Quizmaster John James Maloney brings you 10 of his best questions.
QUESTIONS
1 What are you doing in Australia if you are having a yike?
2 In what state or territory is Boomahnoomoonah?
3 What type of pastry are profiteroles made from?
4 Holstein and Aussie Red are breeds of what farm animal?
5 In what sport do players on horseback use a long-handled mallet to hit a hard ball through the opposing team’s goal to score points?
6 Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is a member of what party?
7 Come Back Again and Eagle Rock were hits by what Australian rock ‘n’ roll band ?
8 In which state is Jeremy Rockliff the Premier?
9 A boy’s best friend is his mother is a quote spoken by the character Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) in what 1960 film masterpiece directed by Alfred Hitchcock?
10 Astraphobia is a fear of what?
ANSWERS
1 You are having a blue, a barney, a quarrel or a fight. Or, you may be referring to your one-wheel transport or unicycle: Just as we talk about a trike and a bike, unicyclists call their steed a yike.
2 Victoria – from a Yorta Yorta word possibly meaning big water.
3 Choux pastry.
4 Dairy cattle.
5 Polo – and the game lasts 1–2 hours and is divided into chukkas.
6 Australian Greens.
7 Daddy Cool.
8 Tasmania – recently beginning a second term in office.
9 Psycho.
10 Lightning and thunder.
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