The Great Southern Land Trivia Quiz

Answer: Edmund Barton

Edmund Barton was sworn in as Australia's first Prime Minister on 1st January 1901, when the six colonies merged to form a new country, the Commonwealth of Australia. He was as a member of the now-defunct Protectionist Party. There is a suburb in Canberra named after him.
Henry Parkes (1815-1896) was one of the Founding Fathers, instrumental in bringing the colonies together to form Australia. He was Premier of New South Wales for three separate terms during the 1870s and 1880s. He died in 1896- hedid not live to see the birth of a new nation.

Answer: Macquarie Links

Macquarie Links is Sydney's first gated community. It is a housing development in south-western Sydney that is gated at all times with strict security practices.

Answer: Delta Goodrem

Delta Goodrem is one of Australia's much-loved singers, and she played Alison Ashley alongside Saskia Burkmeister. Some players might remember her as Nina Tucker from the TV series "Neighbours". In 2003, Delta was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma - she has now fully recovered.

Answer: Dingo

In August 1980, Azaria Chamberlain disappeared from her family's camping tent and her body was never found. Lindy Chamberlian was convicted of Azaria's death and imprisoned in October 1982. She was released in February 1986 when new evidence emerged and, eventually, in October 2012 a coroner declared that both she and her husband were innocent; and that Azaria was taken by a dingo.
Did you know that the dingo is Australia's only native dog?

Answer: Neighbours

Ramsay Street is the fictional street featured in "Neighbours" - but in reality, the street isn't called Ramsay Street, it is called Pin Oak Court, Vermont South (a suburb of Melbourne).

Answer: 1945

Australia became part of the UN in 1945, making Oz one of its 51 founding-member countries. Australians have a heavy role in the organization, and frequently join peacekeeping activities in various countries, mainly in Asia.

Answer: Lamingtons & Tim Tams

Tim-Tams are chocolate biscuits with chocolate layers and are rapidly growing in popularity in countries such as Canada and the USA. Lamingtons are simply cube-shaped pieces of sponge cake dipped in chocolate and rolled in (traditionally) desiccated coconut.

Answer: Banjo Paterson

Australia's $10 polymer note features Banjo Paterson, and another Australian poet, Mary Gilmore. Before, the $10 paper note has Henry Lawson as the featured image. All four people listed as an option are writers, except Mary Reibey (1777-1855) - she was a businesswoman.

Answer: Socceroos & Matildas

The Socceroos are the male soccer team, and first appeared in the World Cup in 1974. Their biggest win was against American Samoa, 31-0 in 2001, in a FIFA World Cup qualifier (a world record scoreline at FIFA international level). The Socceroos nickname is an amalgam of "soccer" and "kangaroo".
The Matildas are the female soccer team, and first appeared in the Women's World Cup in 1995. Their biggest win was also against American Samoa, 21-0 in 1998. The Matilda nickname is derived from "Waltzing Matilda" by Banjo Patterson.

Answer: Good day

G'day is the contracted form of "good day", which is said to and by pretty much every Australian. It is basically a way of saying hello, Aussie style!