The Weekly Times quiz from Brydon Coverdale, April 29 edition

Bushranger Ned Kelly remains a larger-than-life figure in Australian history. But do you know in which Victorian town he made his last stand?

TEST your knowledge with our weekly quiz, compiled by The Chase Australia’s Brydon Coverdale. Only the champions will get 21-25 correct.

SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM FOR ANSWERS.

QUESTIONS

1 What nickname is given to a score of one under par on a golf hole?

2 What traditional Australian ballad includes the line “wide is his blow and his hands move quick”?

3 Which Australian cricketer turned media personality wrote the best-selling books How to Hypnotise Chooks and How to Kiss a Crocodile?

4 Representing the number of states in the country, how many stars are there on the flag of the USA?

5 In which Victorian town did Ned Kelly make his last stand?

6 In the name of the organisation known as the RSPCA, for what does the P stand?

7 The wreck of the Titanic was discovered in which decade?

8 Of the tennis-playing sisters Serena and Venus Williams, which one is older?

9 Beginning with C, what is the medical name for the human collarbone?

10 Who immediately preceded Tony Abbott as Australia’s prime minister?

Question 5: Where was Ned Kelly captured? Picture: Stuart McEvoy

11 Animated character Yogi Bear and his friend Boo-Boo live in what fictional national park?

12 Which current AFL coach played for Fitzroy and Geelong, and coached his hometown of Camperdown to back-to-back premierships in 1999-2000?

13 A mojito cocktail is usually made with sugar, lime juice, soda water, mint and what alcohol?

14 Which Tasmanian city is situated at the mouth of the Mersey River?

15 What stage musical tells the story of the group Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons?

16 The meerkat is native to which continent?

17 What is the name of the pudding in Norman Lindsay’s classic children’s book The Magic Pudding — Arthur, Albert or Archie?

18 The Fleurieu Peninsula is part of which Australian state?

19 With regard to banking, for what do the initials ATM stand?

20 An adapted water tower known as The Big Wine Bottle is a tourist attraction in which Victorian town?

21 What retired champion boxer is well-known for promoting his “Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine”?

22 How many letters does each player start with in a game of Scrabble?

23 What is the name of the Russian city previously known as Leningrad?

24 Played on television by Essie Davis, the fictional detective Phryne Fisher was created by which Australian author?

25 Gariwerd is an Aboriginal name for which Victorian mountain range?

Question 16: Where are meerkats from? Picture: Lachie Millard

Question 24: Essie Davis as Phryne Fisher.

ANSWERS

1. Birdie

2. Click Go the Shears

3. Max Walker

4. 50

5. Glenrowan

6. Prevention

7. 1980s (1985)

8. Venus

9. Clavicle

10. Kevin Rudd

11. Jellystone National Park

12. Ken Hinkley

13. White rum

14. Devonport

15. Jersey Boys

16. Africa

17. Albert

18. South Australia

19. Automatic teller
machine

20. Rutherglen

21. George Foreman

22. Seven

23. St Petersburg

24. Kerry Greenwood

25. Grampians

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