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1 trivia quiz  Clancy of the Overflow coolicon
This is a quiz based on Banjo Paterson's poem, "Clancy of the Overflow."
Average 10Q
168 plays
Sep 15 07
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2 trivia quiz  Poems of Banjo Paterson coolicon
Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson is one of Australia's well known poets. See how much you know about his poems. Should be pretty easy for the Australians who take this quiz.
Average 10Q
327 plays
May 04 02
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3 trivia quiz  A Bush Christening coolicon
This is a quiz on Banjo Paterson's poem, 'A Bush Christening'.
Average 10Q
144 plays
Aug 31 07
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4 trivia quiz  The Man from Ironbark coolicon
Here is a quiz on the humorous poem, "The Man from Ironbark", by Banjo Paterson.
Average 10Q
87 plays
Dec 15 07
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5 trivia quiz  The Man from Snowy River icon
This poem is an Aussie favourite! How well do you know it?
Tough 10Q
213 plays
Oct 07 07
HorseCrazyKali
6 trivia quiz  "Waltzing Matilda" icon
Not the National Anthem of Australia, as often thought. This poem and song are very dear to the heart of Australians and this quiz is about the original words that Banjo wrote.
Average 10Q
483 plays
Jul 26 03
Copago gold

Some sample questions from this category:

* Firstly, who wrote 'The Man from Snowy River'?
* In what year was 'The Man from Snowy River' first published?
* How much was the 'colt from old Regret' worth?
* According to the poem, 'who made his pile when Pardon won the cup'?
* 'I warrant he'll be with us when he's wanted at the end,' was spoken by the man from Snowy River's only friend. Who was he?
* Obviously our hero, who is never actually named in the poem, comes from the Snowy River area. Which mountain, that is near the Snowy River, is mentioned in the poem?
* When the men go searching for the wild horses that the 'colt from old Regret' had joined, where do they find them?
* What sort of holes could mean 'any slip was death' when riding a horse down the mountain?
* In the movie 'Man from Snowy River' that was based on the poem, who played the man from Snowy River?
* 'It was the man from Ironbark who struck' ... where?
* After the Man from Ironbark's adventure, what was 'all the go way up in Ironbark'?
* One of Banjo's love poems was titled 'As Long As Your Eyes Are ... ' which colour?
* What type of tree did the swagman camp under in 'Waltzing Matilda'?
* In 'Waltzing Matilda' the swagman steals a 'jumbuck'. What is a jumbuck?
* In the poem 'Mulga Bill's Bicycle', where was Mulga Bill from?
* 'The Geebung Polo Club' is about a country polo club that plays a game against a snobby city team. What is the name of the city team in this great poem?
* What name was the boy given in 'The Bush Christening'?
* 'There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around' is the first line from which famous poem?
* In 'Clancy of the Overflow', where had Clancy gone to?
* Under what type of tree did the swagman camp in "Waltzing Matilda"?

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