The Weekly Times quiz from Brydon Coverdale, July 8 edition

We know the wedge-tailed eagle is big. But is it the biggest bird of prey found in the wild in Australia?

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 What is the international calling code for phone numbers in Australia?

2 In what sport do the Perth Wildcats and Adelaide 36ers compete?

3 On which long-running Australian TV series did Julie Nihill play Imperial Hotel publican Chris Riley?

4 Which town south of Gundagai, in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, has a name that is a palindrome?

5 First run at Randwick in 2017, what is the world’s richest turf race?

6 Who was Australia’s chief medical officer, until he stepped down recently?

7 Which shampoo brand did Rachel Hunter advertise on TV with the line “It won’t happen overnight, but it will happen”?

8 What is the name of the official Sydney residence of Australia’s prime minister?

9 Footy legend John Kennedy Sr, who died last month, coached which club to three VFL premierships?

10 Who was Victoria’s agriculture minister from 2014-18, before being replaced by Jaclyn Symes?

Question 16: Who is associated with the Dig Tree?

11 True or false: the wedge-tailed eagle is the biggest bird of prey found in the wild in Australia?

12 Which US state shares its name with a hit song by the Bee Gees?

13 Which classic Australian characters were created by Steele Rudd?

14 People from which Australian state are sometimes nicknamed “Sandgropers”?

15 In chess, which piece can move only diagonally?

16 The heritage-listed “Dig Tree” in Queensland is associated with which explorers?

17 What is the real first name of retired AFL star Nicky Winmar — Neil, Neville or Nigel?

Question 23: Rev. John Flynn.

18 Which small town on the Hamilton Hwy north of Camperdown shares its name with a city near Ballina in northern NSW?

19 What zodiac sign is a person born on July 1?

20 US presidents George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush represented which political party?

21 Imperial and Honey Murcott are common varieties of which citrus fruit?

22 The Royal Queensland Show, better known as the Ekka, is usually held in which month?

23 Flying doctors pioneer the Reverend John Flynn is depicted on which Australian banknote?

24 Australian country music performer
Joy McKean was married
to which late, legendary singer?

25 Built mainly by returned World War I soldiers, Victoria’s iconic Great Ocean Road was completed in which decade?

Question 25: When was the Great Ocean Road completed?

ANSWERS

1. +61

2. Basketball

3. Blue Heelers

4. Tumut

5. The Everest

6. Dr Brendan Murphy

7. Pantene

8. Kirribilli House

9. Hawthorn

10. Jaala Pulford

11. True

12. Massachusetts

13. Dad and Dave

14. Western Australia

15. Bishop

16. Burke and Wills

17. Neil

18. Lismore

19. Cancer

20. Republican Party

21. Mandarin

22. August

23. $20 note

24. Slim Dusty

25. 1930s

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