We had a fantastic response to our recent quiz and we thank everyone who entered. The winner was Hazel Dene, of Hazeldene. Well done indeed Hazel. For the record, the answers were as follows:
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True. The screen-grab of bulls stampeding through Pamplona is picture b). The other two images feature an ALP leadership discussion and a State of Origin football match.
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True. Napthine is a compound word made up of two words, ‘nap’ and ‘thine’. The name literally means ‘your sleep.’
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True. At one stage Kevin Rudd couldn’t imagine circumstances in which he would challenge for the leadership of the Labor Party. Then his imagination improved.
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False. J K Rowling was not the author of the Gonski Report. It was written by J K Gonski.
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True. Julie Bishop was born on planet Earth.
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True. This week’s rally in Australian equities was in response to figures emerging from a test being conducted in Nottingham. The Agar figure of 98 in particular, was well above market expectations.
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True. The tunnel under Royal Park began losing money when it was proposed.
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True. New Wallaby coach Ewen McKenzie is expected to get the inside backs and the outside backs together as a matter of urgency and introduce them to one another.
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True. The award for negotiating a unique economic development deal with China and simultaneously reforming the health, education and welfare sectors in Australia with a majority of one and the people who really run the country united against her, went to an Altona woman.
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False. The picture shows Larry, Curly and Moe bumping into each other. Bowie, Shorty and Albo are top-flight Australian politicians.
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False. The Kennett Curse is related to the rivalry between the Geelong and Hawthorn football teams. The other spectacular failures are The Kennett Legacy.
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False. The reason a prospectus hasn’t been issued and equity funds have not received an allocation is that NBN Co is not for sale yet. Keep your eye on Malcolm and wait for a signal.
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True. It was disastrous having the $A going up and it’s disastrous now that it’s falling. If it were standing still that would also be disastrous. The whole thing is terrifying.
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True. Andy Murray is from a part of England called Scotland.
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False. The figure in the poster is the Marlboro man, an allegedly tough rugged individual, who was ultimately a victim of the product he was advertising. The man on the phone is Mal Brough, an Australian politician.
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False. It is members of the Cistercian order who have taken a vow of silence. Members of the Abbottian order take a vow to say everything twice, very slowly.
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True. Campbell Newman was awarded a 42% pay rise while he was away on holiday. When he returned was appalled to find he was earning $398,000 a year, about what Barack Obama gets. Similar jobs of course.
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True. Recent voting patterns for the Australian Senate have been very significant, although just on a technical point, Green Edge is a cycling team.
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False. The Drifters song is entitled ‘Under the Boardwalk.’ There’s no such thing as a Broadwalk.
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False. IRS is the American inland revenue system. DRS is a system used for making decisions in cricket matches where there are no umpires.