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Australia Country Quiz #1 - Submitted by Ulster
No politicians. No contemporary celebrities, past or present. Just plain, old history, natural history, flora and fauna...and whatever.
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1. If you have thumbnail... what is the skeleton above? If you do not have thumbnail...it is known as a cassowary. Which cardinal point/direction does it lean towards rather cosily?
The bird is native to Australia and PNG. Took me by surprise. In some parts of Cape York, they are considered a health hazard.
North
South
West
East
2. Now that we have established the bird's identity... what is one of its most striking features?
They have colour on their heads that is reminiscence of North American wild turkeys. Never judge a bird by its colour.
It has the business end of an axe at the top of its height
Wears more makeup than Paris Hilton, Boy George and Zsa Zsa Gabor combined
Hates the sight of people who do not kowtow to it
All of the above
3. Rolf Boldrewood wrote a book called 'Robbery Under Arms'. It was about?
Most early literature about Australia was about criminal activities of one kind or another.
The expense of the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Architecture in Bendigo
Bushrangers
Gold mining
4. An inselberg in Western Australia.
The Western Australian government is trying to steal the mantle from the Northern Territory.
Port Augusta
Augustus Aurelius
Augusta
Mount Augustus
5. Bushranger who is quite popular among historians and other fans because it is not documented that he ever took a human life.
Ben Hall never took a life... according to documented history. Kelly, Morgan and Gardiner all broke the Sixth Commandment.
Ned Kelly
Daniel Morgan
Ben Hall
Frank Gardiner
6. This dangerous snake had the highest rating for deadliness. Herpetologists have now concluded that there are two types. One more deadlier than its cousin.
Frightening. If you get bit by an Coastal Taipan... you might get away with five steps instead of just two.
Death Adder
Red-Bellied Black Snake
Coastal Taipan
Inland Taipan
7. A strait that separates Australia from its closest neighbour.
It wasn't the English Channel... was it?
Bass Strait
Dire Strait
Torres Strait
Jacket Strait
8. Easternmost point of mainland Australia.
"That's not a wife..."
Byron Bay
Hogan Bay
Cornell Bay
Delaney Bay
9. Westernmost point of mainland Australia.
Probably, Steep Point. I am not going to argue, though.
Kangaroo Island
Wombat Island
Steep Point
Drop Bear Island
10. An 'Akubra' is what type of clothing item?
You can only wear one them at a time. Else you look a bit silly.
Silk stocking
Glove
Hat
Spurs
11. Which city in Tasmania has the highest population?
Nobody goes there. Nobody has the desire to.
Launceston
Glasgow
Hobart
Port Arthur
12. In which body of water bordering Australia are you most likely to get chomped by a White Pointer/Great White?
The Tasman Sea
The Great Australian Bight
Dame Melissa Everage's pond in Moonee Valley
In a bathtub with Steven Spielberg
13. Koalas have been a cute, symbol of Australia since time immortal. The reality is...
They stink to high heaven. In their favour, though... their noses make really, good sink plugs... and when you have run out of prunes... their nose are a great placebo when you are suffering a constipation episode.
They smell worse than hyenas.
They are so high on Eucalyptus juice, they do not know whether it is Wednesday or it's their shift at Taronga Park Zoo
The sooner they become extinct...the better
All of the above
14. Johnny Diesel was a gringo. His gringo accent and his ability to play guitar and his handsomeness made a high impression on young, Australian girls. The song the girls loved most.
Mark Deniz Lizotte was born in Falls River, Massachusetts in 1966. He did more to promote the practice of cunilingus in Australia that Ita Buttrose.
Tip of My Gun
Tip of My Iceberg
Tip of My Tongue
The Clitoris Song
15. Some Australian animals, when you threaten their environment and their personal space... are likely to do what?
When you see one... just walk away.
Disfigure you badly until you fuck off out of their habitat.
Kill you.
Make a growling noise until you get the fuck out of their area
All of the above.
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