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1 trivia quiz  Henry Lawson - Australian Poet and Writer icon
Henry Lawson is one of my favourite Australian poets and writers. This quiz introduces some of the characters he created and a little about his life.
Tough 10Q
84 plays
Apr 17 08
tezza1551 gold
2 trivia quiz  Australian Literature coolicon
Hi, I love books and having ran a successful secondhand bookshop, I decided to have a go at creating a literature quiz. I hope you enjoy it.
Average 10Q
174 plays
Dec 25 07
marshypoo
3 trivia quiz  Australian Bush Poetry coolicon
A quiz on the poetry of the Australian bushmen. Most of the questions relate to the funny side of life in the Outback.
Tough 15Q
339 plays
Jan 21 04
ozzz2002 editor
4 trivia quiz  Well Known Australian Poets coolicon
There's more to Australian Poetry than "The Man From Snowy River"!
Difficult 10Q
246 plays
Nov 25 02
natsim
5 trivia quiz  Great Australian Literature icon
I was astounded when I discovered that the Australian Literature section only had two quizzes so here is a quiz to help overcome this deficiency.
Average 10Q
375 plays
Jul 22 04
MotherGoose editor
6 trivia quiz  Introduction to Australian Literature
Fairly basic questions about well-known Australian writers and Australian literature.
Tough 10Q
501 plays
Feb 08 01
gormless1
7 trivia quiz  Australian Children's Literature icon
Australia has a very rich literary tradition for children. All the answers to this quiz can be found in books published up to 2000. I hope you will be stimulated to discover some new titles!
Very Difficult 10Q
210 plays
Feb 02 05
Scottie2306 gold

Some sample questions from this category:

* Who is the only Australian to have won a Nobel Prize for Literature?
* 'The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith' is a well-known novel by whom?
* 'Beach Burial' is a famous poem by:
* Which of the following novels is by Tim Winton?
* Nick Earls is a popular writer of fiction that has much comic content. Which of these book's DIDN'T he write?
* 'More Please' is an autobiography by which Australian?
* Alright - what's the name of Clive James' first volume of memoirs?
* The greatest literary scandal of the twentieth century in Australia is known as the Angry ________ Affair.
* Where does Peter Carey (author of Illywhacker, Bliss, Oscar and Lucinda) now live?
* In the picture book "The Paw" by Natalie Jane Prior, with what do the burglars menace the old man?
* Jenny calls her great-grandmother by her first name. What is the name of Jenny's great-grandmother in "The Web" by Nette Hilton?
* ?Banjo? Paterson was well known for his humourous works, and one of these is ?Mulga Bill?s Bicycle?. What happened to Bill and his bicycle in this very funny poem?
* One of the greatest Australian poems ever written was ?The Man from Snowy River?. Which American actor had a starring role in the 1982 film version?
* ?The Sentimental Bloke?, by C.J. Dennis tells of a date where he and Doreen watched a stage production of a classic Shakespearean play. Which play?
* ?How M?Dougall Topped the Score?, by Thomas Spencer is about a game between the townships of Piper?s Flat and Molongo. What game were they playing?
* Which Australian bush poet is the only one to have a bust erected in his honour in Poet?s Corner, Westminster Abbey?
* Which poem, also by Banjo Paterson, tells of a young Aboriginal boy's theories about snow?
* ?The Man from Ironbark? tells the tale of a bushie who comes to the city, and wants to return home as a ?..Sydney toff.? What change to his appearance does he think will impress the yokels back in Ironbark?
* In ?Been There Before?, written by Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson, the locals bet a stranger that he could not do what?
* Another hilarious Paterson poem tells the story of ?A Bush Christening?. The ?victim? was Maginnis Magee, but how did he come by his unusual Christian name?

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