The Weekly Times quiz from Brydon Coverdale, April 1 edition

On which long-running TV show did Maurie Fields and Shane Bourne co-host a segment called “The Great Aussie Joke”?

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QUESTIONS

1 Which is further north — Uluru or Brisbane?

2 Which team joined the AFL in 1997?

3 Burns Night, an annual celebration of the life of poet Robert Burns, is celebrated in what month?

4 On which long-running TV show did Maurie Fields and Shane Bourne co-host a segment called “The Great Aussie Joke”?

5 The late Gillian Rolton won two Olympic gold medals for Australia in which sport?

Sunrise: Is Uluru further north than Brisbane? Picture: istock

6 Artist Pro Hart was well-known for his association with which outback city?

7 Griffiths Island, near Port Fairy, is famous for its colony of what type of birds?

8 In chess, what is the only piece that can move any amount of spaces in any direction?

9 In what year did Australia win the America’s Cup with John Bertrand as skipper of Australia II?

10 TV presenter and singer David Campbell is the son of which legendary Australian rocker?

11 Which US president was known by the initials LBJ?

12 Mead is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting what food substance?

13 Which 19th-century Australian author is best remembered for writing For the Term of His Natural Life?

14 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, is widely known by what other name?

Premier: Steven Marshall. Picture: AAP Image/David Mariuz

15 Steven Marshall is the current premier of which Australian state?

16 How many sides does a rhombus have?

17 What chocolate bar shares its name with the galaxy in which Earth is situated?

18 The ’80s song Ebony and Ivory was a hit duet for which two singers?

19 In summer, how many hours is Victoria ahead of Western Australia?

20 Which Victorian town is also the title of a famous Australian play written by Jack Hibberd — Dimboola, Kaniva or Nhill?

21 In the early part of the 20th century, Les Darcy was an Australian champion in which sport?

22 Diamonds are composed entirely of what chemical element?

23 Which famous filmmaker directed the thrillers Psycho and Rear Window?

24 William Farrer was pictured on the old $2 note along with what crop that he pioneered in Australia?

25 Depicting office workers in Melbourne, Collins St, 5pm is a famous painting by which Australian artist?

Sparkle: Diamonds are composed of what chemical element? Picture: istock

ANSWERS

1. Uluru

2. Port Adelaide

3. January

4. Hey Hey It’s Saturday

5. Equestrian

6. Broken Hill

7. Mutton birds

8. The Queen

9. 1983

10. Jimmy Barnes

11. Lyndon B. Johnson

12. Honey

13. Marcus Clarke

14. Mad cow disease

15. South Australia

16. Four

17. Milky Way

18. Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder

19. Three

20. Dimboola

21. Boxing

22. Carbon

23. Alfred Hitchcock

24. Wheat

25. John Brack

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