Politics
Which political party has the highest per capita BMI?
United Australia Party
(Coincidentally, this party also has the lowest per capita IQ)
True or False: Melbourne is better than Sydney
False. Despite claims to the contrary, Sydney is an objectively superior city.
Whilst the earliest human remains place indigenous settlement as far back as 50,000 years, studies of fires in NSW, is suggestive of much longer, what is the current estimate of the length of indigenous settlement in NSW?
125,000 years
Who was robbed of 1st place in the final of Australian Idol Season 1?
Shannon Noll
A uniquely Australian tradition, what can voters expect to receive when they go to vote?
Democracy Sausage
Which current Minister hid behind a whiteboard to avoid answering questions from the press?
Michaelia Cash (after threatening to name women on the Bill Shortens's staff who had been the subject of "rumours")
Canberra
Which Australian Parliament Chamber elected the first woman?
Western Australia Legislative Assembly (Edith Cowan, 12th March 1921)
Who directed Muriel's Wedding?
PJ Hogan
11%
What is Bob Hawke's beer drinking world record?
(volume/time)
2.5 pints in 11 seconds
What was the location of the event which is known as the beginning of the Australian union movement?
Ballarat (Eureka Stockade)
What is the median price for a Coober Pedy dugout house?
$39,000
What are Kath Day-Knight's ethnicities?
Aboriginal, Manx, and Chinese
How many years has Play School been on TV?
55 Years. (1966)
The town of Ivanhoe, see the link, has what geographic importance?
Approximately the population centre of Australia
What was the first war fought by the newly federated commonwealth?
The Second Boer War
Which school's uniform is worn by an Australian band?
Ashfield Boys (AC/DC)
According to the iconic poem Waltzing Matilda, a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, under which tree?
Coolibah -
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
Under the shade of a coolibah tree
What is the highest number of living former Prime Minister's that Australia has ever had?
Eight - (7th October 1941 - 18th November 1941) Cook, Hughes, Bruce, Scullin, Page, Menzies, Fadden, Forde
Which suburb of Canberra has the highest population of USA born residents?
O'Connor (90 residents)
Willem Janszoon, the dutch navigator, was the first European to arrive in Australia. In what year did he arrive?
1606
Which 1906 Australian film, is regarded as being the world's first full length narrative feature film?
The Story of the Kelly Gang, directed by Charles Tait. However, only 17 minutes of the film still survives to this day
Designed by the British to stop Bradman, Bodyline is one of the worst things ever seen on a cricket pitch. What did Bradman average during the Bodyline series?
56.57 - however recent analysis identifies a new figure of 27.7 against Bodyline bowling, as not all the English bowlers bowled Bodyline