We had a fantastic response to our last quiz and we thank everyone who entered. The winner was Clif Tonhill, of Clifton Hill. Well done indeed Clif. A fine effort. These weren’t easy. For the record, the answers were as follows:
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True. Kate Middleton went to the pictures.
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True. Bob Hawke could have walked from his seat at the cricket all the way to his car without having a beer if he hadn’t been Bob Hawke.
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True. Australia'a mining boom is the result of first class financial management by a series of excellent governments.
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False. The wines named all come from the Barossa Valley. There is no such place as the Berocca Valley.
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True. The Arts Centre spire caught fire during New Year celebrations, providing a useful lesson in the danger of fireworks and effecting $200k worth of improvements.
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The picture shows members of the Victorian government. They met urgently to discuss what would happen if any of them ever got sick in the Frankston area.
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True. If you have followed the instructions properly your Euro is now assembled. Tighten the brackets at F, K and D, nail to fence and light wick. Stand well back and remove breakable objects from shelves. In the event of fire, add petrol.
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False. Frank, Mark and Gilda cannot be of any assistance with the European currency crisis. They are no longer with the firm.
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The photos show the crowd at the funeral of Kim Jong Il. The crisis meeting of Australian Retailers was a closed function.
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The pictures show the Yellow-plumed Honeyeater, the Golden Whistler and the Governor General.
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False. Tony Abbott is not an app. He just gets a lot of media coverage.
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False. Michael Clarke hasn’t been made Pope. He has just done very well at cricket recently.
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False. Mitt Romney is not trying to become a publican for the second time. He is a republican candidate.
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Meetings aimed at forming a bilateral position on asylum seekers broke down over the summer. Big Bash is a form of cricket.
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Dostoyevsky was a novelist, Borovansky was a dancer and Tchaikovsky was a composer. Ajetski is a machine for destroying other people’s holidays.
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The reason public transport charges have been increased is not so the government can make more money. It is to ensure a better class of passenger.
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True. The news that the value of your house is falling is balanced by the news that the value of your house is rising. These stories are published in order to use ink.
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False. The Australian Open is not a screen-saver. It is tennis tournament.
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Melbourne Victory. The problem isn’t the name. It’s the results.
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True. Melbourne was founded by Batman although it is believed the Docklands and Punt Road were the work of The Joker.