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 Australia
| Who wrote the novel "Seven Little Australians"? | More Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
Ethel Turner. The first edition of Seven Little Australians was published in 1894. This edition used the words "My oath!" and the author was soundly admonished by a newspaper reviewer. The second and subsequent editions carried the words "My word!" instead. The original version was finally reinstated in the centenary edition of 1994.
| Who were John Carew Eccles, Peter Charles Doherty and John Warcup Cornforth? | An Australian Trivia Muster (Kuu) |
Australian Nobel Prize winners. Doherty was awarded the 1996 Prize for Medicine, Cornforth awarded the 1975 Prize for Chemisty and Eccles was awarded the 1963 Prize for Medicine.
| Who was the first prime minister of Australia? | Australia (boxamo) |
| Who was the first Australian to run a sub-four minute mile? | Unusual Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
John Landy. John Landy was Australia's first great distance runner and the second man in the world to break four minutes for the mile in 1954. Landy became Governor of Victoria in 2001.
| Who was the first Australian astronaut to work on MIR? | More Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
Andy Thomas. On January 22, 1998, Andy Thomas was aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. He was part of the STS-89 crew bound for the Mir Space Station. He served as Flight Engineer 2 and returned to earth with the crew of STS-91 aboard Discovery on June 12, 1998. He completed 141 days in space. Paul Scully-Power was Australia's first astronaut.
| Who was the compere of Australia's "Bandstand" when it started in 1958? | More Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
Brian Henderson. Australian "Bandstand" ran from 1958 to 1972. Brian Henderson compared the show for almost its entire run. Over the years the show featured artists such as The Bee Gees, The Allen Brothers (the duo that included Peter Allen), Olivia Newton-John and others.
| Who was Australia's first Miss Australia? | Unusual Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
Beryl Mills. Beryl Mills became the first Miss Australia in 1926. The quest was first established as a fund raiser for the Spastic Centre.
| Who or what are B1 and B2? | More Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
Bananas in Pyjamas. B1 and B2 are bright yellow banana characters who wear blue and white striped pyjamas and have their very own song about coming down the stairs and chasing teddy bears. A less successful spin off was "Zucchunis in Bikinis"!
| Which western New South Wales town once had the youngest son of Charles Dickens as the Mayor? | Unusual Australian Trivia (Copago) |
Wilcannia. Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens then worked for the Lands Department in Moree until his death in 1902. Wilcannia also had the first brewery in Australia, before this all beer was imported into the country.
| Which Western Australian town is famous for the wild dolphins that allow themselves to be touched and hand fed by humans? | Unusual Australian Trivia (Copago) |
Monkey Mia. The dolphins have been meeting swimmers at Monkey Mia since the early 1960s. A dolphin information centre was opened in the early 1990s and hand feeding has now been restricted to prevent the dolphins becoming dependent ... it seems nobody asked the dolphins {;-)!}
| Which town in Tasmania is mostly well-known for its murals? | Unusual Australian Trivia (Copago) |
Sheffield. The murals attract over 120,000 tourists per year. Nearby is the world's largest maze complex within which you'll find Australia's only memorial to a plumber - Thomas Crapper, the British inventor of the flush toilet. Well, how about that then, eh?
| Which state was home to the thylacine? | More Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
Tasmania. The thylacine or "Tasmanian tiger" was not really a tiger. It was more dog-like and is a cousin of the more famous Tasmanian Devil. It was declared extinct in 1986 although the last captive thylacine died in Hobart Zoo in 1936.
| Which state is the second largest in Australia (in Area)? | Australian Facts (kaab) |
Queensland. The total area of Queensland is 1,727,200km.
| Which Prime Minister was elected for a third term in 2001? | Australia (boxamo) |
John Howard. The Liberal leader got in for his third term after gaining office after the federal election in November, 2001.
| Which place was the first town in Western Australia? | Unusual Australian Trivia (Copago) |
Albany. Albany pre-dated Perth by two and a half years and houses the largest whaling museum in the world, a fantastic claim to fame that all Albanians should be well pleased about.... well, it beats Pingrup that has the world's largest shearing handpiece.
