We had a fantastic response to the Easter quiz and we thank everyone who entered. The winner was Donna Buang, of Donna Buang. A fine effort Donna. Well done. For the record, the answers were as follows:
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False. Anna Meares has never been the Premier of Queensland. If ever they turn it into a sprint event, however, stand well back.
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True. The picture shows Bogman, who was trapped in a bog in northern Europe for over a thousand years. Craig Thompson just doesn’t get out much at the moment.
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False. It is not illegal in Victoria to generate electricity using solar technology. The burning of fossil fuels is simply considered by the government to be better for the environment.
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False. The Australian open water swimming champs are not held annually during the Oxford Cambridge boat race. There was a clash of dates this year but organizers are confident they can sort it out.
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True. This has already been leaked so there can be no harm in announcing it. The 2012 Brownlow Medal has been won by Hamish Blake.
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False. They did not elect a new Pope in Altona on Tuesday. A chemical store went up. The fire was attended by two appliances and has been contained.
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The picture shows an avocado, a pumpkin, a sherrin and Paul Howes (right)
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True. There is a dispute going on in the football pages although technically The Malthouse Theatre is a building in Sturt Street.
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False. The government has never left The Grand Prix out on the nature strip over a long weekend in the hope that someone might take it. This wouldn’t work anyway. People aren’t idiots.
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False. The U S Masters is not a baby contest. Bubba Watson is not actually an infant. He is a drate big man.
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This was a trick question. It was a debate in the sense that Richard Dawkins was debating George Pell but not in the sense that George Pell was debating Richard Dawkins.
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True. Barnaby Joyce is looking for a lower house seat, the better to expound his vision for Australia.
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False. The photograph shows Campbell Newman. Alfred E Newman is a cartoon character.
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True. The government has managed to secure the Logies for Victoria, for 5 years. There will be 5 live broadcasts and, as with this year’s, each will last a year.
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False. At no stage has the Collingwood Football Club ever come into contact with an iceberg while crossing the Atlantic.
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True. The Victorian government has commissioned a secret report on where it has put its anti-corruption inquiry.
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True. Clive Palmer’s company performed very poorly last year, declaring a loss and paying no tax whatever. Somehow Clive managed to retain his role as manager.
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The embattled Health Services Union is not the EHSU. It is the embattled HSU.
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True. Robert Doyle is standing for a second term as Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Let joy be unconfined.
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True. The federal government has a majority of one and is united by a lack of confidence in either of its leaders. The opposition also has two leaders and similarly one of them deposed the other. All share, as their first and abiding priority, a burning desire to serve you.