The Weekly Times quiz from Brydon Coverdale, March 11 edition

Summer has gone and a new season is here — but what do our friends in America refer to autumn as? Test your knowledge with these 25 questions from The Shark.

TEST your knowledge with our weekly quiz, compiled by The Chase Australia’s Brydon Coverdale. Can you get 25/25?

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QUESTIONS

1. What name do Americans typically give to the season that we call autumn?

2. Australia’s Federal Budget is usually delivered by the treasurer on what day of the week?

3. Sidney Myer started his retail empire with a small drapery shop in which regional Victorian city?

4. Television personality Johanna Griggs represented Australia in which sport?

5. While many tropical cattle breeds such as Brahman are classified as Bos indicus, most cattle found in temperate regions have the scientific name Bos … what?

Honour Avenue in Macedon, showing the beautiful colours of autumn. What do Americans refer to that season as? Picture: Jay Town

6. Rhyming with “dome”, what word is often used to mean a long, scholarly book?

7. Winning in 1997 and 1998, who is the most recent AFL footballer to have earned back-to-back Brownlow Medals?

8. The Anne of Green Gables book series is set in what country?

9. Winklepickers are worn on what part of the body?

10. The characters Con the Fruiterer, Uncle Arthur and Kylie Mole featured on what Australian sketch comedy TV show?

11. Lady Julia Percy Island is off the coast of which Australian state?

12. True or false: the name of the Australian airline REX is short for “Rural Express”.

13. Which British king famously abdicated in 1936?

Sketch show: Con the Fruiterer.

Which sport: Johanna Griggs. Picture: Adam Head

14. What is the capital city of Wales?

15. What was the highest-selling vehicle in Australia last year — Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux or Mitsubishi Triton?

16. Throughout John Howard’s prime ministership, Alexander Downer served as Minister for … what?

17. Which work by Shakespeare is often nicknamed “The Scottish Play”?

18. The term “viticulture” refers to the growing and harvesting of what?

19. In the mid twentieth century, Norman von Nida and Kel Nagle were famous Australian names in which sport?

20. Don’t Dream It’s Over and Something So Strong are famous songs by what band?

21. Joe Biden was the US Vice President under which president?

22. How many cards are dealt to each player in a hand of the card game euchre?

23. Which Victorian town shares the spelling of its name (though not the pronunciation) with one of the Three Stooges?

24. What fruit is a key ingredient in a Black Forest cake?

25. In colonial Victoria, William Guilfoyle was famous as a designer of what?

Minister: Alexander Downer held which position in John Howard’s government? Picture: Kelly Barnes

ANSWERS

1. Fall

2. Tuesday

3. Bendigo

4. Swimming

5. Taurus

6. Tome

7. Robert Harvey

8. Canada

9. Feet

10. The Comedy Company

11. Victoria

12. False (Regional Express)

13. Edward VIII

14. Cardiff

15. Toyota HiLux

16. Foreign Affairs

17. Macbeth

18. Grapes

19. Golf

20. Crowded House

21. Barack Obama

22. Five

23. Moe

24. Cherry

25. Gardens/parks

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