by magpie in the 80's » Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:23 am
by spell_check » Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:08 pm
by Leaping Lindner » Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:13 pm
by Footy Chick » Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:44 pm
by magpie in the 80's » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:47 pm
spell_check wrote:2) 1915
3) April
4) Murray
40) Ronald Ryan
by magpie in the 80's » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:49 pm
Leaping Lindner wrote:1. 6
2. 1915
3. April 25th 1915
4. Murray (?)
5. My Country
6. 26th January 1788
7. Phillip landing at Sydney and raising the Union Jack
8. In the 1930's (??)
11. Psyber's close personal friend...BUT WHO
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12. Adam Gordon Lindsay ....INCRRECT
16. Federation
17. George
18. Harold Holt
27. The largest slaughter of Aborigines in Australia
28. End of transportation - at a guess....INCORRECT
35. Sturt (?) ......INCORRECT
36. Boney
40. Ronald Ryan
50. Ned Kelly
55. Testing at Maralinga - at a guess.........INCORRECT
59. Menzies
by magpie in the 80's » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:50 pm
Footy Chick wrote:43. Ian Chappell?
by Footy Chick » Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:49 pm
by magpie in the 80's » Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:55 pm
Footy Chick wrote:9. 1984? ....incorrect
11. Paul Keating?![]()
12. Banjo Patterson
20. AIS?
22. Tiddalik
37. Not Jeffrey Rush?![]()
43. Greg Chappell then...he was born in 1948
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51. Charles Sturt?![]()
55. Maralinga? incorrect
by Footy Chick » Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:59 pm
by magpie in the 80's » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:06 pm
Footy Chick wrote:WOWAre the Chappells that old ?
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Tim May then?
by Leaping Lindner » Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:04 pm
by magpie in the 80's » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:55 pm
Leaping Lindner wrote:23. What song did Slim Dusty sing at Darling Harbour on Australia Day in 1995? - The pub with no Beer (?)...INCORRECT
31. Which Australian politician famously used the term "the light on the hill"? - Ben Chifley
59. Which Australian politician spoke of "the forgotten people"? - Robert Menzies
BTW #11 is Alexander Downer.
by magpie in the 80's » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:13 pm
magpie in the 80's wrote:SOMEWHAT HARDER QUESTIONS
1. How many stars are there on the Australian flag?
6
2. What year do you associate with Gallipoli?
1915
3. In what month is or was ANZAC Day?
APRIL
4. What is the longest river in Australia?
MURRAY
5. Which famous poem contains the line "I love a sunburnt country"
MY COUNTRY
6. What is the date of Australia Day?
26TH JANUARY
7. Australia Day celebrates what event?
LANDING OF THE 1ST FLEET IN SYDNEY
8. In which year was the first Aboriginal Day of Mourning and Protest held on Australia Day?
1938
9. On Australia Day in what year did SBS become the world's first national multilingual radio service?
1994
10. What special event is held in Montsalvat every Australia Day?
JAZZ FESTIVAL
11. Which political leader resigned his position on Australia Day 1995?
ALEXANDER DOWNER
12. Which poet created the character Clancy of the Overflow?
BANJO PATERSON
13. Which poet created the character 'The Triantiwontigongolope'?
C.J.DENNIS
14. Who was at Fowler's Bay on Australia Day in 1841, looking for a cutter?
EDWARD JOHN EYRE
15. By what name is Henry Handel Richardson better known?
ETHEL FLORENCE RICHARDSON
16. What is the name of the biggest star on the Australian flag?
FEDERATION STAR
17. What was the first name of Bass, who sailed with Flinders?
GEORGE
18. Which Prime Minister of Australia began his term on Australia Day 1966?
HAROLD HOLT
19. Which Asian nation celebrates its Republic Day on Australia Day?
INDIA
20. What sporting facility was opened on Australia Day, 1981?
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT
21. What special event is held in Cobram every Australia Day?
PEACHES AND CREAM FESTIVAL
22. Who was the frog in Aboriginal legend, who tried to drink up all water?
TIDDALIK
23. What song did Slim Dusty sing at Darling Harbour on Australia Day in 1995?
WALTZING MATILDA
24. In what year did the Nationality and Citizenship Act become law on Australia Day, so we could be Australian citizens for the first time?
