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Mount Erebus is which continent's major active volcano ?
Antarctica
The rock music video channel MTV made its debut in which year ?
1981
In which country would you find the city of Toledo
Spain
Which New South Wales city is known as Silver City ?
Broken Hill
Who was the 2004 Australian of the Year ?
Steve Waugh
What type of vegetable is a kipfler ?
Potato
Where was Nicole Kidman born ?
Honolulu, Hawaii
In which country would you find the Suez Canal ?
Egypt
Mark Hunter was the lead singer in which band ?
Dragon
Paul Newman is associated with which sport ?
Motor Racing
Who won the 1984 Olympic gold medal for the heptathlon ?
Glynis Nunn
What is the name of Ronald McDonald's fat purple friend ?
Grimace
When did the Overland Telegraph between Port Augusta and Darwin become operational ?
1872
What was Kylie Minogue's first single ?
Locomotion
Which Australian boxer twice went the distance with Muhamad Ali ?
Aussie Joe Bugner
How many players are on a basketball court at one time ?
10
The Boy From Oz is a musical about who ?
Peter Allen
The Torrens River flows through which Australian city ?
Adelaide
Who was the only Australian swimmer to win gold in the 1988 Seoul Olympics ?
Duncan Armstrong
Who was charged with the murder of John F Kennedy in 1963 ?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Which bird would you associate with the Collingwood Football Club ?
A magpie
Who won Australia's first ever Winter Olympics Gold medal ?
Steven Bradbury
In what year did Cold Chisel split up ?
1983
What is the only type of bird that can fly backwards ?
The Hummingbird
Which Australian city hosted the 2001 Goodwill Games ?
Brisbane
Where was William Shakespeare born ?
Strathford on Avon
Who said, "You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline" ?
Frank Zappa
What is the highest point in the Northern Territory ?
Mount Zeil at 1,531m
Which New Zealand batsman faced the famous underarm ball from Trevor Chappell ?
Brian McKenzie
How many wickets did Dennis Lillee take during his test career ?
355
Which rapper starred in the movie 8 Mile ?
Eminem
Which film was the first to gross one Billion dollars ?
Titanic
Who's biography is titled 'Neither shaken nor stirred' ?
Sean Connery
What is the largest island in the Caribbean ?
Cuba

Which letter lies directly to the left of N on a standard keyboard ?
B
What was Donald Bradman's Test average for Australia ?
99.94
What is the former name of Silverchair ?
Innocent Criminals
What is Australia's second oldest capital city ?
Hobart
In which two years did Greg Norman win the British Golf Open ?
1986 and 1993
Who won the first Sheffield Shield ?
Victoria
Which states did Don Bradman play for ?
New South Wales and South Australia
What does a beaver live in ?
A lodge
How high is Uluru in metres ?
345m
In which town is the Cherry Festival held each year ?
Young in New South Wales
What is Australia's wettest town ?
Tully
What are the names of the Dukes of Hazzard boys ?
Luke and Bo
What is the home town of the artist Pro Hart ?
Broken Hill
How many days did the astronaught Andy Thomas spend on the Mir Space Station ?
130
Who captained New South Wales to win the 2003 State of Origin series ?
Andrew Johns
Which band released the album Meteora in 2003 ?
Linkin Park
Mad Max's Interceptor was based on which car ?
1973 XB Falcon GT Hardtop
How many strings are there on a mandolin ?
eight
Which two Australian's played Test cricket in the 70s, 80s and 90s ?
P. Sleep and A. Border
Which was the last summer Olympics Games didn't win a gold medal ?
1976 Montreal
In which Australian state was compulsory voting first introduced ?
Queensland
Which town is at the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers ?
Wentworth
What is Al Pachino's real first name ?
Alfredo
Who was the wicket keeper in the 1985 Rebel Australian Cricket tour ?
Steve Rixon
Which movie star was the inspiration behind Bugs Bunny ?
Clark Gable from It Happened One Night
Australia's Ascot racecourse is in which city ?
Perth
What is the value of Pi to five decimal places ?
3.14159
Who wrote The Origin of the Species ?
Charles Darwin
Which Slim Dusty song is Australia's only Gold 78 record ?
The Pub With No Beer
Who was the original singer of You're So Vain ?
Carly Simon
Which bear grows the largest - Brown, Grizzly or Polar ?
Polar
In which year were the Ash Wednesday Fires ?
1983
How many test scores over 200 did Don Bradman achieve?
12
What is the first name of ex Prime Minister Malcome Fraser's wife ?
Tammy
Where were the 1968 Olympic games held ?
Mexico City

What do the letters M & M stand for in the chocolate M & M ?
Mars and Murrie
Where would you find St. Marks Square ?
Venice, Italy
Which ex-patriot Australian is known as the Kogarah Kid ?
Clive James
Which country was called Siam until 1939 ?
Thailand
What sport would you be playing if competing for the Solheim Cup ?
Golf
Which river flows both north and south of the equator ?
The Congo
Who broke the 100m freestule world record at the 2004 Olympic trials ?
Libby Lenton
Who was the only person exempted from taking a drug test at the 1972 Olympics ?
Princess Anne
What is the name of the rear of a ship ?
Stern
In Aussie rhyming slang what is a 'Captain Cook' ?
A look
Who was born Reginald Dwight ?
Elton John
Who was Australia's third Prime Minister ?
John Christian Watson
In which year was the first test between England and Australia played ?
1877
Who was Australia playing when Mark Taylor matched Don Bradman's record Test score of 344 ?
Pakistan
Who was the host of the long running TV show 'Hey Hey Its Saturday ?
Darryl Summers
What point is the lowest point on the Australian mainland ?
Lake Eyre
Which two animals are on the Australian fifty cent coin ?
Kangaroo and Emu
Where in Australia is the Henly-on-Todd held each year ?
Alice Springs
What do you call a group of jellyfish ?
A smack
What famous Sydney landmark was reopened in April 2004 ?
Luna Park
Who played Ritchie Cunningham in Happy Days ?
Ron Howard
In what year did Midget Farrely become the world's first surfing champion ?
1964
Which rapper starred in the movie 8 Mile ?
Eminem
Where in New South Wales would you find The Big Trout ?
Adaminaby
Which Australian city includes the suburbs Subiaco and Cottesloe ?
Perth
What is the State Capital of California ?
Sacramento
In which year did Pat Cash win Wimbledon ?
1987
In which sport would you shavedown for negative splits ?
Swimming
Which film featured Hatchet Harry and Barry the Baptist ?
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Which horse won the first ever Melbourne Cup ?
Archer in 1861
How would you express 98 in Roman Numerals ?
XCVIII
Who designed the winged keel winning yacht in the 1983 America's Cup?
Ben Lexcen
Alice Springs lies on the banks of which river ?
Todd
Mount Everest is on the border of which two countries ?
Nepal and Tibet

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