X is for 'Not A Lot' Trivia Quiz

Answer: False

XXXX or Fourex is a Queensland beer. At one stage Queensland's sporting personalities, including King Wally Lewis and 'Thommo', heavily promoted it. The commercial rhyme for XXXX was:
"Melbourne's got rain and Sydney's got yuppies.
Tassie got the chop and we got lucky.
Nobody does it like up here does it.
We love it here.
We don't just like it, we love it!
We don't just like it, we love it!
We love it up here.
The people, the places, the mates, the faces.
The XXXX, yep, the beer up here, we love it up here".
Reference: "True Blue" by Garrie Hutchinson

Answer: No

This is a type of Aboriginal art that was mostly done in western Arnhem Land (Northern Territory) before it became popular elsewhere. X-Ray art concentrates on the internal anatomical details such as the spine, and sometimes the unborn young are drawn. The common objects that are drawn are animals - humans are rarely depicted in this manner.

Answer: 1896

These were the first in the southern hemisphere. Mr William Bragg produced them and F H Faulding and Co were involved. Before this, in 1885, Mr Bragg used x-rays to diagnose a break in the arm of his son.

Answer: 1878

The exact date was 10th February 1878. Xavier College is a Jesuit Catholic school that caters for students from kindergarten to Year 12. Girls are only permitted admittance from kindergarten to Year Four. The main campus is at Kew but another campus (Kostka Hall) is at Brighton.

Answer: Hi Jinx

Foxzami won the Melbourne Cup in 1949. Both Saxony and Alix came third in this horse race - Saxony in 1948 and Alix in 1900.

Answer: No

Xenotime is a rare mineral of no commercial value, however it is found in South Australia and Western Australia. It is located in coarse-grained rocks that have a granite composition. Other than Australia, this mineral can be sourced in Norway, Switzerland, Madagascar and Brazil.

Answer: False

In 1994, gales did ravage the southwest of Western Australia but there was no cyclone named Xena. Apart from 600 homes damaged, two people were killed.

Answer: XII

There have been 16 games in total and Australia has been represented in each. The foundation of these games occurred in 1911 with international sports meetings to celebrate the coronation of King George V. It was not until 1930 in Hamilton, Canada, that they were officially recognized and were called the British Empire Games. From 1930 to 1950, this title stood and then from 1950 to 1962 they were known as the British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Answer: Wheel Of Fortune

Adriana Xenides was born in Argentina in 1955. She was the hostess of the Australian version of "Wheel of Fortune" for 18 years (1981-1999) never having missed an episode for the first 15 of those years. "Wheel of Fortune" debuted on Australian television in 1981.

Answer: Yes

This is an actual place that has a post office and a population of 33. It is located 30 km east of Dalwallinu (Dalwallinu is 248 km from Perth). On the website of "TravelDownunder.com.au." the description for Xantippe reads for intending tourists "It is one of the highest points around the district and a climb to the top of the hill gives one a panoramic view to the east.

A large granite rock and water catchment area, it has a large cement tank built in the late twenties to provide fresh water for the surrounding district - a scarce commodity in the early days.

After winter rains, a delightful little stream winds its way through the rocks, its edges studded with wildflowers." I know where I will be going for my next holiday!