Trivia On Australia
A fun quiz to test your knowledge about Australia!
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Why did more than 100,000 people line the streets of Sydney on October 16, 1959?
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For The Annual Festival Of Sydney
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British Star Sabrina Was In Town
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Jack Davey's Funeral Took Place
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The First Gay Mardi Gras Took Place
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C. Jack Davey's Funeral Took Place -
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One of the world's top models is a girl we know as Elle MacPherson, but what is her real name?
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Susan Varie-Fullsome
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Elly Howson
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Eleanor Gow
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Maryanne Tweedley
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Which one is not a suburb of Adelaide?
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Trinity Gardens
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Clapham
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Liverpool
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Glenelg
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In which Australian state can people go skiing if they go to Ben Lomond?
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Heard Island
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New South Wales
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Victoria
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Tasmania
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What was unusual about the 1948 Melbourne Cup race?
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The Field Was The Smallest Ever With Only Ten Starters
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Race-Callers Could Broadcast From Inside The Racecourse
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First Time Photo Finish Used To Determine The Winner
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Three Horses Were Nobbled Before The Race
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"Flirting", a 1991 movie written and directed by John Duigan, starred Noah Taylor, Bartholemew Rose, Thandie Newton, and who?
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Nicole Kidman
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John Farnham
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Rolf Harris
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Mel Gibson
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What do Curl Curl, Avalon, Dee Why, and Mona Vale have in common?
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They Are All Racehorses That Ran Second In The Caulfield Cup
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They Are All National Parks Located In The Sydney Area
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They Are All Found Along Sydney's Northern Beaches
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They Are All Vinyards Situated In The Hunter Valley Of N.S.W.
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What Australian event was instigated by Captain John Illingsworth?
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The Stawell Gift
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The Sydney-Melbourne Road Race
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The Eureka Rebellion
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The Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race
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D. The Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race -
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What is the uniquely Australian fruit that begins with the letter Q?
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Quandong
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Quamquat
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Queensland Quince
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Quillong
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A. Quandong -
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What was the flagship of the First Fleet, which arrived in Port Jackson, Australia in January, 1788?
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Ceres
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Psoriasis
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Sirius
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Serious
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C. Sirius -
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Where did Dad and Dave live?
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Snake Creek
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Snake River
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Snake Gully
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Snake Valley
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C. Snake Gully -
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What is Australia's national flower, as depicted on the Coat of Arms?
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The Golden Wattle
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The Flowering Gum
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The Betel Nut
- D.
The Pansy
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A. The Golden Wattle -
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What is the name of the famous pie stall situated on a wharf in Sydney's Woolloomooloo district?
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Pie In Yer Eye
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Harry's Cafe De Wheels
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Ted's Cafe De Pie-Pie
- D.
The Four And Twenty Pie Stall
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B. Harry's Cafe De Wheels -
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Who was arrested for swearing at a flight attendant during a QANTAS flight from Melbourne to Brisbane in 1995?
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Courtney Love
- B.
Throbbing Gristle
- C.
Lou Reed
- D.
Mick Jagger
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A. Courtney Love -
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In what year did Bing Crosby pay his first visit to Australia?
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1947
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1938
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1936
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Bing Never Visited Australia
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