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- 1.Which Australian town or city is furthest east?
- A.
Longreach, Queensland
- B.
Melbourne, Victoria
- C.
Warrnambool, Victoria
- D.
Queenstown, Tasmania
- 2.Which of these Australian towns and cities is furthest east?
- A.
Mildura, Victoria
- B.
Thursday Island, Queensland
- C.
Ballarat, Victoria
- D.
Broken Hill, New South Wales
- 3.Which two lakes straddle the West Australia and South Australia border?
- A.
Lake McDonald And Lake Kunnanurra
- B.
Lake McDonald And Lake Mackay
- C.
Lake Sylvester And Lake Carnegie
- D.
Lake Kunnunurra And Lake Amadeus
- 4.When Harold Holt disappeared in December 1967, who became Prime Minister?
- A.
Henry Bolte
- B.
Arthur Fadden
- C.
John Gorton
- D.
John Mcewan
- 5.Who was the first Governor-General of Australia?
- A.
Sir Phillip Game
- B.
Lord Maximillian Bakehouse
- C.
Lord Hopetoun
- D.
Lord Delisle
- 6.Who was the first of the Popes to visit Australia?
- A.
Pope Paul VI
- B.
Pope Urban VI
- C.
Pope Pius XXIII
- D.
Pope John-Paul II
- 7.To which important office was former Australian politician, Sir Percy Spender, elected in 1964?
- A.
Governor Of West Australia
- B.
President Of The International Court Of Justice
- C.
Assistant Vice-Chairman Of The International Olympic Committee
- D.
President Of The International Labour Organization
- 8.From east to west, what is the correct order of these central Melbourne, Australia streets?
- A.
Spring, Exhibition, Russell
- B.
Swanston, Exhibition, Russell
- C.
Exhibition, Swanston, Spring
- D.
Swanston, Exhibition, Spring
- 9.How many of ABBA's singles reached #1 on the Australian chart listings?
- A.
Ten
- B.
Six
- C.
Eight
- D.
Three
- 10.In what year did former Easybeats Harry Vanda and George Young have a hit with "Hey, St Peter"?
- A.
1975
- B.
1977
- C.
1976
- D.
1980
- 11.What happened to the city of Hobart in 1881?
- A.
Its Population Overtook That Of Launceston
- B.
Its Name Was Changed From Hobart Town To Hobart
- C.
The Bridge Linking Hobart With The Eastern Shore Was Opened
- D.
It Was Declared A City
- 12.Which part of Australia did Thomas Wingate's painting of a bushfire depict?
- A.
The Strzlecki Ranges, Victoria
- B.
Potts Point, Sydney
- C.
Hawthorn, Melbourne
- D.
Perth, W.A.
- 13.Which two V.F.L. teams did football legend, Roy Cazaly, play for?
- A.
South Melbourne, Richmond
- B.
North Melbourne, South Melbourne
- C.
St Kilda, Melbourne
- D.
St Kilda, South Melbourne
- 14.Where can you find Cazaly's Australian Rules Football Park?
- A.
Cairns, Q.
- B.
Port Hedland, W.A.
- C.
Darwin, N.T.
- D.
Muswellbrook, N.S.W.
- 15.Which Fitzroy player won the Brownlow Medal in 1933?
- A.
Wilfred Chicken Smallhorn
- B.
Haydn Bunton
- C.
Dinny Ryan
- D.
Jock Mountain McGurney
- 16.Which two teams joined The Victorian Football League in 1908?
- A.
Hawthorn, Richmond
- B.
North Melbourne, University
- C.
Richmond And University
- D.
Essendon, St Kilda
- 17.Which V.F.L. team did Sir Douglas Nicholls play for?
- A.
Fitzroy
- B.
Carlton
- C.
Footscray
- D.
Richmond
- 18.Who plays American promoter, Lee Gordon, in the movie "Shout" which portrays the life of Johnny O'Keefe?
- A.
Campbell McComas
- B.
Stewart R. Pellutin
- C.
Aaron Blabey
- D.
David Campbell
- 19.Which statement is not true about the former Sydney Stadium at Rushcutters Bay?
- A.
It Was Built On The Site Of A Chinese Market Garden In 1908
- B.
It Was A Circular, Corrugated Iron Building And Was First Roofed In 1911
- C.
Big Chief Little Wolf, Stan Freberg And The Everly Brothers All Performed There
- D.
It Was Destroyed By Fire In 1970 And Was Never Re-Built
- 20.Which ship transported the Australian team to the 1936 Olympiad in Berlin?
- A.
The S.S. Magnolia
- B.
The S.S. Mingrelian
- C.
The S.S. Mangonel
- D.
The S.S. Mongolia
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