The Weekly Times quiz from Brydon Coverdale, May 20 edition

There is an Australian Army base just west of the Victorian town of Seymour — but do you know what it is called? Only champions will get this and at least 20 more of this week’s questions correct.

Question 24: The army base just west of Seymour in Victoria. Picture: Alex Coppel

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 In Victoria, the Labour Day holiday is observed in which month?

2 Which Australian singer had a hit in the 1960s with the song “Sadie (the Cleaning Lady)”?

3 The critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum is the official animal emblem of which Australian state?

4 The so-called Bodyline cricket series occurred during which decade?

5 What New South Wales city is situated at the intersection of the Newell Highway, the Mitchell Highway and the Golden Highway?

6 Gary Ablett Jr won his first Brownlow Medal playing for which team?

7 Aubergine is another name for what food?

8 Which Australian actor is best known for playing the character Aunty Jack?

9 Scoliosis is a medical condition in which a person has a sideways curve in what part of their body?

10 “Don’t leave home without it” is a famous advertising line for what credit card?

11 Did Australian tennis legend Rod Laver play left-handed or right-handed?

12 What country was previously known as Ceylon?

13 On Australian television, Gretel Killeen was the first host of what long-running reality show?

14 According to a well-known nursery rhyme, Aiken Drum played upon a… what?

15 Julie Bishop represented a federal electorate in which Australian state?

16 In business, an AGM is an annual general meeting, but what do the initials EGM stand for?

17 Which Australian radio presenter was often nicknamed “The Golden Tonsils”?

18 In which sport do brothers Shaun and Mitchell Marsh represent Australia?

19 ­ Jillaroo, The Farmer’s Wife, The Rouseabout and The Cattleman’s Daughter are among the popular novels written by which Australian author known for her rural fiction?

20 In Australia, the national census is held every how many years?

21 What colour are both of the “G”s in the logo of search engine Google?

22 The Morphettville racecourse is in which major Australian city?

23 In the classic Slim Dusty song “Duncan”, what is the name of the pub where Slim loves to have a beer with Duncan (and his other mates) – Royal Mail, Town and Country, or Rising Sun?

24 What Australian Army base is located just west of the Victorian town of Seymour?

25 Beefmaster cattle originated in the USA as a three-way crossbreed between Hereford, Shorthorn and what other cattle breed?

ANSWERS

1. March

2. John Farnham

3. Victoria 4. 1930s

5. Dubbo

6. Geelong

7. Eggplant

8. Grahame Bond

9. Spine

10. American Express

11. Left-handed

12. Sri Lanka

13. Big Brother

14. Ladle

15. Western Australia

16. Extraordinary general meeting

17. John Laws

18. Cricket

19. Rachael Treasure

20. Five

21. Blue

22. Adelaide

23. Town and Country

24. Puckapunyal

25. Brahman

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