| Which Australian war cameraman tragically filmed his own death? | Unusual Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
Neil Davis. Celebrated Vietnam war cameraman, Neil Davis, died tragically whilst filming a coup in Bangkok in 1985. His biography "One Crowded Hour" by Tim Bowden reflects his amazing appetite for life and highlights an incredible body of work.
| Which Australian city lies on the Tamar River? | More Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
Launceston. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania and lies on the Tamar River in the north of Tasmania. The vineyards and orchards along the river make it a popular tourist destination.
| Where is Australia's annual Country Music Festival held? | Unusual Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
Tamworth. Australia's major Country Music Festival is held each year in the city of Tamworth. Culminating in a major awards night on the Australia Day long weekend in January, the festival honours its country greats and uncovers new talent as well.
| What year was the first recorded game of Soccer played in Australia? | Australian Facts (kaab) |
1880. The first recorded game of soccer was played on the 14th of August in 1880.
| What was the first animal emblem of Victoria?(it has an apostrophe in the title) | Australian Facts (kaab) |
Leadbeater's Possum . The Leadbeater's Possum is a small highly agile nocturnal marsupial.
| What was Jack Lockett's claim to fame in the year 2000? | More Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
He was the oldest torch bearer in the Olympic relay.. Jack died in 2002 at the age of 111. He carried the Olympic Torch through Bendigo, Victoria at a sprightly 109. Jack was born five years before the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896.
| What percentage of Australia's gold is produced in Western Australia? | Australian Facts (kaab) |
70. Element number 79 on the perodic table, golds chemical symbol is Au.
| What is the oldest Rugby Union Club in Australia? | Unusual Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
Sydney University Rugby Union Club. Sydney University Rugby Union Club was established in 1864 and is the oldest club in Australia. It was not until 1874 that there were enough Rugby clubs to form a competition.
| What is the capital of Australia? | Australia (boxamo) |
Canberra. Not so well known to some people in the world, Canberra is the capital. It was chosen as a result of a bitter rivalry between Melbourne, Victoria, and Sydney, NSW, both of which were well-established large cities at the time, so it was a neutral place.
| What is the Aussie Slang for Aussie Rules Football? | Australian Facts (kaab) |
Aerial Ping Pong . Aussie Rules is unique to Australia. The aim of the game is to kick a oval ball between four goalposts.
| What is tennis player Mark Philippoussis' nick name? | More Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
The Scud . Mark Philippoussis was born in Melbourne in 1976. He turned pro in 1994. He is called the Scud because of his very powerful serve.
| What is Eric Hollies' claim to fame? | Unusual Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
He dismissed Bradman for a duck in his very last innings.. (William) Eric Hollies played for Warwickshire, England. He was a leg break googly bowler and dismissed the great Don on the 14th of August, 1948. This was Bradman's last ever innings and he finished his illustrious career with an amazing average of 99.94!
| What is a Queensland Blue? | More Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
A pumpkin. The Queensland Blue pumpkin has tough green-grey folded skin and orange flesh.
| What do Australians call bread and butter covered with coloured sprinkles? | More Australian Trivia (Nannanut) |
Fairy Bread. Australians actually call coloured sprinkles Hundreds and Thousands. Fairy Bread is a traditional must at birthday parties.
| Victoria's first gold strike was at which town? | Unusual Australian Trivia (Copago) |
Clunes. Clunes also has the southern hemisphere's largest public bottle collection with over 6,000 rare and interesting (well, it depends what you're into) bottles.
| Thirty years have passed since I decided that I would some day visit Australia, and the nearest I have come to Australia is Tahiti. In Tahiti, I encountered an Australian and a New Zealander who were aghast that I was unable to distinguish their origin based on their accents. "We say six, but they say six," the New Zealander insisted. He became still more offended when I could detect no difference between the two "sixes". Is New Zealand part of Australia? | An American's Quiz on Australia (uglybird) |
No. The aforementioned encounter took place on a catamaran, and I was more than a little seasick at the time. This may have affected my concentration on the subtleties of speech that I was being asked to consider. According to "emigratenz.org" the first Europeans in New Zealand were Australian Seal Hunters. The website maintains that the New Zealand accent has Australian origins. They suggest a "fish and chips" test to distinguish between denizens of the two countries. They claim that an Australian will say "feesh and cheeps", a New Zealander "fush and chups".
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