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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 3 September 2010

This week’s subject is the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the world’s largest single-span steel bridge.

1. The Sydney Harbour Bridge has just celebrated what 60th anniversary? (a) the ceremony of turning the first sod (b) the joining of the two halves of the arch (c) the opening of the bridge to traffic

2. Who cut the ribbon at the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge? (a) Capt de Groot, an interloper on horseback (b) premier Jack Lang (c) Enmore resident, Syd Bridge

3. What famous Australian actor, who last week was banned from leaving Australia as planned because of tax issues, worked as a rigger on the Sydney Harbour Bridge?

4. How much annual rental does BridgeClimb pay to the Sydney Harbour Bridge owners, the NSW Government, for allowing it to take walkers across the arch? (a) nothing (b) $20 000 (c) $2 million

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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 27 August 2010

This week’s subject is Azaria Chamberlain, who disappeared from Uluru in Central Australia 30 years ago this month.

1. In the trial of Azaria’s mother, Lindy Chamberlain, it was claimed that Azaria had been murdered in the family car because scientific evidence showed that blood found under the dashboard was baby’s blood. What was this ‘blood’ later found to be? (a) blood from a male, not female, baby (b) blood from a teenager (c) sound deadener

2. An English professor testified that red marks on the baby's clothing were bloodstains from the hand of a small lady. What were these bloodstains? (a) blood from an overweight lady (b) red desert dust

3. Lindy Chamberlain said that a dingo had taken her baby, but the discovered clothes were reported to have been ‘neatly folded’. What was the explanation for this? (a) it must have been a tidy dingo (b) the ranger who found the clothes stated that he folded them

4. Media publicity reported that Azaria means ‘sacrifice in the desert’. Why was that later retracted?

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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 20 August 2010

This week’s subject is Australian prime minister Julia Gillard.

1. Julia Gillard was born in the area of a village in southern Wales with a name that has only one vowel. How many consonants precede the vowel? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6

2. Before Julia Gillard, who was the last Australian prime minister to be born overseas? (a) Paul Keating (1991-1996) (b) Bob Hawke (1983-1991) (c) Billy Hughes (1915-1923)

3. What religion were or are Australian prime ministers Curtin, Gorton, Whitlam, Hawke and Gillard?

4. Julia Gillard was sworn in as prime minister on 24 June 2010. If her party loses the election on 21 August, will her term be the shortest of any Australian prime minister?

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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 13 August 2010

This week’s subject is Australian elections.

1. Why was the only election debate between prime minister Julia Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott changed to a different time slot by channels 2, 7 and 9 on 25 July 2010? Because of (a) an earthquake (b) a terrorist bombing (c) a cooking show on channel 10

2. What is the most popular month for holding federal and state elections in Australia?

3. What is the least popular month for holding federal and state elections in Australia?

4. How many of the following people (surnames in italics) contested the 1998 Australian federal election? Justice Abolish Child Support and Family Court; Marcus Aussie-Stone, Prime Minister John Ipiss the Family, Paul-Ian Handsome Puppet, Pauline Pantsdown.

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Trivia Quiz: Questions for week ending 6 August 2010

This week’s subject is Australian prime ministers’ quotes.

1. Who asked then opposition leader and later prime minister Kevin Rudd the most questions during the 2007 election campaign?

2. What two-word expression did prime minister Julia Rudd use 37 times during her speech at the announcement of the 2010 election date? (a) going forward (b) moving forward (c) I’m here for the long haul

3. What Australian prime minister said ‘life wasn’t meant to be easy?’

4. Who wrote the speech that contained the line ‘life wasn’t meant to be easy’ which haunted that prime minister for the rest of his days?

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