PriceyDownunder Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 (edited) Answers as promised... 1. How many ships made up the First Fleet? 11- HMS SUPPLY, HMS SIRIUS, ALEXANDER, CHARLOTTE, FRIENDSHIP, LADY PENRHYN, SCARBOROUGH, GOLDEN GROVE, FISHBURN, BORROWDALE. 2. In which Australian state will you find the town of Yorkey’s Knob? QUEENSLAND 3. As a percentage, the current number of Australian citizens born overseas, is roughly. 25% 4. Which Australian cricket player declared the innings in a Test Match when his individual score reached 334 equalling that of Don Bradman? MARK TAYLOR (vs Pakistan 1998) 5. Julia Gillard was Prime Minister from what year ‘til what year? JUNE 2010 - JUNE 2013 6. John Newcombe won the Australian Open Singles Tennis Championship twice. What years? 1973 & 1975 7. The Big Banana is in Coffs Harbour. Goulburn has The Big Merino. Ballina has the Big Prawn. In which NSW town will you find The Big Axe? KEW 8. In 1977, a referendum resulted in Advance Australia Fair being voted the new National Anthem. Which song finished second? WALTZING MATILDA 9. Released in 1986, what was the first album by an Australian artist to sell more than 1 million copies in Australia? WHISPERING JACK (JOHN FARNHAM - 1,680,000 copies) 10. Which department store opened its doors on the corner of George & Barrack Sts, Sydney in 1838? DAVID JONES 11. Governor Phillip called this place Rock Island. It was also known as Pinchgut. What am I talking about? FORT DENISON ISLAND (SYDNEY HARBOUR) 12. The Birdsville Track runs through which two states? QUEENSLAND & SOUTH AUSTRALIA 13. What type of animal is a Drongo? BIRD 14. What does CSIRO stand for? COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC (AND) INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION 15. In which year did television first appear in Australia? 1956 (COLOUR IN 1975) 16. What does the town of Tumut in NSW have in common with the suburb of Glenelg, in Adelaide, and Parap in Darwin? THEY ARE PALINDROMES 17. Who is the longest serving female presenter on Play School? BENITA COLLINGS 18. Which Australian city was, as a fledgling settlement, originally named Batmania? MELBOURNE (AFTER EXPLORER JOHN BATMAN - THEN RENAMED AFTER BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WILLIAM LAMB, 2nd VISCOUNT MELBOURNE) 19. Who is the only person to be awarded both Young Australian of the Year, and Australian of the Year? CATHY FREEMAN (1990 & 1998) 20. In the iconic Australian 1997 film The Castle, Darryl Kerrigan and Sal Kerrigan have how many kids? 4 (DALE, TRACEY, STEVE, WAYNE) 21. Which Australian Christmas tradition began in Melbourne in 1937? CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT 22. “I LIKE YOUNG ME” is an anagram of the name of which famous Australian? KYLIE MINOGUE 23. Who is the most recent Australian tennis player to be ranked World number 1? And what year? LLEYTON HEWITT 2003 24. What is the highest grossing Australian movie of all time? MAD MAX ; FURY ROAD (AUS $49m - W/wide $375m+) 25. Which Australian landmark sits on what has been called, among other names, Limeburner’s Point. SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE (CONVICT WOMEN BURNED EMPTY OYSTER SHELLS TO MAKE LIME FOR MORTAR) 26. Australian pop music group Justice Crew rose to fame after winning which season of Australia’s Got Talent? SEASON 4 - 2010 27. What is the more common name of the Ornithorhynchus anatinus? PLATYPUS 28. “A dingo stole my baybay” was declared by Lindy Chamberlain in 1980. What month? AUGUST (17th) 29. 1988, the year I finished high school, also saw the launch of which two long running Australian TV shows? HOME AND AWAY & A CURRENT AFFAIR 30. Which is further north; Cairns in Queensland, or Derby in W. Aust? CAIRNS (by less than 1deg) 31. Who was the first Australian Aboriginal to win an Olympic Gold medal? NOVA PERIS KNEEBONE (WOMENS FIELD HOCKEY - 1996) 32. Neighbours! Scott and Charlene got married. But before they did they had different surnames. What were they? ROBINSON & MITCHELL Ooroo Cobbers! Edited March 13, 2017 by PriceyDownunder Q8 (1977) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 As I thought, I got the grand total of 2 (the palindromes and the Opera House). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 If the answer to number 3 is "roughly 25%", does 26% count, because that was my answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted March 13, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 13, 2017 10 and three halves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, blandy said: 10 and three halves I think I'm about the same ... but I sneak it if I claim my colleagues John Farnham answer Edited March 13, 2017 by tonyh29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 A crossword clue I struggled on, for ages. Ham, for one, and egg - crazy about it (8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 24 minutes ago, MakemineVanilla said: A crossword clue I struggled on, for ages. Ham, for one, and egg - crazy about it (8) I gave up and found the answer online .. and still struggle with it Peggotty according to the web had they mentioned the author and the name of the book , well , I'd still not have got it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted March 14, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: I gave up and found the answer online .. and still struggle with it Reveal hidden contents Peggotty according to the web had they mentioned the author and the name of the book , well , I'd still not have got it Yeah. "crazy about egg", or something - fine. But not the Ham bit. Still the lesson to be learnt there is leave the Times crossword to the clever kids. I used to work with a bloke who could finish it in about 40 minutes nearly every day. He was (is) called Tony, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 14, 2017 Author VT Supporter Share Posted March 14, 2017 Hmm. I'll have to ponder it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Crossword clue: Book about aspects of computer chess games? (2,4,3,3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 One of the images from the picture round of our local pub quiz: Took me a while but I got him in the end. