Advance Australia Fair
Before and After
2024
Feets of Man
Guess the Theme (15 bonus points)
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This island, not connected to the mainland, was once called Van Diemen's Land.

Where is Tasmania?

1

This comedian who called an actor's wife "G.I Jane" and subsequently was slapped, from Michael Jackson's fifth album "Off the Wall", being the third number one hit of the 80s.

What is Chris Rock With You?

1

Fill in the blanks: _______ has led the Summer Olympics' medal count for the _____ consecutive time.

What is the United States and fourth?
1

The name of the astronaut who this foot print belongs to.

Who is Neil Armstrong?

1

This grey or white formation is comprised of dust particles and liquid or solid water. 

What is a cloud?

2

The reason why the emu and kangaroo are the Australian national animals and are on the coat of arms. 

What is the fact that they cannot walk backwards?

2

A large, flat-backed bovid originating from the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, typically classified as flats or drums and coated in a sauce made of hot sauce and melted butter.

What are water buffalo wings?

2

This word (debatably two) was named Oxford's Word of the Year 2024 after 37,000 votes were accounted for.

What is brainrot?

2

This 4-time NBA champion has an astonishing shoe size of 22 and shares a nickname with a roughly built shelter.

Who is Shaquille O'Neal?

2

A term used in English to refer to respected individuals in indigenous communities worldwide.

What is an Elder?

3

This recently retired woman holds the Australian record for the most gold medals at the Olympics.

Who is Emma McKeon?

3

Considered the "greatest shooter of all time", this NBA player is a Berliner fast food classic comprising of sausage and a ketchup-based sauce.

Who is Stephen Currywurst?

3

This "national day" was unsurprisingly the day that Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race.

When is National Ice Cream Day?

3

This is the only man to run a sub 2 hour marathon, running at 2:50 min/km for 42.195 kilometres.

Who is Eliud Kipchoge?

3

This flavour of milk is the most popular flavour in South Korea.

What is banana?

4

This is the name of the "upside-down" river which runs through Melbourne, originating from a miscommunication between two Kulin men and settlers.

What is the Yarra River?

4

The name of the seventh president of the United States that was also an abstract expressionist painter noted for his "drip" technique. 

Who is Andrew Jackson Pollock?

4

On June 24th, this Australian man negotiated his immediate release in the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Who is Julian Assange?

4

This Ballon d'Or winner who has played for Tottenham Hotspur has the most international club titles of all time.

Who is Luka Modric?

4

The adult version of the last name of an actor in movies such as La La Land and The Fall Guy.

What is a goose?

5

This was the year in which the wife of the Governor-General, Lady Denman, announced "I name the capital of Australia Canberra".

When is 1913?

5

A growth in trees caused by the injection of chemicals by a wasp that is used to create greyish-black dye, located in the upper right abdomen which releases bile produced in the liver.

What is oak gallbladder?

5

The difference in percentage points between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's share of the popular vote. 

How much is 1.5%?

5

The name of the world's largest football stadium, located in North Korea, with a capacity of 114,000 people.

What is the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium?

5

This town in New South Wales is the birthplace of the poet behind "Waltzing Matilda", Banjo Patterson, as well as where the once Crown Princess of Albania, Susan Cullen-Ward, went to school. 

Where is Orange?