The Weekly Times quiz from Brydon Coverdale, July 29 edition

The recipe that appeared in The Weekly Times earlier this month calls for self-raising flour, milk, sugar, salt — and what other ingredient?

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 Sir Ian Botham is a former captain of what country’s cricket team?

2 In which Australian state is the city of Port Macquarie?

3 TV personality and musician Wilbur Wilde is known for playing what instrument?

4 What car-maker produces the Navara ute?

5 In knitting, what type of stitch is abbreviated to “p”?

6 Surgeon William Sharp and his nephew Dr Robert Sharp were major characters in which Australian TV drama set in a Sydney medical practice?

Question 3: Muscian Wilbur Wilde. Picture: Darryl Gregory

7 In 2016, Philip Lowe replaced Glenn Stevens in what important official position in Australia?

8 Metricon Stadium is the home ground of which AFL team?

9 What comedian and actor famously worked as a rigger on the Sydney Harbour Bridge?

10 What is the current name of the online livestock marketplace that was founded in the 1980s as Computer Aided Livestock Marketing (CALM)?

11 Of what country is Justin Trudeau the prime minister?

12 Proverbially, you can’t make a silk purse from … what?

Question 13: The CWA scones are always popular at the Royal Melbourne Show. Picture: Tim Carrafa

13 The scone recipe used by the CWA, as published in The Weekly Times earlier this month, consists of self-raising flour, milk, sugar, salt and what other ingredient?

14 English-Australian soldier Harry “Breaker” Morant was court-martialed and executed during which war?

15 What Australian reality TV show is hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski?

16 The Central Deborah Gold Mine is a tourist attraction in which Victorian city?

17 True or false: oxygen is the major constituent of the air that we breathe.

18 What Australian runner was famously disqualified from the 200m at the Montreal Olympics after making two false starts?

19 In which ocean are the island nations of Seychelles and Maldives?

20 Which of these events in Australian history took place first — Burke and Wills expedition, Eureka Stockade, or the first Melbourne Cup?

21 Brothers Andrew, Tim and Jon Farriss were members of what famous Australian rock band?

22 In imperial measurements, how many furlongs make a mile?

23 What tree is the major source of food for the silkworm?

24 In which US state is the Grand Canyon?

25 What small Wimmera town shares its name with a small style of cricket bat used often used in youth matches?

Question 18: Drama at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. Picture: Barrie Ward

Question 24: Grand Canyon. Picture: iStock

ANSWERS

1. England

2. New South Wales

3. Saxophone

4. Nissan

5. Purl

6. G. P.

7. Governor of the Reserve Bank

8. Gold Coast Suns

9. Paul Hogan

10. AuctionsPlus

11. Canada

12. A sow’s ear

13. Cream

14. Boer War

15. Farmer Wants a Wife

16. Bendigo

17. False (nitrogen)

18. Raelene Boyle

19. Indian Ocean

20. Eureka Stockade

21. INXS

22. Eight

23. Mulberry

24. Arizona

25. Harrow

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