The Weekly Times quiz from Brydon Coverdale, July 15 edition

The brolga is the official bird emblem of which Australian state? Put your knowledge to the test with our weekly quiz.

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

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QUESTIONS

1 Of the so-called “Three Rs” in education, what is the only one that actually starts with R?

2 Which Labor Party leader was premier of Victoria from 1982-1990?

3 Though he now plays for Geelong, Patrick Dangerfield started his AFL career with which other team?

4 What is both a girls’ name and the name of a small town between Ballarat and Geelong that hosts an annual music festival?

5 What part of the body is studied by an odontologist?

6 The koala and the brolga are the official animal and bird emblems of which Australian state?

Question 7: What is “ute” an abbreviation of? Picture: Andy Rogers

7 “Ute”, as in the type of vehicle, is short for what longer word?

8 Samoyed is a breed of what animal?

9 In what city does Dame Edna Everage claim to have been born — Bendigo, Wagga Wagga or Toowoomba?

10 Which journalist and media personality is the current chair of the ABC?

11 What two chemical elements combine to form water?

12 Which member of the Beatles, the oldest in the group, last week celebrated his 80th birthday?

13 Iconic actor James Dean appeared in only three films before his early death: Giant, East of Eden, and which other film?

14 A car and passenger ferry operates between Queenscliff and what township on the Mornington Peninsula?

Question 15: Petria Thomas and Jodie Henry. Picture: Gregg Porteous

15 At which Olympic Games did Australian swimmers Jodie Henry and Petria Thomas each win three gold medals?

16 True or false: the comic strip Ginger Meggs was first published in the 1950s.

17 The Hague is a major city in which country?

18 “Centimetre perfect” was a catchphrase of which AFL commentator?

19 Independents Cathy McGowan and Helen Haines have both served as the federal member for what electorate in northern Victoria?

20 What Australian TV comedy-drama series stars Asher Keddie as Dr Nina Proudman?

21 Multinational dairy company Fonterra is based in what country?

22 What red gem is usually considered the birthstone for July?

23 What were the first names of the two Leyland Brothers, who explored outback Australia on TV in the 1970s and ’80s?

24 Born and raised in Geelong, Chrissy Amphlett was best known as the lead singer of what band?

25 The Federal Highway connects NSW and which other state or territory?

Question 9: In what city does Dame Edna Everage claim to have been born? Picture: David Caird

ANSWERS

1. Reading

2. John Cain

3. Adelaide Crows

4. Meredith

5. Teeth

6. Queensland

7. Utility

8. Dog

9. Wagga Wagga

10. Ita Buttrose

11. Hydrogen and oxygen

12. Ringo Starr

13. Rebel Without a Cause

14. Sorrento

15. Athens (2004)

16. False (1920s)

17. Netherlands

18. Dennis Cometti

19. Indi

20. Offspring

21. New Zealand

22. Ruby

23. Mike and Mal

24. Divinyls

25. ACT

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