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 25, 2017 Author VT Supporter Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 minute ago, snowychap said: One of the images from the picture round of our local pub quiz: Took me a while but I got him in the end. It's that Tom... whassisname. Dykhoff. The BBC architecture bloke. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Who played acoustic guitar on Jimi Hendrix' cover of "All Along the Watchtower"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 28, 2017 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, maqroll said: Who played acoustic guitar on Jimi Hendrix' cover of "All Along the Watchtower"? Dave Mason. Edited June 28, 2017 by mjmooney spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Was he in Pink Floyd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 28, 2017 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) 52 minutes ago, maqroll said: Was he in Pink Floyd? Traffic. And then solo artist. Bio Edited June 28, 2017 by mjmooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 2 hours ago, maqroll said: Was he in Pink Floyd? Nick Mason 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) This month's pub quiz: Music: 1. Which singer released the 1998 album I've Been Expecting You ? 2. Where was the 4 day Bestival music festival held in 2016? 3. Who sang the 1987 song Something Inside So Strong ? 4. What is Van Morrison's first name? 5. Who released the 2012 single We are never, ever getting back together ? History: 1. In which year was the Soviet Union dissolved? 2. What drink did pharmacist John Pemberton invent? 3. Can't remember. 4. Against which future king was the Mealtime plot attempted? What was the nickname of Erwin Rommel? Geography: 1. On what road is Harrods? 2. Pitkin County is in which US state? Saxony is in which european country? 4. What is the capital of Peru? 5. How many stars are there on the flag of Singapore? Films and TV: 1. What is the name of Woody's owner in Toy Story? 2. Who directed Beetlejuice? 3. What colour are Bart Simpson's shoes? 4. Which character presents Celebrity Juice? 5. What is the highest blue box value on the show Deal or no Deal? Science: 1. What pigment causes skin to tan? 2. Who invented the miners' safety lamp? 3. What is the atomic number of Helium? 4. How many Concordes were built? 5. Of which celestial body is Hydra a moon? Sports: 1. What is the first name of the [World Champ] racing driver Vettel? 2. What are the two mainland european countries that play in the six nations rugby tournament? 3. Which snooker splayer is nicknamed 'The Whirlwind'? 4. Who broke Mohammed Ali's jaw in a bout in 1973? 5. In what sporting discipline did Beth Tweddle compete? General Knowledge: 1. How many yards are in a furlong? 2. Can't remember. 3. In the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy, what was the answer to the Ultimate Question? 4. The following is the opening to which novel? It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. 5. Which playing card was dubbed Lancelot? Usual rules apply - questions may not be totally correct/verbatim. Edited July 26, 2017 by snowychap Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, snowychap said: Saxony is in which european country? I went through Saxony on a train yesterday afternoon Edited July 26, 2017 by tonyh29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 26, 2017 Author VT Supporter Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) Music: 1. Which singer released the 1998 album I've Been Expecting You ? Dunno. 2. Where was the 4 day Bestival music festival held in 2016? Isle of Wight? 3. Who sang the 1987 song Something Inside So Strong ? Labi Siffre 4. What is Van Morrison's first name? Ivan 5. Who released the 2012 single We are never, ever getting back together ? Don't care History: 1. In which year was the Soviet Union dissolved? 1992 ? 2. What drink did pharmacist John Pemberton invent? Coca Cola 3. Can't remember. 4. Against which future king was the Mealtime plot attempted? Don't know What was the nickname of Erwin Rommel? The Desert Fox Geography: 1. On what road is Harrods? Haven't a clue 2. Pitkin County is in which US state? Don't know Saxony is in which european country? Germany 4. What is the capital of Peru? Lima 5. How many stars are there on the flag of Singapore? None Films and TV: 1. What is the name of Woody's owner in Toy Story? Don't know 2. Who directed Beetlejuice? Tim Burton 3. What colour are Bart Simpson's shoes? Red 4. Which charachter presents Celebrity Juice? Don't know 5. What is the highest blue box value on the show Deal or no Deal? Don't care Science: 1. What pigment causes skin to tan? Melanin 2. Who invented the miners' safety lamp? Humphrey Davey 3. What is the atomic number of Helium? 2 4. How many Concordes were built? Guess - six 5. Of which celestial body is Hydra a moon? Saturn? Sports: 1. What is the first name of the [World Champ] racing driver Vettel? Sebastian 2. What are the two mainland european countries that play in the six nations rugby tournament? France and Italy 3. Which snooker splayer is nicknamed 'The Whirlwind'? Jimmy White 4. Who broke Mohammed Ali's jaw in a bout in 1973? Don't know 5. In what sporting discipline did Beth Tweddle compete? Gymnastics General Knowledge: 1. How many yards are in a furlong? I used to know that 2. Can't remember. 3. In the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy, what was the answer to the Ultimate Question? 42 4. The following is the opening to which novel? It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. 1984 5. Which playing card was dubbed Lancelot? Guess - King of Clubs Edited July 26, 2017 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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