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Friday, April 22, 2005

Aussie Trivia

Which explorers discovered the Blue Mountains?

Bourke and Wills
Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson
Laughton and Cooper
Cooper, Sutherland and Kenny

Which Australian girl has been consistently the highest selling solo female artist in Britain for the past ten years?

Natalie Umbruglia
Kylie Minogue
Samantha Fox
Tina Arena

In what year did Australia win the 'America's Cup' Yachting challenge?

1982
1981
1984
1983

What mini-series, also starring Hugo Weaving and Denholm Elliott, shot Nicole Kidman to fame?
Bangkok Hilton
1915
The Lighthorsemen
All the Rivers Run

Who was Australian of the Year in 1999?

John Farnham
Sir Gustaf Nossal
Mandawoy Unapingu
Steve Waugh

In what year was Gough Whitlam 'sacked' from his post as Prime Minister?
1974
1975
1976
1977

In what year did Australia become a Federation and who was its first Prime Minister?

1900, Chifley
1988, Hawke
1912, Parkes
1901, Barton

Australia's unofficial anthem is 'Waltzing Matilda'. What does that mean?

To play an instrument
To dance with a woman
To walk around with a backpack
To sail in a canoe

Who wrote 'The Man From Ironbark'?

A.B. Paterson
INXS
Henry Lawson
Bob Ellis

Russell Crowe has a property on the north coast of New South Wales. Near which large town is it situated?

Newcastle
Port Macquarie
Coffs Harbour
Kempsey

Which island off the coast of New South Wales was once a penal colony and is the most easterly point of Australian owned land?
Answer: (Named after the trees.)

In what year was Australia first settled?

1852
1777
1788
1801

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