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1. Which is the only Australian state to have never had a Prime Minister represent one of its electorates?
2. Which Jackson Pollock painting was purchased by the Australian Government for $1.3 million in 1973?
3. In 2014 Australia Post announced it would be split in two-Australia Post would continue to handle mail-what company would handle freight?
4. Which former Soviet country has a name starting with E?
5. What Latin word meaning “greatest” was also the name of Russell Crowe’s character in “Gladiator”?
6. What sport was derived from an earlier game known as Battledore and Shuttlecock?
7. What footballer scored 86 goals in 2012, the most anyone has ever scored in one calendar year according to Guinness?
8. What very expensive food might you use a pig to help you find?
9. In what country is Murphy the most common last name?
10. What Caribbean island nation has a name meaning “ancient and bearded”?
11. What does the √ symbol mean in mathematics?
12. Who said “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine”?
13. What island in Florida has a cardinal direction in its name?
14. In what city would you find Wembley Stadium?
15. Which Aussie town is home to the Big Golden Guitar?
16. According to the Hunter Medical Research Institute, what percentage of Australians do not regularly eat two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables?
17. Which English soccer club does Australian Mary Fowler play for?
18. What doesn’t a rock climber use on a “free solo” ascent?
19. Where do bellhops work?
20. What painting from the early 1500s is thought to feature Italian noblewoman Lisa Gherardini?
Bonus question: In the novel by Daniel Defoe, for how many years was Robinson Crusoe shipwrecked? Answer in Quiz #29.
Answers: 1.South Australia 2.Blue Poles 3.Star Track 4.Estonia 5.Maximus 6.Badminton 7.Lionel Messi 8.Truffles 9.Ireland 10.Antigua and Barbuda 11.Square root 12.Obi-Wan Kenobi 13.Key West 14.London 15.Tamworth 16.95% 17.Manchester City 18.Ropes 19.Hotels 20.The Mona Lisa
Bonus question answer ( from Quiz #27): The last British monarch to sack a British Prime Minister was William lV.




