Theory Of Australia

1. According to Joern Utson, the architect of the Sydney Opera House, he obtained his initial inspiration for the Opera House's unique design from?

A Sliced Orange

The Sails Of The Many Yachts On Sydney Harbour

Some Lettuce Leaves Lin A Salad Bowl

A Similar But Smaller Building In His Native Denmark

2. What is Austen Tayshus's real name?

John Allen Hickley

Norman K. Lenehan

Basil Borrage

Sandy Gutman

3. When Daddy Cool split for the first time in August, 1972, what two new groups emerged, put together by former members of Daddy Cool?

Hot Dog And Mighty Kong

Mighty Kong And Rockawho?

Mondo Rock And Mighty Kong

Hot Dog And Mondo Rock

4. Which river provides the water for Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin?

Headwaters Of The Murray

Murrumbidgee

Molonglo

Snowy

5. What sport did aboriginal activist Charles Perkins play in Adelaide during the 1950's?

Australian Football

Field Hockey

Boxing

Soccer

6. Which of these actors did not appear with Colin Peterson in the 1956 Australian movie "Smiley"?

John McCallum

Googie Withers

Nat Kipner

Sir Ralph Richardson

7. The Loved Ones had three great hits at the end of the sixties, what was their second hit?

Magic Box

Blueberry Hill

Western Union Man

Ever Lovin Man

8. By what name was Crowded House known when they first started performing?

Thighbone

Empty Garden

The Mullanes

The Fins

9. What was the first Bee Gees song to have been recorded by another singer?

"Coal Man" By Ronnie Burns

"Grease" By Frankie Valli

"I Want To Be Your Everything" By Andy Gibb

"Sweet Sweet Love" By Russell Morris

10. In 3KZ's afternoon children's program which ran during the late fifties and early sixties, who was Billy Bouncer's co-compere?

Norman Swain

Bernice Lum

Ron Cadee

Kevin O'Gorman

11. What was the title of cricketer Bobby Simpson's book, published in 1977?

At The Crease

A Straight Arm And A Wicket Or Two

One Thousand And One Balls

A Captain's Story

12. Why did actress Anne Lambert, who starred in the 1975 movie, "Picnic at Hanging Rock", change her name to Anne Louise Lambert?

She Thought It Sounded Better

In Honor Of Her Grandmother, Louise, Who Was Also A Noted Actress

Neither Miss Lambert Nor Her Agents Have Ever Given A Reason For The Change

There Was Already Another Actress Named Anne Lambert

13. On which single release were the Australian band Daddy Cool backed by Skyhooks?

Boogie Man

The Ballad Of Oz

Flash In My Head

I'll Never Smile Again

14. George Sprod was an Australian cartoonist published a collection of his work in what book?

The World Is Perpendicular But I Bet Yours Isn't

Forty Rotten Moustaches Equals Half A Ton Of Mash

Sister Is A Cornflake And Brother Is A Wallaby

Life On A Square-Wheeled Bike

15. What was The Bee Gees' first Australian single release, recorded for Festival Records in 1963?

Three Kisses Of Love

Spicks And Specks

The Blue And The Grey

Blue Moon Of Kentucky

16. What did the Bee Gees do in March 1960?

They Wrote Their First Song Together With Their Father

They Appeared For The First Time On Television In Australia

They Changed Their Name From The B.G's To The Beegees

They Arrived In Australia For The First Time As Immigrants

17. What Australian bird features in the final few lines of John Williamson's hit "Old Man Emu"?

The Cockatoo

The Galah

The Cassowary

The Kookaburra

18. Which Johnny O'Keefe song contains the lyrics "Give me a chick that's all my own, Shake her till the meat comes off-a the bone..."?

You Excite Me

The Wild One

Come On And Take My Hand

Right Now

19. What type of instrument does the classically-trained Australian lead singer of Icehouse play?

French Horn

Percussion

Oboe

Cello

20. Who was born John William Goffage in March, 1909?

Errol Flynn

Sir Percy Spender

Chips Rafferty

Roy Rene ("Mo")