QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

1. Which is the longest Australian River?
Murray-Darling
2. Who was the 1st man to fly solo across Australia?
Harry Houdini
3. How many players on an Australian football team?
18
4. What does a Jingling Johnny do in Australia?
Manually shear sheep
5. How long does each quarter last for in Australian Rules football?
25 minutes
6. What stretches for over 1,200 miles off the NE coast of Australia?
Great barrier reef
7. Which Australian rugby union legend, with 64, is the world’s leading try scorer in Tests?
David Campasee
8. Which Australian TV drama series was set at the Wentworth Detention Centre?
Prisoner: Cell Block H
- Which long running Australian TV programme was turned into a musical starring Lily Savage?
Prisoner: Cell Block H
9. In which sport did Rodney Eyles of Australia become world champion in 1997?
Squash
- Rolf Harris was once Australian Junior Champion at which sport?
Swimming - Backstroke
10. The Bass Strait separates Australia and where?
Tasmania
11. Which Australian holds the world record for the most test runs in cricket?
Alan Border
12. What was the name of the Australian outlaw of the 1870’s who was famous for his home made armour used during his robberies?
Ned Kelly
- Peter Carey’s 2001 Booker Prize winning novel tells the story of which famous Australian?
Ned Kelly
13. In the US its 911, in the UK 999, what is it in Australia?
000
14. What do Australian call Trousers?
Strides
15. What do the Australians call the yellow dogs that are regarded as serious pests in their country?
Dingoes
16. Which is Australia’s largest state?
Western Australia - capital is Perth
17. Which Australian animals Aborigine name means "No drink"?
Koala (Gets all the liquid it needs from eucalyptus leaf)
- What is unusual about the Australian government’s vasectomy program?
It is for Koalas!
18. On what occasion was Advance Australia Fair first played internationally as the national anthem?
Los Angeles Olympics 1984
19. Which is the highest mountain in Australia?
Mount Kosciusko
20. What would an Australian do with a ‘franger’, a) eat it b) play it or c) wear it?
Wear it - it is a condom!

21. Andrew Patterson wrote which definitive Australian song?
Waltzing Matilda
22. Which Australian city is named after the wife of William VI?
Adelaide
23. In which Australian state is Tittybong?
Victoria
24. What in Australia is a Willy-Willy?
Whirlwind
25. Brisbane is the state capital of which Australian state?
Queensland
26. In Australia they are called ’sticky beaks’ what do we call them in Britain?
Nosey Parker
27. What is the national flower of Australia?
The Wattle Blossom
28. What is the smallest state of Australia?
Tasmania
29. What is the Australian name for a long narrow ox bow lake?
Billabong
30. Where in Australia were British satellites launched in early 70s?
Woomera
31. John Flynn invented what service in Australia?
Flying Doctors
- Which Australian medical service began in 1928?
Flying Doctors
32. In 1979 what did President Carter apologise to Australia about?
Skylab falling on their country
33. Who were the first Australian group to sell a million records?
The Seekers - I’ll never find another you
- Which Australian band with lead vocals by Colin Hay topped the UK singles charts in 1983?
Men At Work
34. What girls name is a type of Australian throwing stick?
Kylie
35. What body of water separates Australia and Papua New Guinea?
Torres Strait
36. Name the second most commonly spoken language in Australia?
Italian
37. If you were watching cricket at The Outer, in which city are you?
Melbourne
- What was the first Australian city to host the Olympic games?
Melbourne
38. What is Australia’s Barossa valley known for?
Wine production
39. Ships known as The First Fleet transported what in 1788?
Convicts to Australia
40. In which year was Australia’s first bank (The Bank of New South Wales) founded?
1817

Tiebreaker - In a global survey released by Durex, how many times a year does the average Australian have sex?

103