
- D.
Deep Sea Fishing
- 10.When Madonna arrived in Sydney in 1993, what musical instrument did she carry?
- A.
A Silver Cornet
- B.
A Didgeridoo
- C.
A Bongo Drum
- D.
A Small Electronic Keyboard
- 11.What did Nova Peris-Kneebone win in 1996?
- A.
An Olympic Gold Medal For Athletics
- B.
A Logie Award For Her Acting In A Tele-Movie
- C.
Olympic Gold For Hockey
- D.
A Special Award For Rescuing A Child From The Surf At Bront Beach
- 12.Where was Australian novelist Bryce Courtenay born?
- A.
Perth, W.A.
- B.
South Africa
- C.
Scotland
- D.
New Zealand
- 13.What is the Australian Women's Soccer Team collectively known as?
- A.
The Cuddly Koalas
- B.
The Matildas
- C.
The Ball Kickers
- D.
The Soccer Sheilas
- 14.Who played Lindy Chamberlain in the movie "Evil Angels"?
- A.
Meryl Streep
- B.
Helen Morse
- C.
Barbra Streisand
- D.
Ruth Cracknell
- 15.What was the name of Australia's first locally-manufactured military aircraft?
- A.
The Aerolee
- B.
The Wirraway
- C.
The Cockatoo
- D.
The Drongo
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