General Question- Australia
Name the 2 city's in Australia where they still use Tram's?
Melbourne & Adelaide
What do we call the drawing out, twisting or winding of fibre to make yarn?
Spinning
What name is given to cutting or shaping a tree?
Pruning
The future's not our to see
Que sera, sera
Which animal followed Mary to school?
A Lamb or Sheep
Which State shares a boarder with all other mainland States?
South Australia
What is the most common material used in basket weaving?
Cane
Name the evergreen tree most commonly found in Australia?
Eucalyptus
There'll be bluebirds over
The
white cliffs of dover
What did little Tommy Tucker try to do to get his supper?
Sing
In which State or Territory is Kakadu
Northern Territory
After casting on stitches, what needs to be checked before casting on knitting?
The tension
What name is given to a device for keeping a shoe in shape?
A shoe tree
Isn't great to be an Aussie
Takin a walk along the street
Lookin in shops or buying a paper
Stoppin' and havin' a yarn with people that you meet
What was Yankee Doodle riding to town on?
A Pony
Is a Bunyip a real animal?
No
Warp and weft are 2 terms used in which craft?
Weaving
What name is given to the trousers once worn by sailors?
Bell bottom trousers
I see trees of green, red roses too
I watch them bloom for me and you
Who did Jack Sprat give the bone after he picked it clean?
The Cat
What percentage of the continent is considered fertile land: 6%, 10%, 50% or 80%
6%
What name is given to mending clothes by crossing rows of stitches to fill up the hole?
Darning
By which name is the area to the northeast of Broome known?
The Kimberley's
But when you're cryin'
You bring on the rain
So stop your
sighin', baby
And be happy again
In Diddle Diddle who jumped over the moon?
The Cow
John Simpson and which farmyard animal symbolise wartime mate ship?
Donkey
Before sewing machines were electrified, what was used to work them?
A Treadle
Which breed of pony takes it's name from a group of British islands?
The Shetland pony
Wake up where the clouds are far behind you
where trouble melts like
lemon drops
High above the chimney tops that's where you'll find me,oh
What did Peter Piper pick?
A peck of pickled peppers
True or False?
Australia exports more wine to the United Kingdom than France does?
True
What is another name for the spool which holds the thread in a sewing machine?
A bobbin or a shuttle
How were telegrams charged for?
By the number of words
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and
warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with string
These are a few of my favourite things
What did the Old Lady in the shoe give her children to eat?
Broth
True or False?
Before 1902, swimming at the beach during the daylight hours was illegal?
True
Can you name a type of tapestry using a very small diagonal stich worked over a single - thread canvas?
Petit point
What flower has always been thought of as shy?
A Violet
Come on, baby
Let's do the twist
Take me by my little hand
And go like this
E-yah twist
Baby, baby Twist
When it's raining and pouring, what the Old Man doing?
Snoring