1949
25. In what decade did Australians start holding regattas on Sydney Harbour to celebrate the day we now call Australia Day?
1820'S
26. What happened on the day whose anniversary we celebrate as Australia day?
A FLAG WAS RAISED, A TOAST WAS DRUNK AND A VOLLEY WAS FIRED
27. What happened at Waterloo Creek on Australia Day in 1838?
A MASSACARE
28. What special event marked Australia Day in 1864 for Sydney people?
A YACHT RACE TO NEWCASTLE AND BACK
29. What different way of celebrating Australia Day took place in Canberra in 1972?
AN ABORIGINAL TENT EMBASSY
30. What name was given to Australia Day in the 1820s?
ANNIVERSARY DAY
31. Which Australian politician famously used the term "the light on the hill"?
BEN CHIFLEY
32. Who wrote a short story about "The Loaded Dog"?
HENRY LAWSON
33. By what name is June Gough better known?
JUNE BRONHILL
34. Who invented the box kite?
LAWRENCE HARGRAVE
35. Which explorer enjoyed a dish of cockatoos on Australia Day, 1845?
LUDWIG LEICHHARDT
36. The part-Aboriginal detective of Arthur Upfield had what name?
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
37. Babe was a pig who wanted to the a dog. Who wrote the music for the film?
NIGEL WESTLAKE
38. Which poet created the character Hanrahan?
P.J.HARTIGAN
39. Who was shot and beheaded by two settlers in 1802?
PEMULWY
40. Who was the last man hanged in Australia?
RONALD RYAN
41. In what Australian city would you find Busby's Bore?
SYDNEY
42. What famous surfing event took place at Manly on Australia Day, 1908?
1ST SURF CARNIVAL
43. Which Australian cricketer was born in Adelaide on Australia Day 1962?
TIM MAY
44. In which year was the Australia Day anniversary first celebrated (though not by name)?
1789
45. Which large near-Earth asteroid was first detected on Australia Day, 1955?
ANIO
46. Which Australian artist painted "Fire's On! Lapstone Tunnel"?
ARTHUR STREETON
47. Who wrote 'At Dead Dingo'?
HENRY LAWSON
48. Which poet created the character Jack Dunn of Nevertire
HENRY LAWSON
49. Before we had Australia Day, in 1700, which place was hit by a tsunami on that date?
HONSHU
50. Who dictated The Jerilderie letter?
NED KELLY
51. Which explorer arrived at Roebourne on Australia Day in 1874, having started in Adelaide?
PETER WARBURTON
52. Mr. Micawber became a magistrate: where did he take his place on the Bench?
PORT MIDDLESBAY
53. By what name is Thomas Alexander Browne better known?
ROLF BOLDREWOOD
54. Which famous poem contains the line "But their style of playing polo was irregular and rash"?
THE GEEBUNG POLO CLUB
55. What important nuclear event happened in Australia on Australia Day, 1958?
THE HIFAR REACTOR WENT CRITICAL
56. Who suggested in 1911 that May 24 be celebrated as 'Australian Day'?
VERY REV. F.R. O'RIELLY
57. Which famous poem contains the line "A peaceful spot is Piper's Flat. The folk that live around "?
HOW M'DOUGAL TOPPED THE SCORE
58. Which Australian doctor showed typhoid could be spread by milk?
JOHN ASHBURTON THOMPSON
59. Which Australian politician spoke of "the forgotten people"?
SIR ROBERT MENZIES
60. What did Nat Barton say the last ANZAC on the beach was doing in a tunnel, just before he left?
SLEEPING
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