The Weekly Times quiz from Brydon Coverdale, September 2 edition
Cheddar cheese is named after a village in which country? Test your knowledge.
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 rhyming slang, what is meant by “frog and toad”?
2 On the Australian Coat of Arms, which animal is on the left — the kangaroo or emu?
3 What brand of motor oil did John Laws advertise with the catchphrase “you know what I mean”?
4 In what decade did the Sydney Harbour Bridge open?
5 Which current AFL coach is nicknamed Woosha?
6 The Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum is a popular tourist attraction in what regional Victorian city?
7 In 1974, what Australian TV legend married entertainer Patti McGrath?
8 Cheddar cheese is named after a village in which country?
9 The world’s largest fish is what species of shark that is also the marine emblem of Western Australia?
10 What is the official nickname of the Australian national netball team?
11 Which prime minister did Gough Whitlam refer to as “Kerr’s cur”?
12 Country singer John Williamson’s first top 10 hit was the song Old Man … what?
13 Which Australian state capital city is named after a small city in Scotland?
14 A slang cricket term for short-pitched deliveries aimed at the head is “chin …” what?
15 Noted for publishing cattle and sheep market reports in Australia, the NLRS is an organisation whose initials stand for what?
16 A yellow and black diamond forms the logo of which of Australia’s big four banks?
17 What Bairnsdale-born actor has had major TV roles including Roberta Williams in Underbelly and Billie Proudman in Offspring?
18 What is the next prime number after 19?
19 In what field of visual arts was Australian Max Dupain most famous?
20 The patriotic British song Rule, Britannia! includes the repeated lyrics “Britannia, rule the …” what — world, waves or way?
21 Footy legend and triple Brownlow medallist Ian Stewart played for which two VFL teams?
22 Also beginning with D is what word for a male duck?
23 Australian comedian, actor and painter Anh Do was born in what Asian country?
24 Referring to two important farming industries in Queensland, a famous song by the Go-Betweens is titled Cattle and … what?
25 What would a doctor measure using a sphygmomanometer?
ANSWERS
1. Road
2. Kangaroo
3. Valvoline
4. 1930s
5. John Worsfold
6. Warrnambool
7. Bert Newton
8. United Kingdom (England)
9. Whale shark
10. Diamonds
11. Malcolm Fraser
12. Emu
13. Perth
14. Music
15. National Livestock Reporting Service
16. Commonwealth Bank
17. Kat Stewart
18. 23
19. Photography
20. Waves
21. St Kilda and Richmond
22. Drake
23. Vietnam
24. Cane
25. Blood pressure
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