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Time in Australia
Have you got the time?
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Last updated: March 13, 2022
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| First submitted | September 26, 2021 |
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1.
When did time zone legislation come into effect?
1851
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1888
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1895
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1901
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2.
Before the time zones were legislated, how was the time determined in Australia?
Apparent solar time in Hobart, -1 hour for SA/NT and -2 hours for WA
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London time plus 12 hours
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A seasonal system based on sunrise and sunset
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Each town or city chose its own time
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3.
When offshore territories are included, how many time zones does Australia have?
5
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6
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8
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9
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4.
Which transport route has its own time zone?
Flights between WA and the eastern states
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The Indian Pacific train between Kalgoorlie WA and Port Augusta SA
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The Lord Howe Island supply ship
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The Ghan (Adelaide/Darwin train) during daylight savings
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5.
The Dreamtime is:
An ancient Aboriginal belief in prophetic dreams
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Indigenous oral history
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A misinterpretation by early anthropologists
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An 1881 short story by a white author that was adopted into popular culture
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6.
At what time does a shaft of sunlight shine on the Stone of Remembrance in Melbourne?
noon, 1 January
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3pm, 26 January
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6.28am, 25 April
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11am, 11 November
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7.
Which town is in a different time zone to the rest of the state?
Broken Hill NSW
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Kununurra WA
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Camooweal Queensland
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Birdsville Queensland
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8.
"It's time" was a powerful election campaign in 1972. Which of these lines was not included?
It’s time for children
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It’s time to move
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It’s time for changes
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Time to say ‘yes’
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9.
What time does the Melbourne Cup start?
11:15 am
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1:00 pm
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2:15 pm
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3:00 pm
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10.
Discussing a petition for change in 2006, what did Queensland Premier Peter Beattie suggest that daylight savings would do?
Increase skin cancer
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Fade the curtains
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Reduce milk production
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Damage clock mechanisms
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11.
What was the "six o'clock swill"?
Last drinks before the pubs close
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A bucket of cooking scraps to feed the pigs
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Overcrowded trains during the weekday rush hour
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Milk delivery by horse and cart from a local dairy
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12.
Which island has two time zones (constant eastern standard time and constant eastern daylight savings time)?
Tasmania
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Macquarie Island
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Heron Island, Queensland
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Magnetic Island, Queensland
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